Quinn, SD

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from COTTONWOOD 2 E, SD US.

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Quinn has an annual average temperature of 46.1°F with about 17.4 inches of precipitation per year and 38.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 8.1°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.09 in) and January the driest (0.41 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
53.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,296
Cooling need
492

Best time to visit Quinn

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

27 of 366 (7.4%) of Quinn's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1900s
0
1910s
27
1920s
13
1930s
82
1940s
28
1950s
19
1960s
18
1970s
21
1980s
26
1990s
33
2000s
53
2010s
32
2020s
14

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 33.1°F 8.1°F 20.6°F 0.41 in 5.4 in 5
February 37.0°F 10.5°F 23.8°F 0.56 in 6.3 in 5
March 47.6°F 20.4°F 34.0°F 1.03 in 6.3 in 6
April 57.8°F 30.0°F 43.9°F 1.96 in 6.8 in 9
May 68.3°F 42.0°F 55.1°F 2.90 in 0.4 in 10
June 79.4°F 52.7°F 66.0°F 3.09 in 12
July 88.2°F 59.2°F 73.7°F 2.10 in 9
August 87.6°F 55.8°F 71.7°F 1.63 in 7
September 78.2°F 45.0°F 61.6°F 1.22 in 5
October 61.8°F 31.3°F 46.6°F 1.46 in 2.2 in 7
November 47.1°F 19.2°F 33.2°F 0.54 in 4.8 in 5
December 35.7°F 10.2°F 23.0°F 0.48 in 6.0 in 4

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