Santee, NE

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from TYNDALL, SD US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Santee has an annual average temperature of 47.3°F with about 26.2 inches of precipitation per year and 36.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 8.7°F). May is typically the wettest month (3.96 in) and January the driest (0.57 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
55.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,999
Cooling need
621

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

26 of 366 (7.1%) of Santee'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.

1890s
20
1900s
12
1910s
15
1920s
30
1930s
90
1940s
35
1950s
29
1960s
18
1970s
6
1980s
34
1990s
21
2000s
19
2010s
18
2020s
19

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 28.9°F 8.7°F 18.8°F 0.57 in 6.5 in 5
February 34.0°F 12.5°F 23.3°F 0.81 in 7.4 in 5
March 45.9°F 23.1°F 34.5°F 1.35 in 5.3 in 7
April 58.2°F 34.3°F 46.2°F 2.86 in 4.1 in 9
May 69.9°F 47.0°F 58.5°F 3.96 in 0.2 in 11
June 80.6°F 58.3°F 69.4°F 3.39 in 10
July 85.8°F 62.9°F 74.4°F 3.33 in 8
August 83.4°F 60.3°F 71.9°F 3.27 in 9
September 76.1°F 50.6°F 63.4°F 2.70 in 7
October 61.7°F 36.7°F 49.2°F 2.21 in 0.8 in 7
November 45.8°F 23.7°F 34.7°F 1.01 in 5.0 in 5
December 32.7°F 13.5°F 23.1°F 0.78 in 7.3 in 5

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