Wasta, SD
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WASTA, SD US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Wasta has an annual average temperature of 47.8°F with about 17.7 inches of precipitation per year and 30.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 9.4°F). May is typically the wettest month (3.55 in) and January the driest (0.28 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Wasta
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →76 of 366 (20.8%) of Wasta'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.
| 1920s | 0 | |
| 1940s | 5 | |
| 1950s | 57 | |
| 1960s | 57 | |
| 1970s | 24 | |
| 1980s | 45 | |
| 1990s | 48 | |
| 2000s | 32 | |
| 2010s | 53 | |
| 2020s | 45 |
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 | 35.1°F | 9.4°F | 22.2°F | 0.28 in | 3.8 in | 3 |
| February | 39.0°F | 12.6°F | 25.8°F | 0.53 in | 6.4 in | 3 |
| March | 50.2°F | 22.2°F | 36.2°F | 0.87 in | 5.5 in | 4 |
| April | 60.1°F | 32.6°F | 46.3°F | 1.90 in | 3.7 in | 7 |
| May | 69.7°F | 43.5°F | 56.6°F | 3.55 in | 0.1 in | 9 |
| June | 80.4°F | 53.9°F | 67.2°F | 2.73 in | — | 9 |
| July | 89.0°F | 60.1°F | 74.6°F | 2.32 in | — | 7 |
| August | 88.3°F | 58.0°F | 73.2°F | 1.56 in | — | 6 |
| September | 79.1°F | 47.3°F | 63.2°F | 1.19 in | — | 4 |
| October | 63.1°F | 33.6°F | 48.4°F | 1.76 in | 1.1 in | 5 |
| November | 49.0°F | 21.0°F | 35.0°F | 0.64 in | 4.2 in | 3 |
| December | 37.4°F | 11.7°F | 24.6°F | 0.32 in | 5.6 in | 3 |
Climate twins of Wasta
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