Webster, SD

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

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 5b USDA hardiness Zone 5b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Webster has an annual average temperature of 42.7°F with about 26.1 inches of precipitation per year and 42.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 80.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 2.4°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.02 in) and November the driest (0.71 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
59.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,346
Cooling need
333

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

44 of 366 (12%) of Webster'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
73
1950s
32
1960s
44
1970s
34
1980s
61
1990s
34
2000s
29
2010s
29
2020s
30

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 20.4°F 2.4°F 11.4°F 0.84 in 9.6 in 5
February 25.3°F 6.3°F 15.8°F 0.75 in 7.9 in 4
March 38.0°F 18.9°F 28.4°F 1.11 in 5.1 in 4
April 52.9°F 31.9°F 42.4°F 2.22 in 5.0 in 6
May 66.4°F 45.2°F 55.8°F 3.39 in 10
June 76.0°F 56.1°F 66.1°F 3.97 in 10
July 80.9°F 61.1°F 71.0°F 4.02 in 9
August 79.0°F 59.0°F 69.0°F 2.97 in 7
September 70.7°F 49.6°F 60.2°F 2.56 in 7
October 55.4°F 35.7°F 45.5°F 2.47 in 1.4 in 6
November 38.8°F 21.3°F 30.0°F 0.71 in 6.0 in 4
December 25.4°F 9.2°F 17.3°F 1.06 in 7.8 in 5

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