Whitewood, SD

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

BWk Desert (cold) climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Whitewood has an annual average temperature of 45.4°F with about 0 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 82.9°F), and the coldest is February (average low 14.2°F).

Annual swing
43.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,263
Cooling need
213

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Whitewood'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
8
1910s
59
1920s
7
1940s
62
1950s
62
1960s
18
1970s
19
1980s
39
1990s
62
2000s
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 38.0°F 14.4°F 26.2°F in
February 38.8°F 14.2°F 26.5°F in
March 48.0°F 21.9°F 35.0°F in
April 54.8°F 29.8°F 42.3°F in
May 64.6°F 38.9°F 51.7°F in
June 75.3°F 49.1°F 62.2°F in
July 82.9°F 55.8°F 69.4°F in
August 81.8°F 53.6°F 67.7°F in
September 72.9°F 44.1°F 58.5°F in
October 58.3°F 31.4°F 44.8°F in
November 47.1°F 21.9°F 34.5°F in
December 37.9°F 14.5°F 26.2°F in
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