Wilmot, SD

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Wilmot has an annual average temperature of 43.2°F with about 24.6 inches of precipitation per year and 51 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 2.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.70 in) and December the driest (0.76 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
59°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,202
Cooling need
348

Best time to visit Wilmot

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

225 of 366 (61.5%) of Wilmot'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.

1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
0
1970s
0
1980s
0
1990s
0
2000s
59
2010s
167
2020s
140

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 21.7°F 2.6°F 12.2°F 0.77 in 10.6 in 5
February 25.7°F 5.9°F 15.8°F 0.80 in 10.6 in 5
March 38.6°F 19.0°F 28.8°F 1.16 in 7.7 in 5
April 54.2°F 30.8°F 42.5°F 2.52 in 6.1 in 7
May 67.5°F 44.7°F 56.1°F 2.89 in 10
June 77.7°F 56.1°F 66.9°F 3.70 in 10
July 82.4°F 60.0°F 71.2°F 3.66 in 9
August 80.0°F 57.1°F 68.5°F 2.69 in 8
September 72.9°F 47.9°F 60.4°F 2.34 in 8
October 57.6°F 34.9°F 46.2°F 2.38 in 1.4 in 7
November 40.7°F 21.6°F 31.1°F 0.93 in 5.7 in 4
December 26.8°F 10.2°F 18.5°F 0.76 in 8.9 in 5

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