Wood, SD

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Wood has an annual average temperature of 47.4°F with about 20.5 inches of precipitation per year and 50.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 11.1°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.50 in) and January the driest (0.43 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
51.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,852
Cooling need
528

Best time to visit Wood

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

23 of 366 (6.3%) of Wood'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.

1910s
13
1920s
18
1930s
98
1940s
45
1950s
33
1960s
31
1970s
24
1980s
23
1990s
29
2000s
21
2010s
17
2020s
14

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 33.9°F 11.1°F 22.5°F 0.43 in 7.1 in 5
February 37.5°F 13.2°F 25.4°F 0.64 in 8.4 in 6
March 48.0°F 22.3°F 35.1°F 1.21 in 9.2 in 7
April 58.0°F 31.8°F 44.9°F 2.42 in 8.6 in 10
May 68.8°F 43.6°F 56.2°F 3.36 in 11
June 79.4°F 54.1°F 66.7°F 3.50 in 11
July 87.5°F 60.1°F 73.8°F 2.42 in 9
August 86.2°F 57.9°F 72.1°F 1.94 in 8
September 77.7°F 48.4°F 63.0°F 1.82 in 6
October 62.3°F 34.9°F 48.6°F 1.55 in 2.1 in 7
November 48.0°F 23.1°F 35.5°F 0.69 in 6.5 in 5
December 36.6°F 14.3°F 25.4°F 0.51 in 8.4 in 5

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