Crooked Creek, SD Climate


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Crooked Creek, SD has a continental type of climate with cold winters and hot summers. The average winter temperatures are in the mid-teens while the average summer temperature can reach well into the 80s. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year with occasional snowfall in winter months and thunderstorms during summer months. Winters tend to be quite dry while summers can be quite humid at times. Generally speaking, Crooked Creek experiences four different seasons with distinct changes in weather patterns from season to season.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Crooked Creek is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in South Dakota.

8.7 Summer - 5.1 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Crooked Creek, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCrooked Creek, South DakotaUnited States
  17.3 in.38.1 in.
  33.1 in.27.8 in.
  70.1 days106.2 days
  226 days205 days
  88.9°85.8°
  9.9°21.7°
  77
  4.64.3
  2802 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Crooked Creek with an average high temperature of 88.9°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in South Dakota. In Crooked Creek, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Crooked Creek are September, June and May.
In Crooked Creek, there are 39.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in South Dakota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Crooked Creek with an average of 9.9°. This is warmer than most places in South Dakota.
In Crooked Creek, there are 174.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in South Dakota.
In Crooked Creek, there are 20.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in South Dakota.
Humidity in Crooked Creek is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Crooked Creek with 3.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 17.3 inches in Crooked Creek means that it is one of the driest places in South Dakota.
June is the rainiest month in Crooked Creek with 9.8 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.6 rainy days. There are 70.1 rainy days annually in Crooked Creek, which is one of the least rainy places in South Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 33.1 inches in Crooked Creek means that it is less snowy than most places in South Dakota. March is the snowiest month in Crooked Creek with 7.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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