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United States / South Dakota / No Metro Area / Spink County / Buffalo township (Spink County) / Zip Codes
Buffalo Township, located in Spink County, South Dakota, experiences a typical midwestern continental climate with four distinctive seasons. Summers are generally hot and humid with temperatures averaging between 65°F and 85°F from June to August. Winters are cold and snowy with temperatures dropping down as low as -10°F in December, January, and February. Spring and fall provide milder temperatures with occasional thunderstorms throughout both seasons. The area receives an annual average of 28 inches of precipitation spread evenly throughout the year.

Buffalo township (Spink County), South Dakota gets 22 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Buffalo township (Spink County) averages 31 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in Buffalo township (Spink County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Buffalo township (Spink County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 68 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 4
Rain: averages 22 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Buffalo township (Spink County) is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.

9.2 Summer - 4.4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Buffalo township (Spink County), while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Buffalo township (Spink County) with an average high temperature of 85.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in South Dakota. In Buffalo township (Spink County), there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Buffalo township (Spink County) are June, September and August.
In Buffalo township (Spink County), there are 19.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Buffalo township (Spink County) with an average of 3.9°. This is colder than most places in South Dakota.
In Buffalo township (Spink County), there are 173.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in South Dakota.
In Buffalo township (Spink County), there are 32.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in South Dakota.
Humidity in Buffalo township (Spink County) is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Buffalo township (Spink County) with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 6% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 21.9 inches in Buffalo township (Spink County) means that it is drier than most places in South Dakota.
June is the rainiest month in Buffalo township (Spink County) with 9.2 days of rain, and December is the driest month with only 3.1 rainy days. There are 68.3 rainy days annually in Buffalo township (Spink County), which is one of the least rainy places in South Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 31.2 inches in Buffalo township (Spink County) means that it is one of the least snowy places in South Dakota. March is the snowiest month in Buffalo township (Spink County) with 6.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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