Burbank, SD Climate

Burbank, SD has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Summers in Burbank are generally warm and sunny, with daytime temperatures ranging between 80-90 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters are colder, with temperatures usually dropping below freezing from late November until mid-March. The area also receives an average of 33 inches of rainfall each year, making it ideal for growing crops. Snowfall is common during the winter months, although it is not as intense as in some other parts of the state.

Climate	Burbank, South Dakota	United States
Rainfall		38.1

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.