Clark Colony, SD Climate

Clark Colony, SD enjoys mild temperatures all year round. The summers are warm and humid, with average highs in the mid to upper 80s Fahrenheit (29-30 Celsius). Winters tend to be cold and snowy, with average lows in the 20s Fahrenheit (-6 Celsius), although temperatures can sometimes dip into the single digits. The area receives an average of 34 inches of precipitation annually, most of which falls between April and October. Snowfall can vary widely from season to season, but generally averages around 15 inches per year.

Climate	Clark Colony, 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.