Plummer, SD Climate

Plummer, SD has a typical continental climate with cold winters and hot summers. The average temperature in July is around 79 degrees Fahrenheit (26°C) and the average temperature in January is around 20 degrees Fahrenheit (-7°C). Precipitation is spread throughout the year, with an average of only 19 inches (48 cm) over the entire year. Winters can be quite cold with temperatures dropping below -20 degrees Fahrenheit (-29°C). Summers are generally warm and sunny, but they can become very hot and humid at times. Snowfall in Plummer doesn't usually exceed 5 inches (13 cm) during any given month, so snow shovels may remain idle most of the season.

Climate	Plummer, South Dakota	United States
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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.