Prairiewood Village, SD Climate

Prairiewood Village, SD enjoys a pleasant climate throughout the year. The summer months are warm but not too hot and the winters are cold but fairly mild. Precipitation is moderate, with light rain and snowfall throughout the year. The village enjoys bright sunny days during spring and summer when temperatures can reach as high as 75 degrees Fahrenheit, while winter brings lows of 25 degrees Fahrenheit. Despite its rural location, Prairiewood Village rarely experiences extreme weather or sudden weather changes.

Climate	Prairiewood Village, 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.