Zip 57724 (Camp Crook, SD) Climate

Camp Crook, SD (57724) has a hot-summer humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The area experiences high temperatures throughout the summer months and sees snowfall during winter. Precipitation is plentiful all year round, with thunderstorms in the spring and fall. July is typically the hottest month of the year with an average high temperature of 83°F and January is usually the coldest month averaging 18°F.

Camp Crook (zip 57724), South Dakota gets 15 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Camp Crook (zip 57724) averages 39 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 225 sunny days per year in Camp Crook (zip 57724). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Camp Crook (zip 57724) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 62 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 9
Rain: averages 15 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 39 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 57724 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.

9 Summer - 4.7 Winter

July, June and August are the most pleasant months in the 57724 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Camp Crook, South Dakota	United States
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	85.9°	85.8°
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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.

July is the hottest month for the 57724 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in South Dakota. In the 57724 zip code, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 57724 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 57724 zip code, there are 25.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in South Dakota.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 57724 zip code with an average of 8.7°. This is warmer than most places in South Dakota.

In the 57724 zip code, there are 185.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in South Dakota.

In the 57724 zip code, there are 25.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.

Humidity in the 57724 zip code is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 57724 zip code with 2.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 15.1 inches in the 57724 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in South Dakota.

June is the rainiest month in the 57724 zip code with 8.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.0 rainy days. There are 61.6 rainy days annually in the 57724 zip code, 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 38.8 inches in the 57724 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in South Dakota. March is the snowiest month in the 57724 zip code with 8.4 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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