Zip 57249 (Lake Preston, SD) Climate

The climate in 57249 Lake Preston, SD is typically warm and humid during the summer months with temperatures reaching into the high 80s and low 90s, while winters are sometimes cold with occasional snowfall. The area generally has mild weather year-round with average highs and lows varying between the mid 50's to mid 70's throughout the year. Precipitation is relatively light for most of the year, but can increase during summer months due to occasional thunderstorms.

Lake Preston (zip 57249), South Dakota gets 26 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lake Preston (zip 57249) averages 42 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 210 sunny days per year in Lake Preston (zip 57249). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lake Preston (zip 57249) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 78 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 5
Rain: averages 26 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 42 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 57249 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.

9.3 Summer - 4.2 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 57249 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 57249 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in South Dakota. In the 57249 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 57249 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 57249 zip code, there are 8.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in South Dakota.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 57249 zip code with an average of 5.4°. This is colder than most places in South Dakota.

In the 57249 zip code, there are 163.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in South Dakota.

In the 57249 zip code, there are 27.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in South Dakota.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 57249 zip code but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 57249 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 26.3 inches in the 57249 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in South Dakota.

June is the rainiest month in the 57249 zip code with 9.8 days of rain, and December is the driest month with only 4.1 rainy days. There are 77.9 rainy days annually in the 57249 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in South Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 42.3 inches in the 57249 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in South Dakota. March is the snowiest month in the 57249 zip code with 7.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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