Golden View Colony, SD climate
Golden View Colony has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 7°, and about 36 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Golden View Colony feels like
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Golden View Colony weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 7° | 0.5" | 6.1" | 5 | 19 | 6° – 31° |
| February | 32° | 12° | 0.8" | 8.0" | 5 | 11 | 8° – 33° |
| March | 44° | 23° | 1.3" | 5.2" | 6 | 7 | 24° – 50° |
| April | 58° | 34° | 2.8" | 4.7" | 8 | 2 | 37° – 52° |
| May | 70° | 46° | 3.8" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 53° – 65° |
| June | 80° | 57° | 4.1" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 64° – 73° |
| July | 84° | 62° | 3.1" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 65° – 80° |
| August | 82° | 59° | 3.2" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 65° – 74° |
| September | 75° | 50° | 2.9" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 55° – 67° |
| October | 60° | 37° | 2.1" | 0.9" | 7 | 1 | 41° – 53° |
| November | 44° | 23° | 1.0" | 3.2" | 4 | 3 | 24° – 44° |
| December | 30° | 12° | 0.7" | 8.2" | 5 | 15 | 8° – 28° |
| Year | 57° | 35° | 26.3" | 36.3" | 81 | 58 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Golden View Colony
Golden View Colony gets 26 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 81 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 58 days of the year.
About 161 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 30 and the first one by October 7. That leaves about 161 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 70% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Golden View Colony
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Golden View Colony, 91% of that work is heating and 9% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
How Golden View Colony compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Golden View Colony averaged 0.8° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+2.8°). The shift is smaller than in 83% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Golden View Colony’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. March swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 24° to 50°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Common questions about Golden View Colony’s climate
What is the coldest month in Golden View Colony?
January, with a typical high of 26° and a low of 7°.
What is the hottest month in Golden View Colony?
July, with a typical high of 84° and a low of 62°. About 19 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Golden View Colony get?
About 36 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Golden View Colony?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 7, and the last spring frost by April 30.
What is the rainiest month in Golden View Colony?
June, with 4.1 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 26 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Golden View Colony itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Alexandria, SD (18 mi, snow) and Bridgewater, SD (10 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.