Lodgepole, South Dakota
Unincorporated community in South Dakota, United States
45°48′17″N 102°39′39″W / 45.80472°N 102.66083°W / 45.80472; -102.66083[1]
(2000)
57640
Lodgepole is an unincorporated community in Perkins County, South Dakota, United States.
The community took its name from Lodgepole Creek.[3] It is surrounded on three sides by the Grand River National Grassland, although the tracts are not contiguous.[4]
Climate
Lodgepole has a dry-winter humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb).
Climate data for Lodgepole 5SW, South Dakota, 1991–2020 normals, 2008-2023 extremes: 2570ft (783m) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 65 (18) | 67 (19) | 79 (26) | 90 (32) | 89 (32) | 104 (40) | 105 (41) | 102 (39) | 100 (38) | 91 (33) | 77 (25) | 69 (21) | 105 (41) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 50.7 (10.4) | 52.7 (11.5) | 66.0 (18.9) | 77.5 (25.3) | 84.1 (28.9) | 90.4 (32.4) | 95.3 (35.2) | 96.3 (35.7) | 92.5 (33.6) | 80.3 (26.8) | 67.6 (19.8) | 54.1 (12.3) | 97.7 (36.5) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 27.8 (−2.3) | 30.8 (−0.7) | 42.6 (5.9) | 54.4 (12.4) | 64.9 (18.3) | 74.3 (23.5) | 82.1 (27.8) | 82.1 (27.8) | 73.1 (22.8) | 56.6 (13.7) | 42.1 (5.6) | 30.9 (−0.6) | 55.1 (12.9) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 16.4 (−8.7) | 18.7 (−7.4) | 29.3 (−1.5) | 39.7 (4.3) | 50.6 (10.3) | 60.7 (15.9) | 66.9 (19.4) | 65.6 (18.7) | 56.4 (13.6) | 41.7 (5.4) | 28.0 (−2.2) | 18.8 (−7.3) | 41.1 (5.0) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 4.9 (−15.1) | 6.6 (−14.1) | 15.9 (−8.9) | 24.9 (−3.9) | 36.3 (2.4) | 47.0 (8.3) | 51.7 (10.9) | 49.1 (9.5) | 39.8 (4.3) | 26.8 (−2.9) | 13.9 (−10.1) | 6.7 (−14.1) | 27.0 (−2.8) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | −20.1 (−28.9) | −21.7 (−29.8) | −8.1 (−22.3) | 6.3 (−14.3) | 19.3 (−7.1) | 33.1 (0.6) | 40.3 (4.6) | 36.8 (2.7) | 27.8 (−2.3) | 8.7 (−12.9) | −6.5 (−21.4) | −17.3 (−27.4) | −27.6 (−33.1) |
Record low °F (°C) | −30 (−34) | −40 (−40) | −25 (−32) | −7 (−22) | 13 (−11) | 28 (−2) | 34 (1) | 30 (−1) | 19 (−7) | −14 (−26) | −28 (−33) | −32 (−36) | −40 (−40) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.19 (4.8) | 0.34 (8.6) | 0.65 (17) | 1.41 (36) | 2.48 (63) | 3.50 (89) | 2.34 (59) | 2.09 (53) | 1.49 (38) | 1.56 (40) | 0.53 (13) | 0.28 (7.1) | 16.86 (428.5) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 5.0 (13) | 4.6 (12) | 7.3 (19) | 8.3 (21) | 2.5 (6.4) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.9 (2.3) | 2.7 (6.9) | 7.7 (20) | 6.3 (16) | 45.3 (116.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 2.2 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 58.2 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 2.3 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 16.6 |
Source 1: NOAA (1981-2010 snowfall)[5][6] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: XMACIS2 (temp records & monthly max/mins)[7] |
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lodgepole, South Dakota
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 48.
- ^ Map of the Grand River National Grassland
- ^ "Lodgepole 5SW, South Dakota 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- ^ "Lodgepole 10 NW, South Dakota 1981-2010 Monthly Normals". Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
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