User:J6578/Badlands National Park
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Climate
[edit]According to the Köppen climate classification system, Badlands National Park has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa).
| hideClimate data for Interior 3 NE, South Dakota, 1991-2020 normals, extremes 1949-present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 71
(22) |
75
(24) |
85
(29) |
94
(34) |
102
(39) |
109
(43) |
114
(46) |
110
(43) |
106
(41) |
97
(36) |
84
(29) |
72
(22) |
114
(46) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 37.1
(2.8) |
40.8
(4.9) |
52.5
(11.4) |
62.2
(16.8) |
72.1
(22.3) |
82.7
(28.2) |
91.2
(32.9) |
90.5
(32.5) |
81.8
(27.7) |
65.4
(18.6) |
50.0
(10.0) |
39.0
(3.9) |
63.8
(17.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 25.7
(−3.5) |
28.5
(−1.9) |
39.1
(3.9) |
48.4
(9.1) |
58.9
(14.9) |
69.2
(20.7) |
76.8
(24.9) |
75.3
(24.1) |
66.2
(19.0) |
51.6
(10.9) |
37.6
(3.1) |
27.8
(−2.3) |
50.4
(10.2) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 14.2
(−9.9) |
16.2
(−8.8) |
25.8
(−3.4) |
34.7
(1.5) |
45.7
(7.6) |
55.7
(13.2) |
62.3
(16.8) |
60.2
(15.7) |
50.5
(10.3) |
37.8
(3.2) |
25.2
(−3.8) |
16.6
(−8.6) |
37.1
(2.8) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −28
(−33) |
−31
(−35) |
−23
(−31) |
3
(−16) |
20
(−7) |
32
(0) |
42
(6) |
35
(2) |
25
(−4) |
0
(−18) |
−21
(−29) |
−31
(−35) |
−31
(−35) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.46
(12) |
0.55
(14) |
1.16
(29) |
2.26
(57) |
3.62
(92) |
3.46
(88) |
2.23
(57) |
1.81
(46) |
1.39
(35) |
1.59
(40) |
0.53
(13) |
0.54
(14) |
19.60
(498) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 5.5
(14) |
6.4
(16) |
5.9
(15) |
6.4
(16) |
0.5
(1.3) |
0.0
(0.0) |
0.0
(0.0) |
0.0
(0.0) |
0.0
(0.0) |
1.9
(4.8) |
3.7
(9.4) |
7.7
(20) |
38.0
(97) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 10.4 | 8.1 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 79.8 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 17.3 |
| Source: NOAA | |||||||||||||
Climate Change
[edit]The temperature in Badlands National Park has been affected along with global changes in temperature. In 1979, the average temperature was 8.5° C and in 2022 the average is 10.2° C. Along with this, the park is experiencing drier conditions. From 1979 to 2022, the trend for precipitation has decreased by 64.3 mm.
References
[edit]Climate Change Badlands National Park - meteoblue