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Weather in Athol Township, SD · National Weather Service + NOAA

Athol Township has a short growing season

Athol Township has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 4°, and about 43 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 42° and a normal night drops to 21°.

Winter 26°/8°Spring 56°/32°Summer 82°/58°Fall 58°/34°
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Sunrise 8:16 am · sunset 6:19 pm

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What stands out about Athol Township’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
A short growing season137 frost-free days, from May 11 to Sep 27.The snowiest town aroundMore snow than any of the 5 towns around it with snow records.A long heating seasonMore heating degree days than 91% of U.S. towns.Barely warmer than a century agoThe last 30 years averaged 0.7° warmer than the 1900s, a smaller shift than 90% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Athol Township’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
26° / 8°
16 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
56° / 32°
Last frost around May 11
Summer
82° / 58°
16 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
58° / 34°
First frost around Sep 27
Pastthe usual first frost (Sep 27). Last frost next spring: May 11
Best months to be outside
MayJunAugSep
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Athol Township get?About 43 inches a winter.When is it wettest?June, with 3.6 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.7° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Athol Township itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Mellette 4 W, SD (9 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.