As of 13:57 CDT

Weather in Jefferson, SD

50°Current weather

Jefferson, Thursday, 15 October, 13:57

Light rain. Feels like 45°. High 53°, low 48°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind14 mph NW
Humidity94%
Visibility5.0 mi
Dew point48°

Monthly outlook for Jefferson, SD: average high 62.8°, average low 49.5°. That is 2.2° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 9 days (about 3.1 inches), against a normal of 3 days and 1.1 inches. The warmest day looks like 22 October (75.1°), the coolest 17 October (36.8°).

62.8°/49.5°
Average high / low
+2.2°
Above normal
9 / 3
Wet days / normal
3.1 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
15 October – 24 October62.6°60.2°+1.4°
25 October – 3 November63.2°55.1°+4.5°
4 November – 13 Novemberat normal49.3°—

October records over 66 years

88.9°1 October 2023All-time high
8.4°27 October 2020All-time low
Fri, 1653° / 40°0Clear
53 °Clear

Jefferson, Friday, 16 October

Clear. High 53°, low 40°.

Pressure30.62 inHg
Wind18.1 mph N
Humidity50%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point29°
Sat, 1760° / 37°0Clear
60 °Clear

Jefferson, Saturday, 17 October

Clear. High 60°, low 37°.

Pressure30.45 inHg
Wind13.4 mph S
Humidity43%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point31°
Sun, 1864° / 44°0Clear
64 °Clear

Jefferson, Sunday, 18 October

Clear. High 64°, low 44°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind12.8 mph S
Humidity53%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point40°
Mon, 1959° / 49°0Overcast
59 °Overcast

Jefferson, Monday, 19 October

Overcast. High 59°, low 49°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind8.1 mph S
Humidity69%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point46°
Tue, 2068° / 47°0Clear
68 °Clear

Jefferson, Tuesday, 20 October

Clear. High 68°, low 47°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind8.7 mph SE
Humidity61%
Visibility—
Dew point48°
Wed, 2165° / 54°0.1Light rain
65 °Light rain

Jefferson, Wednesday, 21 October

Light rain. High 65°, low 54°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind15.8 mph S
Humidity65%
Visibility—
Dew point51°
Thu, 2275° / 60°0.09Light rain
75 °Light rain

Jefferson, Thursday, 22 October

Light rain. High 75°, low 60°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind18.9 mph S
Humidity58%
Visibility—
Dew point55°
Fri, 2366° / 60°1.53Heavy rain
66 °Heavy rain

Jefferson, Friday, 23 October

Heavy rain. High 66°, low 60°.

Pressure29.85 inHg
Wind23.4 mph S
Humidity91%
Visibility—
Dew point58°
Sat, 2462° / 51°0.15Light rain
62 °Light rain

Jefferson, Saturday, 24 October

Light rain. High 62°, low 51°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind18.3 mph S
Humidity52%
Visibility—
Dew point42°
Sun, 2563° / 46°0Clear
63 °Clear

Jefferson, Sunday, 25 October

Clear. High 63°, low 46°.

Pressure30.50 inHg
Wind13.5 mph SE
Humidity35%
Visibility—
Dew point31°
Mon, 2660° / 50°0.54Rain
60 °Rain

Jefferson, Monday, 26 October

Rain. High 60°, low 50°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind16 mph SE
Humidity83%
Visibility—
Dew point46°
Tue, 2768° / 61°0.09Light rain
68 °Light rain

Jefferson, Tuesday, 27 October

Light rain. High 68°, low 61°.

Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind17.5 mph SE
Humidity77%
Visibility—
Dew point60°
Wed, 2865° / 51°0.27Rain
65 °Rain

Jefferson, Wednesday, 28 October

Rain. High 65°, low 51°.

Pressure29.80 inHg
Wind27.4 mph S
Humidity40%
Visibility—
Dew point37°
Thu, 2964° / 51°0Clear
64 °Clear

Jefferson, Thursday, 29 October

Clear. High 64°, low 51°.

Pressure29.83 inHg
Wind14 mph S
Humidity37%
Visibility—
Dew point35°
Fri, 3059° / 43°0.06Light rain
59 °Light rain

Jefferson, Friday, 30 October

Light rain. High 59°, low 43°.

Pressure29.77 inHg
Wind25.1 mph W
Humidity48%
Visibility—
Dew point38°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Sat, 3154° / 37°0.08Climate normal
54 °Climate normal

Jefferson, Saturday, 31 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high54°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high76° (1990)
Record low19° (2002)
Sun, 0153° / 38°0.08Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

Jefferson, Sunday, 1 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low38°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high76° (1990)
Record low18° (2002)
Mon, 0252° / 37°0.04Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Jefferson, Monday, 2 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high74° (2005)
Record low11° (1991)
Tue, 0352° / 37°0.06Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Jefferson, Tuesday, 3 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high74° (1978)
Record low3° (1991)
Wed, 0452° / 35°0.01Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Jefferson, Wednesday, 4 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.01 in
Chance of precipitation10%
Record high72° (1975)
Record low-11° (1991)
Thu, 0553° / 36°0.05Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

Jefferson, Thursday, 5 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low36°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation17%
Record high73° (2001)
Record low12° (1991)
Fri, 0652° / 36°0.03Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Jefferson, Friday, 6 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low36°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation10%
Record high73° (2020)
Record low8° (1991)
Sat, 0752° / 35°0.02Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Jefferson, Saturday, 7 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation10%
Record high74° (2001)
Record low-10° (1991)
Sun, 0851° / 35°0.06Climate normal
51 °Climate normal

Jefferson, Sunday, 8 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high51°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation15%
Record high79° (1999)
Record low-3° (1991)
Mon, 0949° / 34°0.15Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

Jefferson, Monday, 9 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low34°
Average precipitation0.15 in
Chance of precipitation32%
Record high74° (1999)
Record low15° (2018)
Tue, 1047° / 31°0.09Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

Jefferson, Tuesday, 10 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low31°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high72° (2012)
Record low12° (1986)
Wed, 1145° / 29°0.06Climate normal
45 °Climate normal

Jefferson, Wednesday, 11 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high45°
Average low29°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation15%
Record high69° (2005)
Record low4° (1986)
Thu, 1245° / 29°0.04Climate normal
45 °Climate normal

Jefferson, Thursday, 12 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high45°
Average low29°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high69° (2005)
Record low7° (2019)
Fri, 1347° / 31°0.04Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

Jefferson, Friday, 13 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low31°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high73° (1999)
Record low3° (1986)

About the monthly outlook

How accurate is a 30-day forecast?

The first 16 days come from weather models — reliable for the first 3–5 days and progressively less so after that. Days 17 through 30 for Jefferson, SD are built from the climate normal, the 60-year average, so they show typical weather for those dates rather than a specific forecast.

What does "above normal" mean?

We compare the forecast against the climate normal for those exact calendar days, computed from 60 years of observations. The deviation shows how much the coming month differs from a typical one.

Where do the 66-year records come from?

They are real temperature extremes recorded in Jefferson, SD since 1960: the highest and lowest reading for each calendar date, with the year it happened.

How often is it updated?

The forecast portion refreshes every hour; the climate portion is based on long-term data and stays stable.