As of 04:11 CDT

Weather in Jefferson, SD

36°Current weather

Jefferson, Saturday, 17 October, 04:11

Clear. Feels like 31°. High 60°, low 35°.

Pressure30.53 inHg
Wind5.7 mph S
Humidity84%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point31°

Monthly outlook for Jefferson, SD: average high 63°, average low 46.3°. That is 2.8° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 6 days (about 2.1 inches), against a normal of 3 days and 1.1 inches. The warmest day looks like 23 October (76°), the coolest 26 October (33.5°).

63°/46.3°
Average high / low
+2.8°
Above normal
6 / 3
Wet days / normal
2.1 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
17 October – 26 October64.4°59.6°+2.7°
27 October – 5 November60.6°53.9°+3.7°
6 November – 15 Novemberat normal48.4°—

October records over 66 years

88.9°1 October 2023All-time high
8.4°27 October 2020All-time low
Sun, 1865° / 44°0Clear
65 °Clear

Jefferson, Sunday, 18 October

Clear. High 65°, low 44°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind12.8 mph S
Humidity53%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point41°
Mon, 1963° / 45°0Overcast
63 °Overcast

Jefferson, Monday, 19 October

Overcast. High 63°, low 45°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind9.9 mph SE
Humidity67%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point47°
Tue, 2067° / 49°0Clear
67 °Clear

Jefferson, Tuesday, 20 October

Clear. High 67°, low 49°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind10.9 mph SE
Humidity65%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point49°
Wed, 2171° / 52°0Clear
71 °Clear

Jefferson, Wednesday, 21 October

Clear. High 71°, low 52°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind9.2 mph S
Humidity62%
Visibility—
Dew point52°
Thu, 2273° / 51°0Clear
73 °Clear

Jefferson, Thursday, 22 October

Clear. High 73°, low 51°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind10 mph SE
Humidity63%
Visibility—
Dew point55°
Fri, 2376° / 65°0.16Light rain
76 °Light rain

Jefferson, Friday, 23 October

Light rain. High 76°, low 65°.

Pressure29.80 inHg
Wind21.5 mph S
Humidity61%
Visibility—
Dew point59°
Sat, 2469° / 54°0.07Light rain
69 °Light rain

Jefferson, Saturday, 24 October

Light rain. High 69°, low 54°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind20.1 mph S
Humidity60%
Visibility—
Dew point54°
Sun, 2550° / 41°1.06Heavy rain
50 °Heavy rain

Jefferson, Sunday, 25 October

Heavy rain. High 50°, low 41°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind15.5 mph NW
Humidity57%
Visibility—
Dew point32°
Mon, 2650° / 34°0Clear
50 °Clear

Jefferson, Monday, 26 October

Clear. High 50°, low 34°.

Pressure30.36 inHg
Wind8.9 mph N
Humidity39%
Visibility—
Dew point21°
Tue, 2749° / 38°0.11Light rain
49 °Light rain

Jefferson, Tuesday, 27 October

Light rain. High 49°, low 38°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind20.6 mph SE
Humidity53%
Visibility—
Dew point31°
Wed, 2869° / 50°0.02Light rain
69 °Light rain

Jefferson, Wednesday, 28 October

Light rain. High 69°, low 50°.

Pressure29.62 inHg
Wind30.8 mph W
Humidity80%
Visibility—
Dew point54°
Thu, 2964° / 45°0Clear
64 °Clear

Jefferson, Thursday, 29 October

Clear. High 64°, low 45°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind22.7 mph NW
Humidity37%
Visibility—
Dew point32°
Fri, 3065° / 54°0.16Light rain
65 °Light rain

Jefferson, Friday, 30 October

Light rain. High 65°, low 54°.

Pressure29.62 inHg
Wind16.4 mph S
Humidity79%
Visibility—
Dew point56°
Sat, 3163° / 41°0.52Rain
63 °Rain

Jefferson, Saturday, 31 October

Rain. High 63°, low 41°.

Pressure29.23 inHg
Wind25.4 mph NW
Humidity85%
Visibility—
Dew point53°
Sun, 0153° / 41°0Clear
53 °Clear

Jefferson, Sunday, 1 November

Clear. High 53°, low 41°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind15.8 mph NW
Humidity47%
Visibility—
Dew point29°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
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)
Sat, 1447° / 32°0.02Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

Jefferson, Saturday, 14 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low32°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation15%
Record high73° (2025)
Record low10° (2014)
Sun, 1548° / 31°0.06Climate normal
48 °Climate normal

Jefferson, Sunday, 15 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°
Average low31°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high71° (2001)
Record low5° (2000)

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.