As of 22:06 CDT

Weather in James, SD

53°Current weather

James, Thursday, 8 October, 22:06

Mostly clear. Feels like 51°. High 70°, low 44°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind6.9 mph NE
Humidity69%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point42°

Monthly outlook for James, SD: average high 61°, average low 43.7°. That is 1.8° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 3 days (about 1.5 inches), against a normal of 3 days and 1.1 inches. The warmest day looks like 10 October (86°), the coolest 17 October (32.1°).

61°/43.7°
Average high / low
+1.8°
Above normal
3 / 3
Wet days / normal
1.5 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
8 October – 17 October63.2°58.9°+2.4°
18 October – 27 October57.4°55°+1.4°
28 October – 6 Novemberat normal48.8°—

October records over 66 years

87.6°3 October 2025All-time high
0.1°26 October 2020All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Groton (6 mi).

Fri, 0978° / 46°0Clear
78 °Clear

James, Friday, 9 October

Clear. High 78°, low 46°.

Pressure29.85 inHg
Wind9.3 mph S
Humidity59%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point54°
Sat, 1086° / 63°0Clear
86 °Clear

James, Saturday, 10 October

Clear. High 86°, low 63°.

Pressure29.50 inHg
Wind18.8 mph S
Humidity36%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point50°
Sun, 1168° / 51°0Overcast
68 °Overcast

James, Sunday, 11 October

Overcast. High 68°, low 51°.

Pressure29.71 inHg
Wind13.3 mph NE
Humidity60%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point53°
Mon, 1252° / 46°0.13Light rain
52 °Light rain

James, Monday, 12 October

Light rain. High 52°, low 46°.

Pressure29.85 inHg
Wind11.7 mph NE
Humidity83%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point44°
Tue, 1352° / 45°0Overcast
52 °Overcast

James, Tuesday, 13 October

Overcast. High 52°, low 45°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind11.2 mph N
Humidity63%
Visibility—
Dew point37°
Wed, 1466° / 43°0.05Light rain
66 °Light rain

James, Wednesday, 14 October

Light rain. High 66°, low 43°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind12.6 mph SE
Humidity45%
Visibility—
Dew point36°
Thu, 1561° / 48°1.3Rain
61 °Rain

James, Thursday, 15 October

Rain. High 61°, low 48°.

Pressure29.53 inHg
Wind22.5 mph NW
Humidity84%
Visibility—
Dew point48°
Fri, 1646° / 36°0.01Light rain
46 °Light rain

James, Friday, 16 October

Light rain. High 46°, low 36°.

Pressure30.45 inHg
Wind19 mph NW
Humidity54%
Visibility—
Dew point28°
Sat, 1753° / 32°0Clear
53 °Clear

James, Saturday, 17 October

Clear. High 53°, low 32°.

Pressure30.50 inHg
Wind17.1 mph S
Humidity36%
Visibility—
Dew point21°
Sun, 1856° / 39°0Overcast
56 °Overcast

James, Sunday, 18 October

Overcast. High 56°, low 39°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind18 mph S
Humidity41%
Visibility—
Dew point28°
Mon, 1956° / 40°0Overcast
56 °Overcast

James, Monday, 19 October

Overcast. High 56°, low 40°.

Pressure30.42 inHg
Wind14.3 mph S
Humidity39%
Visibility—
Dew point28°
Tue, 2055° / 45°0Overcast
55 °Overcast

James, Tuesday, 20 October

Overcast. High 55°, low 45°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind17.5 mph S
Humidity72%
Visibility—
Dew point42°
Wed, 2159° / 42°0Overcast
59 °Overcast

James, Wednesday, 21 October

Overcast. High 59°, low 42°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind7.4 mph NW
Humidity41%
Visibility—
Dew point31°
Thu, 2256° / 43°0Overcast
56 °Overcast

James, Thursday, 22 October

Overcast. High 56°, low 43°.

Pressure30.36 inHg
Wind10.5 mph N
Humidity37%
Visibility—
Dew point28°
Fri, 2363° / 37°0Clear
63 °Clear

James, Friday, 23 October

Clear. High 63°, low 37°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind21 mph S
Humidity42%
Visibility—
Dew point32°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Sat, 2454° / 37°0.04Climate normal
54 °Climate normal

James, Saturday, 24 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high54°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation17%
Record high79° (1989)
Record low10° (2020)
Sun, 2554° / 37°0.04Climate normal
54 °Climate normal

James, Sunday, 25 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high54°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation17%
Record high79° (1989)
Record low15° (2020)
Mon, 2654° / 37°0.03Climate normal
54 °Climate normal

James, Monday, 26 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high54°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation13%
Record high77° (1989)
Record low0° (2020)
Tue, 2753° / 37°0.04Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

James, Tuesday, 27 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high69° (1966)
Record low7° (2020)
Wed, 2852° / 36°0.03Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

James, Wednesday, 28 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low36°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high71° (2016)
Record low18° (2017)
Thu, 2951° / 35°0.08Climate normal
51 °Climate normal

James, Thursday, 29 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high51°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation32%
Record high67° (2007)
Record low18° (2020)
Fri, 3050° / 35°0.07Climate normal
50 °Climate normal

James, Friday, 30 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high50°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high70° (1965)
Record low16° (1991)
Sat, 3150° / 33°0.06Climate normal
50 °Climate normal

James, Saturday, 31 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high50°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high73° (2016)
Record low18° (2019)
Sun, 0149° / 34°0.05Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

James, Sunday, 1 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low34°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high74° (1990)
Record low14° (1984)
Mon, 0248° / 32°0.03Climate normal
48 °Climate normal

James, Monday, 2 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°
Average low32°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high72° (2022)
Record low10° (1991)
Tue, 0347° / 33°0.04Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

James, Tuesday, 3 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation15%
Record high72° (1978)
Record low7° (1991)
Wed, 0447° / 31°0.02Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

James, Wednesday, 4 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low31°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation13%
Record high68° (1978)
Record low6° (1995)
Thu, 0547° / 32°0.03Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

James, Thursday, 5 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low32°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation13%
Record high70° (2016)
Record low9° (2003)
Fri, 0646° / 31°0.03Climate normal
46 °Climate normal

James, Friday, 6 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high46°
Average low31°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation15%
Record high73° (2020)
Record low3° (2003)

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 James, 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 James, 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.