Typical Climate
The weather in the Plains was dynamic. Sixteen to seventeen inches was the average summer rainfall. The growing season was June to August. In the winter the snow was either heavy or medium. The average temperature in winter was 23 degrees below zero. The average temperature was 89.5 degrees in the summer. Spring weather is always changing and can go from hot to cold very fast. Fall is very similar to spring. The first winter weather shows up in mid September.