South Dakota · county areal climate 1951–2025

Aurora County, SD

A 47.3°F / 23.7" normal · 2025 ran +1.2°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running +3.2°F (46.4°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 6th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 72% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

47.3°F
annual mean · 23.7" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+1.2°F
48.5°F · 23.0" (97% of normal)

Warmest Year

50.7°F
2012 · coldest 42.0°F (1951)

Wettest Year

39.9in
2019 · driest 13.3" (1976)

Hottest Day

109.6°F
Jul 16 · 2006

Coldest Day

-34.3°F
Jan 29 · 1966

Biggest Rain Day

4.1in
Jun 21 · 2024

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

19°
J
23°
F
34°
M
46°
A
58°
M
69°
J
74°
J
72°
A
64°
S
49°
O
35°
N
23°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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