South Dakota · county areal climate 1951–2025
Clay County, SD
A 48.3°F / 27.1" normal · 2025 ran +1.5°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running
+3.6°F (48.1°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
3rd warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
63% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
48.3°F
annual mean · 27.1" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+1.5°F
49.8°F · 26.0" (96% of normal)
Warmest Year
52.2°F
2012 · coldest 43.7°F (1951)
Wettest Year
38.9in
2018 · driest 14.0" (1976)
Hottest Day
107.3°F
Jun 22 · 1988
Coldest Day
-31.4°F
Jan 19 · 1970
Biggest Rain Day
3.6in
Jun 21 · 2018
Record
1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid
—— 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.