South Dakota · county areal climate 1951–2025

Custer County, SD

A 46.5°F / 18.7" normal · 2025 ran +1°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running +4°F (46.6°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 2nd warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 59% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

46.5°F
annual mean · 18.7" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+1°F
47.5°F · 16.8" (90% of normal)

Warmest Year

49.4°F
2012 · coldest 41.9°F (1951)

Wettest Year

27.3in
1998 · driest 10.5" (1960)

Hottest Day

104.4°F
Jul 16 · 2006

Coldest Day

-32.2°F
Dec 23 · 1983

Biggest Rain Day

2.47in
Jun 15 · 1976

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

26°
J
26°
F
35°
M
43°
A
53°
M
64°
J
72°
J
69°
A
61°
S
47°
O
35°
N
26°
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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