South Dakota · county areal climate 1951–2025
Hand County, SD
A 45.3°F / 22.3" normal · 2025 ran +0.9°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running
+2.8°F (43.8°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
9th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
75% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
45.3°F
annual mean · 22.3" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+0.9°F
46.2°F · 22.5" (101% of normal)
Warmest Year
48.8°F
1987 · coldest 40.2°F (1951)
Wettest Year
35.5in
2019 · driest 9.4" (1976)
Hottest Day
111.7°F
Jul 16 · 2006
Coldest Day
-36.9°F
Jan 29 · 1966
Biggest Rain Day
3.26in
Aug 6 · 2023
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.