South Dakota · county areal climate 1951–2025

Hughes County, SD

A 46.8°F / 19.3" normal · 2025 ran +1.1°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running +3.1°F (45.5°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 7th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 82% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

46.8°F
annual mean · 19.3" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+1.1°F
47.9°F · 21.0" (109% of normal)

Warmest Year

49.9°F
2012 · coldest 41.8°F (1951)

Wettest Year

29.7in
2019 · driest 7.2" (1976)

Hottest Day

111.8°F
Jul 16 · 2006

Coldest Day

-35.4°F
Feb 9 · 1994

Biggest Rain Day

2.66in
Jun 21 · 2011

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

19°
J
22°
F
34°
M
45°
A
57°
M
68°
J
75°
J
72°
A
64°
S
49°
O
34°
N
22°
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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