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
—— 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.