South Dakota · county areal climate 1951–2025

Jackson County, SD

A 48.6°F / 19.1" normal · 2025 ran +1.4°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running +4.4°F (48.9°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 2nd warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 64% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

48.6°F
annual mean · 19.1" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+1.4°F
50.0°F · 20.4" (107% of normal)

Warmest Year

51.9°F
2012 · coldest 43.3°F (1951)

Wettest Year

29.2in
2019 · driest 11.6" (2002)

Hottest Day

113.8°F
Jul 16 · 2006

Coldest Day

-30.5°F
Dec 22 · 1989

Biggest Rain Day

2.49in
Jun 3 · 1997

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

24°
J
26°
F
36°
M
46°
A
56°
M
68°
J
76°
J
73°
A
64°
S
49°
O
36°
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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