South Dakota · county areal climate 1951–2025
Lake County, SD
A 45.2°F / 25.6" normal · 2025 ran +1.7°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running
+3.3°F (44.3°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
5th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
72% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
45.2°F
annual mean · 25.6" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+1.7°F
46.9°F · 23.8" (93% of normal)
Warmest Year
48.6°F
2012 · coldest 40.4°F (1951)
Wettest Year
41.7in
2019 · driest 12.2" (1976)
Hottest Day
104.9°F
Jul 10 · 1976
Coldest Day
-34.0°F
Jan 19 · 1970
Biggest Rain Day
3.31in
Sep 12 · 2019
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.