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

Monthly Climate

16°
J
19°
F
32°
M
45°
A
57°
M
68°
J
72°
J
69°
A
62°
S
48°
O
33°
N
20°
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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