South Dakota · county areal climate 1951–2025

McCook County, SD

A 46.6°F / 25.6" normal · 2025 ran +1.3°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running +3.5°F (46.0°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 5th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 69% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

46.6°F
annual mean · 25.6" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+1.3°F
47.9°F · 24.2" (95% of normal)

Warmest Year

50.4°F
2012 · coldest 41.8°F (1951)

Wettest Year

39.8in
2019 · driest 13.8" (1976)

Hottest Day

105.4°F
Jun 22 · 1988

Coldest Day

-34.8°F
Jan 19 · 1970

Biggest Rain Day

4.06in
Jun 21 · 2024

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

17°
J
21°
F
33°
M
46°
A
58°
M
69°
J
74°
J
71°
A
63°
S
49°
O
35°
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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