South Dakota · county areal climate 1951–2025

Oglala Lakota County, SD

A 48.8°F / 18.7" normal · 2025 ran +1.1°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running +4.4°F (49.2°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 2nd warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 55% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

48.8°F
annual mean · 18.7" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+1.1°F
49.9°F · 17.1" (92% of normal)

Warmest Year

51.9°F
2012 · coldest 43.7°F (1951)

Wettest Year

26.3in
2019 · driest 11.2" (1974)

Hottest Day

109.2°F
Jul 16 · 2006

Coldest Day

-35.6°F
Dec 22 · 1989

Biggest Rain Day

2.35in
Apr 19 · 2000

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

26°
J
28°
F
38°
M
46°
A
56°
M
67°
J
75°
J
73°
A
64°
S
49°
O
37°
N
27°
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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