South Dakota · county areal climate 1951–2025

Union County, SD

A 48.2°F / 27.8" normal · 2025 ran +1.4°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running +3.4°F (47.8°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 4th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 68% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

48.2°F
annual mean · 27.8" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+1.4°F
49.6°F · 27.9" (100% of normal)

Warmest Year

52.1°F
2012 · coldest 43.7°F (1951)

Wettest Year

39.3in
2018 · driest 13.5" (1976)

Hottest Day

106.5°F
Jun 22 · 1988

Coldest Day

-29.2°F
Jan 19 · 1970

Biggest Rain Day

3.85in
Jul 22 · 2010

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

19°
J
23°
F
36°
M
48°
A
60°
M
70°
J
74°
J
72°
A
64°
S
51°
O
36°
N
24°
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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