South Dakota · county areal climate 1951–2025
Bennett County, SD
A 47.9°F / 20.7" normal · 2025 ran +1.1°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running
+4.2°F (47.9°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
2nd warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
63% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
47.9°F
annual mean · 20.7" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+1.1°F
49.0°F · 20.2" (98% of normal)
Warmest Year
51.1°F
2012 · coldest 43.1°F (1951)
Wettest Year
34.1in
2019 · driest 11.7" (1974)
Hottest Day
110.6°F
Jul 16 · 2006
Coldest Day
-33.7°F
Dec 23 · 1983
Biggest Rain Day
2.77in
Jun 3 · 1997
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.