South Dakota · county areal climate 1951–2025
Buffalo County, SD
A 46.8°F / 21.8" normal · 2025 ran +1.1°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running
+3.1°F (45.5°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
7th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
84% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
46.8°F
annual mean · 21.8" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+1.1°F
47.9°F · 20.1" (92% of normal)
Warmest Year
49.9°F
2012 · coldest 41.1°F (1951)
Wettest Year
35.2in
2019 · driest 8.8" (1976)
Hottest Day
111.1°F
Jul 16 · 2006
Coldest Day
-35.7°F
Jan 29 · 1966
Biggest Rain Day
3.13in
Oct 13 · 2023
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.