South Dakota · county areal climate 1951–2025
Harding County, SD
A 44.7°F / 15.8" normal · 2025 ran +0.8°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running
+4.1°F (44.4°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
5th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
78% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
44.7°F
annual mean · 15.8" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+0.8°F
45.5°F · 21.3" (135% of normal)
Warmest Year
47.8°F
2012 · coldest 39.0°F (1951)
Wettest Year
24.1in
1982 · driest 8.2" (1990)
Hottest Day
106.8°F
Jul 16 · 2002
Coldest Day
-37.4°F
Dec 22 · 1989
Biggest Rain Day
2.27in
Sep 5 · 1971
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.