South Dakota · county areal climate 1951–2025

Lawrence County, SD

A 43.8°F / 24.9" normal · 2025 ran +0.2°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running +3.1°F (43.0°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 6th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 57% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

43.8°F
annual mean · 24.9" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+0.2°F
44.0°F · 28.0" (112% of normal)

Warmest Year

46.4°F
2012 · coldest 38.9°F (1951)

Wettest Year

34.9in
2008 · driest 15.4" (1961)

Hottest Day

101.6°F
Jul 29 · 2006

Coldest Day

-34.4°F
Jan 14 · 2024

Biggest Rain Day

4.61in
Jun 15 · 1976

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

24°
J
24°
F
33°
M
40°
A
50°
M
60°
J
68°
J
66°
A
58°
S
44°
O
33°
N
25°
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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