South Dakota · county areal climate 1951–2025

Mellette County, SD

A 48.7°F / 20.4" normal · 2025 ran +1.5°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running +3.8°F (48.1°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 2nd warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 79% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

48.7°F
annual mean · 20.4" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+1.5°F
50.2°F · 21.0" (103% of normal)

Warmest Year

52.1°F
2012 · coldest 43.6°F (1951)

Wettest Year

30.8in
2019 · driest 10.7" (1974)

Hottest Day

111.9°F
Jul 16 · 2006

Coldest Day

-28.4°F
Dec 23 · 1983

Biggest Rain Day

3.02in
Oct 13 · 2023

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

24°
J
26°
F
36°
M
46°
A
57°
M
68°
J
76°
J
73°
A
65°
S
50°
O
37°
N
26°
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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