South Dakota · county areal climate 1951–2025
Perkins County, SD
A 44.7°F / 17.1" normal · 2025 ran +0.7°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running
+3.5°F (43.8°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
7th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
69% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
44.7°F
annual mean · 17.1" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+0.7°F
45.4°F · 24.3" (142% of normal)
Warmest Year
47.7°F
2012 · coldest 39.2°F (1951)
Wettest Year
25.6in
2019 · driest 8.6" (1990)
Hottest Day
109.5°F
Jun 30 · 2002
Coldest Day
-36.7°F
Jan 1 · 2018
Biggest Rain Day
2.43in
Oct 5 · 2013
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.