South Dakota · county areal climate 1951–2025

Yankton County, SD

A 48.4°F / 26.7" normal · 2025 ran +1.2°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running +3.7°F (48.0°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 3rd warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 57% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

48.4°F
annual mean · 26.7" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+1.2°F
49.6°F · 25.2" (95% of normal)

Warmest Year

52.4°F
2012 · coldest 43.2°F (1951)

Wettest Year

39.5in
2018 · driest 14.8" (1980)

Hottest Day

107.6°F
Jun 22 · 1988

Coldest Day

-32.2°F
Jan 19 · 1970

Biggest Rain Day

3.53in
Jun 21 · 2018

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

20°
J
24°
F
36°
M
48°
A
59°
M
70°
J
75°
J
72°
A
65°
S
51°
O
36°
N
24°
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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