DRIESTSINCE
South Dakota · precipitation record 1881–2026

Huron, SD

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
12.14in
year to date · normal 12.62"
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rain ahead · next 3 days
1.18" of rain forecast
the most rain in 3 days since 2026
1.18in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 145 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
2.38in
61st wettest of 146 yrs
114% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
9.26in
65th wettest of 145 yrs
106% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
12.14in
65th driest of 145 yrs
96% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.31in
on Jun 18, 1967 · in 146 years

Dry Streak

0days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 62 days (to Jan 25, 1944)

Wet Streak

2days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

96%
12.14" of a normal 12.62" · wettest 26.7" (1962) · driest 6.32" (1934)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 144-year record (1882–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 20.28" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201937.3in
2196231.71in
3201030.89in
4200730.69in
5191430.14in

Driest Years on Record

119529.72in
2192510.13in
3191010.19in
4193410.71in
5196410.85in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Jun (~3.16") and driest in Jan (~0.35"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jun 1914, 11.56".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Huron — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.71in
set in 1942

Rain on Jul 28

27%
of 145 years had measurable rain
1881: 0.00″1882: 0.00″1883: 0.00″1884: 0.23″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.04″1887: 0.32″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.00″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.18″1894: 0.01″1895: 0.36″1896: 0.18″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.05″1901: 0.12″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.02″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.01″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.03″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.35″1919: 0.64″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.31″1922: 0.14″1923: 0.67″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.02″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 1.71″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.01″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.44″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.02″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.11″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.02″1968: 0.02″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.01″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.28″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.23″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.35″1989: 0.05″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.18″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.34″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.18″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.22″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.02″2012: 0.03″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.69″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.01″2019: 1.23″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″18901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Huron's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Huron, SD — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Huron's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Huron, SD — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Huron's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Huron, SD — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:15 AM
Sunset7:03 PM
Solar noon11:39 AM
Daylight14h 47m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

44.38°N, 98.22°W

Nearby Stations

Mitchell, SD42 mi SAberdeen, SD74 mi NSioux Falls, SD91 mi SESisseton, SD107 mi NEMobridge, SD134 mi NWValentine, NE156 mi SW

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