North Dakota · county areal climate 1951–2025

Sioux County, ND

A 18.2" / 43.4°F normal · 2025 ran 136% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 60% (6.79") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 5th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +3.4°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

18.2in
annual precipitation · 43.4°F

2025 vs Normal

136%
24.8" · 44.1°F (+0.7 vs normal)

Wettest Year

27.2in
2019

Driest Year

9.8in
2002

Biggest Rain Day

3.26in
Oct 5 · 2013

Warmest Year

46.9°F
1987

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

15°
J
18°
F
30°
M
42°
A
54°
M
65°
J
72°
J
69°
A
60°
S
45°
O
31°
N
19°
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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