South Dakota · county areal climate 1951–2025

Butte County, SD

A 16.4" / 46.3°F normal · 2025 ran 128% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 56% (6.04") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 4th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +4°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

16.4in
annual precipitation · 46.3°F

2025 vs Normal

128%
20.9" · 47.2°F (+0.9 vs normal)

Wettest Year

25.0in
1982

Driest Year

9.4in
2002

Biggest Rain Day

2.63in
Jun 15 · 1976

Warmest Year

49.3°F
2012

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

22°
J
24°
F
34°
M
44°
A
54°
M
65°
J
73°
J
71°
A
62°
S
47°
O
34°
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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