South Dakota · county areal climate 1951–2025

Hamlin County, SD

A 25.1" / 43.6°F normal · 2025 ran 116% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 69% (10.19") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 7th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +2.8°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

25.1in
annual precipitation · 43.6°F

2025 vs Normal

116%
29.2" · 45.2°F (+1.6 vs normal)

Wettest Year

38.0in
2019

Driest Year

11.1in
1976

Biggest Rain Day

3.75in
Aug 19 · 2015

Warmest Year

47.3°F
1987

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

13°
J
17°
F
30°
M
43°
A
56°
M
66°
J
71°
J
69°
A
61°
S
47°
O
32°
N
18°
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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