South Dakota · county areal climate 1951–2025

Meade County, SD

A 18.2" / 46.9°F normal · 2025 ran 122% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 62% (7.55") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 5th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +3.9°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

18.2in
annual precipitation · 46.9°F

2025 vs Normal

122%
22.1" · 47.9°F (+1 vs normal)

Wettest Year

27.8in
2019

Driest Year

10.6in
2012

Biggest Rain Day

2.55in
Jun 15 · 1976

Warmest Year

49.9°F
2012

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

22°
J
24°
F
35°
M
44°
A
55°
M
66°
J
74°
J
72°
A
62°
S
48°
O
35°
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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