South Dakota · county areal climate 1951–2025

Perkins County, SD

A 17.1" / 44.7°F normal · 2025 ran 142% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 64% (7.11") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 7th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +3.7°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

17.1in
annual precipitation · 44.7°F

2025 vs Normal

142%
24.3" · 45.4°F (+0.7 vs normal)

Wettest Year

25.6in
2019

Driest Year

8.6in
1990

Biggest Rain Day

2.43in
Oct 5 · 2013

Warmest Year

47.7°F
2012

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

18°
J
21°
F
32°
M
43°
A
54°
M
65°
J
72°
J
70°
A
61°
S
46°
O
32°
N
21°
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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