South Dakota · county areal climate 1951–2025

Oglala Lakota County, SD

A 18.7" / 48.8°F normal · 2025 ran 92% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 53% (6.54") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 2nd driest start of 76 years. Temperature +4.5°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

18.7in
annual precipitation · 48.8°F

2025 vs Normal

92%
17.1" · 49.9°F (+1.1 vs normal)

Wettest Year

26.3in
2019

Driest Year

11.2in
1974

Biggest Rain Day

2.35in
Apr 19 · 2000

Warmest Year

51.9°F
2012

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

26°
J
28°
F
38°
M
46°
A
56°
M
67°
J
75°
J
73°
A
64°
S
49°
O
37°
N
27°
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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