South Dakota · county areal climate 1951–2025

Pennington County, SD

A 19.0" / 46.7°F normal · 2025 ran 107% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 63% (7.98") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 6th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +4.1°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

19.0in
annual precipitation · 46.7°F

2025 vs Normal

107%
20.4" · 47.8°F (+1.1 vs normal)

Wettest Year

28.1in
2019

Driest Year

11.0in
1961

Biggest Rain Day

2.24in
Jun 15 · 1976

Warmest Year

49.8°F
2012

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

24°
J
25°
F
35°
M
44°
A
54°
M
65°
J
72°
J
70°
A
62°
S
47°
O
35°
N
26°
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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