WETTESTSINCE
South Dakota · precipitation record 1931–2026

Sisseton, SD

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
9.92in
year to date · normal 13.42"
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rain ahead · next 3 days
1.37" of rain forecast
the most rain in 3 days since 2026
1.37in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.28in
7th wettest of 93 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
2.84in
34th wettest of 93 yrs
121% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
6.74in
25th driest of 93 yrs
73% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
9.92in
20th driest of 93 yrs
74% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.5in
on May 27, 1954 · in 96 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 80 days (to Jan 26, 1944)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 10 days

Year to Date vs Normal

74%
9.92" of a normal 13.42" · wettest 25.61" (1962) · driest 6.03" (1976)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 90-year record (1932–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 21.93" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201935.04in
2199332.3in
3197731.47in
4198631.35in
5196230.51in

Driest Years on Record

119768.77in
2195213.03in
3202013.59in
4193613.71in
5197413.93in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Jun (~3.3") and driest in Jan (~0.41"). Wettest calendar month ever: May 1965, 9.76".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Sisseton — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.60in
set in 1942

Rain on Jul 28

18%
of 93 years had measurable rain
1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.05″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 1.05″1942: 1.60″1943: 1.12″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.13″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.17″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.14″1980: 0.05″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.38″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.06″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.01″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.16″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.12″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 1.14″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.74″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.01″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.28″0″1″2″194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Sisseton's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Sisseton, SD — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Sisseton's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Sisseton, SD — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:08 AM
Sunset8:01 PM
Solar noon12:34 PM
Daylight14h 53m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

45.67°N, 96.99°W

Nearby Stations

Aberdeen, SD70 mi WFargo, ND87 mi NHuron, SD107 mi SWMitchell, SD140 mi SWSaint Cloud, MN142 mi ESioux Falls, SD144 mi S

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