WETTESTSINCE
South Dakota · precipitation record 1893–2026

Aberdeen, SD

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
12.28in
year to date · normal 13.29"
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rain ahead · next 3 days
1.02" of rain forecast
the most rain in 3 days since 2026
1.02in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.11in
18th wettest of 133 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
3.68in
35th wettest of 133 yrs
150% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
8.87in
61st driest of 133 yrs
96% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
12.28in
54th driest of 134 yrs
92% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

7.62in
on May 5, 2007 · in 134 years

Dry Streak

2days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 88 days (to Feb 26, 1901)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 10 days

Year to Date vs Normal

92%
12.28" of a normal 13.29" · wettest 26.17" (1897) · driest 5.73" (1976)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 128-year record (1893–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 21.35" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1189642.11in
2191537.54in
3190635.12in
4189733.54in
5190533.28in

Driest Years on Record

119767.88in
2197410.81in
3195812.43in
4193312.65in
5198712.72in

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 (~3.23") and driest in Jan (~0.45"). Wettest calendar month ever: May 1906, 12.39".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.35in
set in 1955

Rain on Jul 28

23%
of 133 years had measurable rain
1893: 0.45″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.65″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.50″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.05″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.50″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.10″1911: 1.25″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.10″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.05″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.50″1922: 0.05″1923: 0.08″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.46″1942: 0.28″1943: 0.60″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.01″1954: 0.00″1955: 1.35″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.02″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.01″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.02″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.16″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.55″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.84″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.73″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.05″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.79″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.56″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.99″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.02″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.06″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.11″0″1″2″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Aberdeen'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.
Aberdeen, SD — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Aberdeen'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.
Aberdeen, SD — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:14 AM
Sunset7:06 PM
Solar noon11:40 AM
Daylight14h 52m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

45.44°N, 98.41°W

Nearby Stations

Sisseton, SD70 mi EHuron, SD74 mi SMobridge, SD96 mi WMitchell, SD116 mi SFargo, ND127 mi NEBismarck, ND145 mi NW

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