South Dakota · county areal climate 1951–2025

Brookings County, SD

A 26.1" / 44.1°F normal · 2025 ran 99% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 70% (10.75") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 6th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +3.1°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

26.1in
annual precipitation · 44.1°F

2025 vs Normal

99%
26.0" · 45.9°F (+1.8 vs normal)

Wettest Year

40.6in
2019

Driest Year

12.8in
1976

Biggest Rain Day

3.52in
Jul 27 · 1963

Warmest Year

47.6°F
1987

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

14°
J
18°
F
30°
M
43°
A
56°
M
67°
J
71°
J
68°
A
61°
S
47°
O
32°
N
19°
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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