South Dakota · county areal climate 1951–2025

Jackson County, SD

A 19.1" / 48.6°F normal · 2025 ran 107% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 60% (7.48") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 5th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +4.4°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

19.1in
annual precipitation · 48.6°F

2025 vs Normal

107%
20.4" · 50.0°F (+1.4 vs normal)

Wettest Year

29.2in
2019

Driest Year

11.6in
2002

Biggest Rain Day

2.49in
Jun 3 · 1997

Warmest Year

51.9°F
2012

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

24°
J
26°
F
36°
M
46°
A
56°
M
68°
J
76°
J
73°
A
64°
S
49°
O
36°
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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