Is this weather normal in Aurora County?

South Dakota · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Every one of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual in Aurora County. 5.8 inches fell in September, the 5th-most for a September there in 132 years.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 53°, lows near 30°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Aurora County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +6.3°OctNov: +4.7°NovDec: +2.4°DecJan 2026: +2.2°JanFeb: +9.7°FebMar: +6.3°MarApr: +0.2°AprMay: +1.1°MayJun: +0.9°JunJul: +4.7°JulAug: +1.0°AugSep: +3.8°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: -0.7 inOctNov: +0.8 inNovDec: -0.1 inDecJan 2026: -0.4 inJanFeb: -0.8 inFebMar: -0.5 inMarApr: -0.5 inAprMay: -2.5 inMayJun: +1.2 inJunJul: -0.4 inJulAug: -0.5 inAugSep: +3.2 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Aurora County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January28° / 9°0.6 in34.0° 2006-1.1° 1937
February34° / 13°0.8 in36.8° 1954-5.8° 1936
March46° / 23°1.2 in49.1° 201216.7° 1899
April58° / 34°2.8 in54.8° 195536.2° 2018
May70° / 46°3.5 in70.3° 193450.3° 1907
June80° / 57°3.8 in78.3° 193360.1° 1945
July86° / 62°2.9 in84.4° 193665.4° 1992
August84° / 60°2.8 in78.4° 193765.2° 1915
September76° / 50°2.6 in69.6° 189751.9° 1965
October61° / 37°1.9 in57.9° 196336.6° 1925
November45° / 23°0.8 in43.6° 199915.8° 1896
December32° / 13°0.7 in31.8° 20232.3° 1983

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

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