Is this weather normal in Codington County?

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11 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual in Codington County. Codington County just had its 7th-warmest September in 132 years, +5° against the usual.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 47°, lows near 27°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +6.4°OctNov: +4.5°NovDec: +0.3°DecJan 2026: +0.5°JanFeb: +9.2°FebMar: +5.1°MarApr: -0.3°AprMay: +1.0°MayJun: +0.9°JunJul: +3.8°JulAug: +1.1°AugSep: +4.7°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: -1.4 inOctNov: +0.1 inNovDec: -0.1 inDecJan 2026: -0.4 inJanFeb: -0.1 inFebMar: -0.6 inMarApr: -0.1 inAprMay: -1.5 inMayJun: -1.3 inJunJul: +2.4 inJulAug: -2.4 inAugSep: +1.0 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 Codington County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January21° / 2°0.6 in24.5° 2006-5.0° 1936
February25° / 6°0.7 in29.9° 1954-9.1° 1936
March38° / 19°1.1 in43.1° 201213.4° 1899
April53° / 31°2.3 in51.2° 191532.4° 2018
May66° / 44°3.2 in66.8° 193444.9° 1907
June76° / 55°4.0 in74.6° 193358.1° 1969
July81° / 59°3.6 in80.0° 193661.5° 1992
August79° / 57°3.0 in75.1° 198361.9° 1915
September71° / 48°2.6 in65.5° 202447.5° 1965
October56° / 34°2.2 in55.3° 196332.5° 1925
November39° / 21°0.9 in40.4° 200112.5° 1896
December26° / 9°0.7 in29.7° 2023-2.2° 1983

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

Towns in Codington County

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