Is this weather normal in Davison County?

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

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7.5 inches fell in September, the 2nd-most for a September in Davison County in 132 years. 11 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

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 Davison County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +5.9°OctNov: +3.7°NovDec: +1.2°DecJan 2026: +2.6°JanFeb: +9.5°FebMar: +5.7°MarApr: 0.0°AprMay: +1.1°MayJun: +0.7°JunJul: +4.5°JulAug: +1.4°AugSep: +4.8°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: -1.0 inOctNov: +1.0 inNovDec: 0.0 inDecJan 2026: -0.4 inJanFeb: -0.9 inFebMar: -0.5 inMarApr: -0.4 inAprMay: -2.5 inMayJun: -0.1 inJunJul: -1.3 inJulAug: -1.1 inAugSep: +4.8 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 Davison County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January28° / 8°0.5 in33.0° 20060.1° 1937
February33° / 12°0.9 in36.8° 1954-5.3° 1936
March45° / 23°1.3 in49.6° 201217.3° 1899
April59° / 34°2.8 in55.6° 195536.2° 2018
May70° / 46°3.6 in71.1° 193450.8° 1907
June81° / 57°3.8 in78.9° 193361.2° 1945
July86° / 62°3.0 in84.9° 193666.0° 1992
August84° / 60°2.9 in78.8° 193765.2° 1915
September76° / 50°2.7 in69.6° 189752.9° 1965
October61° / 37°2.0 in57.7° 196337.5° 1925
November45° / 23°0.9 in43.6° 199916.3° 1896
December32° / 13°0.7 in31.6° 20232.2° 1983

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

Towns in Davison County

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