Is this weather normal in Haakon County?

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

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10 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual in Haakon County. Haakon County just had its 8th-warmest September in 132 years, +4° against the usual.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 54°, lows near 28°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +4.3°OctNov: +3.8°NovDec: +5.5°DecJan 2026: +2.9°JanFeb: +10.4°FebMar: +7.4°MarApr: -0.4°AprMay: +1.4°MayJun: 0.0°JunJul: +5.7°JulAug: +1.1°AugSep: +4.4°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: -0.8 inOctNov: +0.2 inNovDec: -0.1 inDecJan 2026: -0.0 inJanFeb: -0.5 inFebMar: -0.4 inMarApr: -0.5 inAprMay: -0.9 inMayJun: -0.8 inJunJul: +0.2 inJulAug: +0.2 inAugSep: +0.4 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 Haakon County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January32° / 10°0.4 in35.2° 2006-0.1° 1937
February36° / 13°0.6 in39.1° 1954-4.8° 1936
March47° / 23°0.9 in48.4° 201212.6° 1899
April59° / 32°2.0 in53.3° 191036.8° 1920
May69° / 43°3.2 in69.9° 193448.4° 1907
June80° / 54°3.2 in77.3° 198858.4° 1945
July88° / 60°2.3 in86.2° 193665.0° 1992
August87° / 58°1.8 in79.2° 198365.7° 1915
September78° / 48°1.3 in70.0° 202450.4° 1965
October61° / 35°1.6 in58.4° 196336.5° 1925
November46° / 22°0.5 in43.3° 199914.0° 1896
December35° / 13°0.5 in32.2° 19993.6° 1983

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

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