Is this weather normal in Hughes 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 Hughes County. September 2026 averaged 66.3° there, 3.4° above the usual for September (14th warmest of 132).

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 53°, lows near 29°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +4.7°OctNov: +3.7°NovDec: +3.4°DecJan 2026: +2.3°JanFeb: +10.1°FebMar: +6.4°MarApr: -0.8°AprMay: +0.8°MayJun: -0.5°JunJul: +4.1°JulAug: +0.1°AugSep: +3.4°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: -1.1 inOctNov: +0.5 inNovDec: +0.0 inDecJan 2026: -0.3 inJanFeb: -0.6 inFebMar: -0.5 inMarApr: -0.2 inAprMay: -1.7 inMayJun: +0.7 inJunJul: -0.2 inJulAug: +0.5 inAugSep: +1.4 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 Hughes County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January28° / 8°0.4 in33.8° 2006-2.5° 1937
February33° / 12°0.6 in37.9° 1954-6.0° 1936
March46° / 22°0.9 in47.5° 201214.3° 1899
April58° / 32°2.0 in53.6° 195536.4° 1920
May70° / 44°3.1 in69.4° 193449.4° 1907
June80° / 55°3.5 in78.5° 193359.8° 1945
July88° / 61°2.6 in85.5° 193664.9° 1992
August86° / 58°2.1 in79.6° 193765.6° 1915
September77° / 49°1.8 in69.6° 189751.2° 1965
October61° / 35°1.6 in58.3° 196336.9° 1925
November45° / 22°0.6 in42.4° 199913.1° 1896
December32° / 12°0.5 in30.8° 20232.4° 1983

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

Towns in Hughes County

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