Is this weather normal in Miner County?

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

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Miner County just had its 3rd-warmest September in 132 years, +6° against the usual. Every one of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 51°, lows near 29°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +6.1°OctNov: +3.9°NovDec: +1.0°DecJan 2026: +1.7°JanFeb: +9.6°FebMar: +6.0°MarApr: +0.1°AprMay: +1.0°MayJun: +0.5°JunJul: +4.7°JulAug: +1.5°AugSep: +5.7°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: -1.0 inOctNov: +0.8 inNovDec: -0.0 inDecJan 2026: -0.4 inJanFeb: -0.6 inFebMar: -0.7 inMarApr: -0.2 inAprMay: -2.4 inMayJun: -0.1 inJunJul: -0.9 inJulAug: -0.6 inAugSep: +2.7 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 Miner County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January25° / 6°0.5 in30.1° 2006-0.7° 1937
February31° / 10°0.7 in34.6° 1954-5.7° 1936
March43° / 22°1.2 in48.0° 201216.3° 1899
April57° / 34°2.6 in54.4° 195535.8° 2018
May69° / 46°3.6 in70.6° 193449.1° 1907
June79° / 57°4.0 in77.9° 193360.0° 1945
July84° / 61°3.3 in83.9° 193664.4° 1992
August81° / 59°3.1 in77.4° 193764.3° 1915
September74° / 50°2.8 in68.6° 189751.5° 1965
October59° / 36°2.1 in57.2° 196335.3° 1925
November43° / 22°0.9 in42.3° 200115.6° 1896
December29° / 11°0.7 in30.5° 20230.2° 1983

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

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