Is this weather normal in Minnehaha County?

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

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6.7 inches fell in September, the 2nd-most for a September in Minnehaha County in 132 years. 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 30°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +6.6°OctNov: +3.2°NovDec: +1.0°DecJan 2026: +1.0°JanFeb: +9.8°FebMar: +6.0°MarApr: +1.2°AprMay: +1.1°MayJun: +0.9°JunJul: +4.0°JulAug: +2.0°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: -1.2 inOctNov: +0.3 inNovDec: -0.2 inDecJan 2026: -0.4 inJanFeb: -0.7 inFebMar: -0.7 inMarApr: -0.5 inAprMay: -0.8 inMayJun: -1.5 inJunJul: -0.7 inJulAug: -1.4 inAugSep: +3.7 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 Minnehaha County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January25° / 7°0.6 in30.2° 2006-0.5° 1912
February30° / 11°0.8 in34.2° 2024-4.2° 1936
March43° / 23°1.4 in49.3° 201216.4° 1899
April57° / 34°2.8 in54.3° 191536.3° 2018
May69° / 46°3.7 in70.0° 193448.6° 1907
June79° / 57°4.5 in76.3° 193360.4° 1945
July83° / 61°3.4 in81.8° 193664.1° 1992
August81° / 59°3.4 in77.0° 194764.2° 1992
September74° / 50°3.0 in68.6° 193151.3° 1965
October60° / 37°2.2 in57.7° 196335.7° 1925
November43° / 23°1.1 in43.8° 200116.3° 1896
December29° / 13°0.8 in31.6° 20230.6° 1983

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

Towns in Minnehaha County

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