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Prairie City CDP, South Dakota

Official LSAD Designation: Prairie City CDP • Census GEOID: 4651660 • Perkins County

Climate Normals & Weather Observations

30-year climate normals (1991–2020) and weather observations for Prairie City CDP.

Reference Weather Station: LODGEPOLE 5SW, SD US (ID: USC00394956) • Located 14.6 miles from community center • Elevation: 783.3 m
Month Average High (°F) Average Low (°F) Mean Temp (°F) Precipitation (in)
January 27.8° 4.9° 16.4° 0.19"
February 30.8° 6.6° 18.7° 0.34"
March 42.6° 15.9° 29.3° 0.65"
April 54.4° 24.9° 39.7° 1.41"
May 64.9° 36.3° 50.6° 2.48"
June 74.3° 47.0° 60.7° 3.50"
July 82.1° 51.7° 66.9° 2.34"
August 82.1° 49.1° 65.6° 2.09"
September 73.1° 39.8° 56.4° 1.49"
October 56.6° 26.8° 41.7° 1.56"
November 42.1° 13.9° 28.0° 0.53"
December 30.9° 6.7° 18.8° 0.28"

Annual Temperature History

2010–2025, completed calendar years only.

NOAA station LODGEPOLE 5SW, SD US (ID: USC00394956) • 14.6 miles from community center .

This is the same reference station used for monthly normals.

Annual mean Annual mean of daily highs Annual mean of daily lows
Annual temperature history at LODGEPOLE 5SW, SD US Year is the horizontal axis. Annual mean temperature in degrees Fahrenheit is the vertical axis. Dots show recorded years; lines connect consecutive available years only. Missing years are gaps, with no interpolation. Optional dashed lines show annual mean of daily highs and lows. Exact values appear in the data table below. 20.0 30.8 41.5 52.3 63.0 2010 2014 2018 2021 2025 Year Annual mean temperature (°F) 2010: Annual mean 39.5°F 2011: Annual mean 39.9°F 2013: Annual mean 40.2°F 2014: Annual mean 38.9°F 2016: Annual mean 43.7°F 2019: Annual mean 38.3°F 2020: Annual mean 42.0°F 2022: Annual mean 39.5°F 2010: Annual mean of daily highs 52.2°F 2011: Annual mean of daily highs 53.3°F 2013: Annual mean of daily highs 53.7°F 2014: Annual mean of daily highs 52.3°F 2016: Annual mean of daily highs 58.6°F 2019: Annual mean of daily highs 50.5°F 2020: Annual mean of daily highs 57.1°F 2022: Annual mean of daily highs 55.0°F 2010: Annual mean of daily lows 26.8°F 2011: Annual mean of daily lows 26.5°F 2013: Annual mean of daily lows 26.6°F 2014: Annual mean of daily lows 25.5°F 2016: Annual mean of daily lows 28.7°F 2019: Annual mean of daily lows 26.0°F 2020: Annual mean of daily lows 26.8°F 2022: Annual mean of daily lows 24.0°F

Source: NOAA NCEI Global Summary of the Year.

Annual temperature data table (°F)
Annual station temperatures, 2010–2025. Unavailable means no reported value.
Year Annual mean (°F) Annual mean of daily highs (°F) Annual mean of daily lows (°F)
2010 39.5 52.2 26.8
2011 39.9 53.3 26.5
2012 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2013 40.2 53.7 26.6
2014 38.9 52.3 25.5
2015 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2016 43.7 58.6 28.7
2017 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2018 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2019 38.3 50.5 26.0
2020 42.0 57.1 26.8
2021 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2022 39.5 55.0 24.0
2023 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2024 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2025 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, National Weather Service.