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Buffalo Gap town, South Dakota

Official LSAD Designation: Buffalo Gap town • Census GEOID: 4608340 • Custer County

Climate Normals & Weather Observations

30-year climate normals (1991–2020) and weather observations for Buffalo Gap town.

Reference Weather Station: ORAL, SD US (ID: USC00396304) • Located 6.6 miles from community center • Elevation: 902.2 m
Month Average High (°F) Average Low (°F) Mean Temp (°F) Precipitation (in)
January 38.2° 11.3° 24.8° 0.38"
February 41.2° 12.9° 27.1° 0.56"
March 51.7° 21.1° 36.4° 0.86"
April 60.2° 29.5° 44.9° 2.03"
May 69.4° 40.6° 55.0° 3.30"
June 80.4° 50.2° 65.3° 3.05"
July 89.0° 56.1° 72.6° 2.35"
August 87.9° 53.2° 70.5° 2.01"
September 79.1° 42.8° 61.0° 1.45"
October 63.9° 31.0° 47.4° 1.28"
November 49.9° 20.5° 35.2° 0.53"
December 39.7° 12.6° 26.1° 0.40"

Annual Temperature History

2010–2025, completed calendar years only.

NOAA station ORAL, SD US (ID: USC00396304) • 6.6 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 ORAL, 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. 27.0 38.0 49.0 60.0 71.0 2010 2014 2018 2021 2025 Year Annual mean temperature (°F) 2011: Annual mean 46.2°F 2012: Annual mean 50.0°F 2013: Annual mean 46.2°F 2014: Annual mean 45.7°F 2015: Annual mean 48.2°F 2016: Annual mean 48.9°F 2017: Annual mean 47.3°F 2018: Annual mean 45.4°F 2019: Annual mean 44.1°F 2020: Annual mean 48.2°F 2021: Annual mean 48.3°F 2022: Annual mean 47.4°F 2023: Annual mean 47.9°F 2011: Annual mean of daily highs 60.9°F 2012: Annual mean of daily highs 66.7°F 2013: Annual mean of daily highs 60.5°F 2014: Annual mean of daily highs 60.3°F 2015: Annual mean of daily highs 63.2°F 2016: Annual mean of daily highs 64.8°F 2017: Annual mean of daily highs 62.6°F 2018: Annual mean of daily highs 59.5°F 2019: Annual mean of daily highs 57.6°F 2020: Annual mean of daily highs 64.4°F 2021: Annual mean of daily highs 64.3°F 2022: Annual mean of daily highs 63.6°F 2023: Annual mean of daily highs 62.8°F 2011: Annual mean of daily lows 31.5°F 2012: Annual mean of daily lows 33.2°F 2013: Annual mean of daily lows 31.9°F 2014: Annual mean of daily lows 31.1°F 2015: Annual mean of daily lows 33.2°F 2016: Annual mean of daily lows 33.1°F 2017: Annual mean of daily lows 32.1°F 2018: Annual mean of daily lows 31.2°F 2019: Annual mean of daily lows 30.7°F 2020: Annual mean of daily lows 31.9°F 2021: Annual mean of daily lows 32.3°F 2022: Annual mean of daily lows 31.1°F 2023: Annual mean of daily lows 33.1°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 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2011 46.2 60.9 31.5
2012 50.0 66.7 33.2
2013 46.2 60.5 31.9
2014 45.7 60.3 31.1
2015 48.2 63.2 33.2
2016 48.9 64.8 33.1
2017 47.3 62.6 32.1
2018 45.4 59.5 31.2
2019 44.1 57.6 30.7
2020 48.2 64.4 31.9
2021 48.3 64.3 32.3
2022 47.4 63.6 31.1
2023 47.9 62.8 33.1
2024 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2025 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, National Weather Service.