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Buffalo town, South Dakota

Official LSAD Designation: Buffalo town • Census GEOID: 4608140 • Harding County

Climate Normals & Weather Observations

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

Reference Weather Station: BUFFALO ASOS, SD US (ID: USW00094037) • Located 1.3 miles from community center • Elevation: 915.6 m
Month Average High (°F) Average Low (°F) Mean Temp (°F) Precipitation (in)
January 31.6° 10.7° 21.2° 0.31"
February 33.8° 12.9° 23.3° 0.41"
March 44.9° 22.1° 33.5° 0.53"
April 55.6° 31.3° 43.5° 1.44"
May 66.3° 41.9° 54.1° 2.47"
June 77.0° 51.6° 64.3° 2.11"
July 86.1° 58.1° 72.1° 2.16"
August 85.0° 55.9° 70.5° 1.13"
September 74.9° 46.3° 60.6° 1.13"
October 58.1° 33.7° 45.9° 1.09"
November 44.3° 21.5° 32.9° 0.32"
December 33.9° 13.3° 23.6° 0.35"

Annual Temperature History

2010–2025, completed calendar years only.

NOAA station BUFFALO ASOS, SD US (ID: USW00094037) • 1.3 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 BUFFALO ASOS, 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. 28.0 37.5 47.0 56.5 66.0 2010 2014 2018 2021 2025 Year Annual mean temperature (°F) 2010: Annual mean 43.5°F 2011: Annual mean 43.6°F 2012: Annual mean 48.6°F 2013: Annual mean 44.6°F 2014: Annual mean 43.5°F 2015: Annual mean 47.9°F 2016: Annual mean 48.8°F 2017: Annual mean 46.9°F 2018: Annual mean 44.0°F 2019: Annual mean 43.0°F 2020: Annual mean 47.5°F 2021: Annual mean 48.5°F 2022: Annual mean 45.4°F 2023: Annual mean 47.8°F 2010: Annual mean of daily highs 54.4°F 2011: Annual mean of daily highs 55.1°F 2012: Annual mean of daily highs 62.3°F 2013: Annual mean of daily highs 56.6°F 2014: Annual mean of daily highs 55.2°F 2015: Annual mean of daily highs 60.5°F 2016: Annual mean of daily highs 61.6°F 2017: Annual mean of daily highs 59.4°F 2018: Annual mean of daily highs 55.5°F 2019: Annual mean of daily highs 53.7°F 2020: Annual mean of daily highs 60.7°F 2021: Annual mean of daily highs 61.7°F 2022: Annual mean of daily highs 58.1°F 2023: Annual mean of daily highs 59.8°F 2010: Annual mean of daily lows 32.6°F 2011: Annual mean of daily lows 32.2°F 2012: Annual mean of daily lows 35.0°F 2013: Annual mean of daily lows 32.6°F 2014: Annual mean of daily lows 31.9°F 2015: Annual mean of daily lows 35.2°F 2016: Annual mean of daily lows 36.1°F 2017: Annual mean of daily lows 34.5°F 2018: Annual mean of daily lows 32.5°F 2019: Annual mean of daily lows 32.2°F 2020: Annual mean of daily lows 34.3°F 2021: Annual mean of daily lows 35.2°F 2022: Annual mean of daily lows 32.8°F 2023: Annual mean of daily lows 35.8°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 43.5 54.4 32.6
2011 43.6 55.1 32.2
2012 48.6 62.3 35.0
2013 44.6 56.6 32.6
2014 43.5 55.2 31.9
2015 47.9 60.5 35.2
2016 48.8 61.6 36.1
2017 46.9 59.4 34.5
2018 44.0 55.5 32.5
2019 43.0 53.7 32.2
2020 47.5 60.7 34.3
2021 48.5 61.7 35.2
2022 45.4 58.1 32.8
2023 47.8 59.8 35.8
2024 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2025 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, National Weather Service.