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Cottonwood town, South Dakota

Official LSAD Designation: Cottonwood town • Census GEOID: 4614220 • Jackson County

Climate Normals & Weather Observations

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

Reference Weather Station: COTTONWOOD 2 E, SD US (ID: USC00391972) • Located 2.3 miles from community center • Elevation: 723.3 m
Month Average High (°F) Average Low (°F) Mean Temp (°F) Precipitation (in)
January 33.1° 8.1° 20.6° 0.41"
February 37.0° 10.5° 23.8° 0.56"
March 47.6° 20.4° 34.0° 1.03"
April 57.8° 30.0° 43.9° 1.96"
May 68.3° 42.0° 55.1° 2.90"
June 79.4° 52.7° 66.0° 3.09"
July 88.2° 59.2° 73.7° 2.10"
August 87.6° 55.8° 71.7° 1.63"
September 78.2° 45.0° 61.6° 1.22"
October 61.8° 31.3° 46.6° 1.46"
November 47.1° 19.2° 33.2° 0.54"
December 35.7° 10.2° 23.0° 0.48"

Annual Temperature History

2010–2025, completed calendar years only.

NOAA station COTTONWOOD 2 E, SD US (ID: USC00391972) • 2.3 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 COTTONWOOD 2 E, 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. 26.0 37.5 49.0 60.5 72.0 2010 2014 2018 2021 2025 Year Annual mean temperature (°F) 2011: Annual mean 46.0°F 2012: Annual mean 50.5°F 2013: Annual mean 46.3°F 2014: Annual mean 45.5°F 2015: Annual mean 48.4°F 2016: Annual mean 48.9°F 2017: Annual mean 47.8°F 2018: Annual mean 44.8°F 2020: Annual mean 47.2°F 2021: Annual mean 47.9°F 2022: Annual mean 46.2°F 2023: Annual mean 47.4°F 2024: Annual mean 48.7°F 2025: Annual mean 47.9°F 2011: Annual mean of daily highs 60.8°F 2012: Annual mean of daily highs 68.1°F 2013: Annual mean of daily highs 61.0°F 2014: Annual mean of daily highs 60.9°F 2015: Annual mean of daily highs 64.0°F 2016: Annual mean of daily highs 64.0°F 2017: Annual mean of daily highs 62.5°F 2018: Annual mean of daily highs 58.2°F 2020: Annual mean of daily highs 62.1°F 2021: Annual mean of daily highs 62.7°F 2022: Annual mean of daily highs 61.1°F 2023: Annual mean of daily highs 61.4°F 2024: Annual mean of daily highs 63.2°F 2025: Annual mean of daily highs 62.0°F 2011: Annual mean of daily lows 31.2°F 2012: Annual mean of daily lows 32.8°F 2013: Annual mean of daily lows 31.5°F 2014: Annual mean of daily lows 30.1°F 2015: Annual mean of daily lows 32.8°F 2016: Annual mean of daily lows 33.9°F 2017: Annual mean of daily lows 33.1°F 2018: Annual mean of daily lows 31.4°F 2020: Annual mean of daily lows 32.2°F 2021: Annual mean of daily lows 33.0°F 2022: Annual mean of daily lows 31.4°F 2023: Annual mean of daily lows 33.5°F 2024: Annual mean of daily lows 34.2°F 2025: Annual mean of daily lows 33.8°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 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2011 46.0 60.8 31.2
2012 50.5 68.1 32.8
2013 46.3 61.0 31.5
2014 45.5 60.9 30.1
2015 48.4 64.0 32.8
2016 48.9 64.0 33.9
2017 47.8 62.5 33.1
2018 44.8 58.2 31.4
2019 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2020 47.2 62.1 32.2
2021 47.9 62.7 33.0
2022 46.2 61.1 31.4
2023 47.4 61.4 33.5
2024 48.7 63.2 34.2
2025 47.9 62.0 33.8
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, National Weather Service.