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Draper town, South Dakota

Official LSAD Designation: Draper town • Census GEOID: 4617020 • Jones County

Climate Normals & Weather Observations

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

Reference Weather Station: MURDO, SD US (ID: USC00395891) • Located 8.9 miles from community center • Elevation: 705.9 m
Month Average High (°F) Average Low (°F) Mean Temp (°F) Precipitation (in)
January 30.7° 11.6° 21.1° 0.57"
February 34.4° 14.3° 24.4° 0.71"
March 45.4° 24.0° 34.7° 1.17"
April 56.6° 34.2° 45.4° 2.37"
May 67.5° 45.8° 56.6° 3.44"
June 78.5° 56.5° 67.5° 3.63"
July 86.7° 62.6° 74.6° 2.84"
August 85.4° 60.8° 73.1° 2.37"
September 76.5° 51.2° 63.9° 1.48"
October 60.3° 37.3° 48.8° 1.80"
November 45.3° 24.7° 35.0° 0.68"
December 33.4° 14.9° 24.2° 0.59"

Annual Temperature History

2010–2025, completed calendar years only.

NOAA station MURDO, SD US (ID: USC00395891) • 8.9 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 MURDO, 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. 30.0 39.8 49.5 59.3 69.0 2010 2014 2018 2021 2025 Year Annual mean temperature (°F) 2010: Annual mean 47.5°F 2011: Annual mean 47.0°F 2012: Annual mean 52.4°F 2013: Annual mean 46.8°F 2014: Annual mean 46.6°F 2015: Annual mean 49.9°F 2016: Annual mean 50.5°F 2017: Annual mean 48.8°F 2018: Annual mean 45.9°F 2019: Annual mean 43.9°F 2020: Annual mean 49.2°F 2023: Annual mean 49.5°F 2024: Annual mean 50.2°F 2010: Annual mean of daily highs 58.1°F 2011: Annual mean of daily highs 57.9°F 2012: Annual mean of daily highs 65.2°F 2013: Annual mean of daily highs 58.2°F 2014: Annual mean of daily highs 58.5°F 2015: Annual mean of daily highs 62.2°F 2016: Annual mean of daily highs 62.9°F 2017: Annual mean of daily highs 60.6°F 2018: Annual mean of daily highs 56.6°F 2019: Annual mean of daily highs 53.7°F 2020: Annual mean of daily highs 60.7°F 2022: Annual mean of daily highs 59.6°F 2023: Annual mean of daily highs 60.4°F 2024: Annual mean of daily highs 61.1°F 2025: Annual mean of daily highs 60.8°F 2010: Annual mean of daily lows 37.0°F 2011: Annual mean of daily lows 36.2°F 2012: Annual mean of daily lows 39.5°F 2013: Annual mean of daily lows 35.5°F 2014: Annual mean of daily lows 34.7°F 2015: Annual mean of daily lows 37.7°F 2016: Annual mean of daily lows 38.1°F 2017: Annual mean of daily lows 37.0°F 2018: Annual mean of daily lows 35.2°F 2019: Annual mean of daily lows 34.1°F 2020: Annual mean of daily lows 37.6°F 2023: Annual mean of daily lows 38.6°F 2024: Annual mean of daily lows 39.3°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 47.5 58.1 37.0
2011 47.0 57.9 36.2
2012 52.4 65.2 39.5
2013 46.8 58.2 35.5
2014 46.6 58.5 34.7
2015 49.9 62.2 37.7
2016 50.5 62.9 38.1
2017 48.8 60.6 37.0
2018 45.9 56.6 35.2
2019 43.9 53.7 34.1
2020 49.2 60.7 37.6
2021 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2022 Unavailable 59.6 Unavailable
2023 49.5 60.4 38.6
2024 50.2 61.1 39.3
2025 Unavailable 60.8 Unavailable
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, National Weather Service.