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Fairburn town, South Dakota

Official LSAD Designation: Fairburn town • Census GEOID: 4620340 • Custer County

Climate Normals & Weather Observations

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

Reference Weather Station: WIND CAVE, SD US (ID: USC00399347) • Located 16.3 miles from community center • Elevation: 1,266.4 m
Month Average High (°F) Average Low (°F) Mean Temp (°F) Precipitation (in)
January 39.7° 14.8° 27.2° 0.45"
February 40.7° 15.5° 28.1° 0.70"
March 50.0° 23.7° 36.8° 1.07"
April 57.7° 30.9° 44.3° 2.32"
May 66.4° 40.9° 53.7° 3.74"
June 77.4° 50.1° 63.8° 3.29"
July 84.7° 56.6° 70.7° 3.01"
August 83.6° 54.9° 69.2° 2.30"
September 76.2° 46.2° 61.2° 1.53"
October 61.4° 34.0° 47.7° 1.55"
November 48.4° 23.4° 35.9° 0.71"
December 39.4° 15.4° 27.4° 0.53"

Annual Temperature History

2010–2025, completed calendar years only.

NOAA station WIND CAVE, SD US (ID: USC00399347) • 16.3 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 WIND CAVE, 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 38.3 48.5 58.8 69.0 2010 2014 2018 2021 2025 Year Annual mean temperature (°F) 2010: Annual mean 47.0°F 2011: Annual mean 46.4°F 2012: Annual mean 50.3°F 2013: Annual mean 46.1°F 2014: Annual mean 45.8°F 2015: Annual mean 48.3°F 2016: Annual mean 49.1°F 2019: Annual mean 44.2°F 2020: Annual mean 47.9°F 2021: Annual mean 47.9°F 2022: Annual mean 46.9°F 2023: Annual mean 47.8°F 2024: Annual mean 49.5°F 2010: Annual mean of daily highs 59.7°F 2011: Annual mean of daily highs 59.5°F 2012: Annual mean of daily highs 64.8°F 2013: Annual mean of daily highs 59.0°F 2014: Annual mean of daily highs 58.7°F 2015: Annual mean of daily highs 61.5°F 2016: Annual mean of daily highs 63.0°F 2019: Annual mean of daily highs 56.5°F 2020: Annual mean of daily highs 61.9°F 2021: Annual mean of daily highs 61.5°F 2022: Annual mean of daily highs 60.7°F 2023: Annual mean of daily highs 60.3°F 2024: Annual mean of daily highs 63.4°F 2025: Annual mean of daily highs 62.2°F 2010: Annual mean of daily lows 34.2°F 2011: Annual mean of daily lows 33.3°F 2012: Annual mean of daily lows 35.7°F 2013: Annual mean of daily lows 33.2°F 2014: Annual mean of daily lows 32.9°F 2015: Annual mean of daily lows 35.1°F 2016: Annual mean of daily lows 35.2°F 2019: Annual mean of daily lows 31.9°F 2020: Annual mean of daily lows 33.8°F 2021: Annual mean of daily lows 34.3°F 2022: Annual mean of daily lows 33.0°F 2023: Annual mean of daily lows 35.3°F 2024: Annual mean of daily lows 35.7°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 47.0 59.7 34.2
2011 46.4 59.5 33.3
2012 50.3 64.8 35.7
2013 46.1 59.0 33.2
2014 45.8 58.7 32.9
2015 48.3 61.5 35.1
2016 49.1 63.0 35.2
2017 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2018 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2019 44.2 56.5 31.9
2020 47.9 61.9 33.8
2021 47.9 61.5 34.3
2022 46.9 60.7 33.0
2023 47.8 60.3 35.3
2024 49.5 63.4 35.7
2025 Unavailable 62.2 Unavailable
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, National Weather Service.