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Driest Cities in South Dakota

The top 22 of 22 South Dakota cities on GIS Map, ranked by lowest average annual precipitation.

#CityAverage annual precipitation
1Box Elder
17.4 in
2Belle Fourche
18.0 in
3Mobridge
18.0 in
4Hot Springs
18.6 in
5Rapid City
20.0 in
6Pierre
20.2 in
7Custer
20.7 in
8Mitchell
21.1 in
9Sturgis
21.3 in
10Spearfish
21.4 in
11Aberdeen
22.4 in
12Watertown
22.7 in
13Winner
23.2 in
14Huron
23.3 in
15Brookings
25.2 in
16Madison
26.4 in
17Brandon
27.9 in
18Vermillion
28.0 in
19Sioux Falls
28.3 in
20Yankton
28.7 in
21Deadwood
31.8 in
22Lead
31.8 in

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Driest Cities in South Dakota”, https://gismap.land/rankings/south-dakota/driest-cities. Figures from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data.

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