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Wettest Cities in South Dakota

The top 22 of 22 South Dakota cities on GIS Map, ranked by average annual precipitation (rain and melted snow).

#CityAverage annual precipitation
1Deadwood
31.8 in
2Lead
31.8 in
3Yankton
28.7 in
4Sioux Falls
28.3 in
5Vermillion
28.0 in
6Brandon
27.9 in
7Madison
26.4 in
8Brookings
25.2 in
9Huron
23.3 in
10Winner
23.2 in
11Watertown
22.7 in
12Aberdeen
22.4 in
13Spearfish
21.4 in
14Sturgis
21.3 in
15Mitchell
21.1 in
16Custer
20.7 in
17Pierre
20.2 in
18Rapid City
20.0 in
19Hot Springs
18.6 in
20Belle Fourche
18.0 in
21Mobridge
18.0 in
22Box Elder
17.4 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, “Wettest Cities in South Dakota”, https://gismap.land/rankings/south-dakota/wettest-cities. Figures from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data.

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