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Weather in Ardmore, SD · National Weather Service + NOAA

Ardmore has some of South Dakota’s warmest summers

Ardmore has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 44 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. A typical November afternoon reaches 49°, and nights fall to 20°.

Winter 39°/12°Spring 61°/31°Summer 86°/54°Fall 64°/32°
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Sunrise 8:30 am · sunset 6:45 pm

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What stands out about Ardmore’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Warmer summers than most of South DakotaJuly afternoons average 90°, warmer than 1,382 of 1,384 South Dakota towns.A short growing season128 frost-free days, from May 16 to Sep 23.A dry climateJust 18 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 91% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Ardmore’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
39° / 12°
18 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
61° / 31°
Last frost around May 16
Summer
86° / 54°
47 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
64° / 32°
First frost around Sep 23
Pastthe usual first frost (Sep 23). Last frost next spring: May 16
Best months to be outside
MayJunSep
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Ardmore get?About 44 inches a winter.When is it wettest?May, with 3.0 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.2° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Ardmore itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Ardmore 1 Nw, SD (1 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.