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Weather in Scenic Township, SD · National Weather Service + NOAA

Scenic Township has milder winters than most of South Dakota

Scenic Township has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 13°, and about 30 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 48° and a normal night drops to 24°.

Winter 37°/14°Spring 59°/34°Summer 84°/58°Fall 62°/36°
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Sunrise 8:29 am · sunset 6:38 pm

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What stands out about Scenic Township’s weather

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

Climate →
Milder winters than most of South DakotaJanuary nights average 13°, milder than 1,337 of 1,384 South Dakota towns.Less snow than most of South DakotaAbout 30 inches a winter, less than 1,294 of 1,367 South Dakota towns.A dry climateJust 18 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 90% of U.S. towns.Warmer summers than most of South DakotaJuly afternoons average 87°, warmer than 1,218 of 1,384 South Dakota towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Scenic Township’s year

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

Full climate →
Winter
37° / 14°
11 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
59° / 34°
Last frost around May 10
Summer
84° / 58°
43 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
62° / 36°
First frost around Oct 1
Pastthe usual first frost (Oct 1). Last frost next spring: May 10
Best months to be outside
MayJunSep
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Scenic Township get?About 30 inches a winter.When is it wettest?May, with 3.3 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.3° 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 Scenic Township itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Wasta, SD (17 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.