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

Smithville Township has milder winters than most of South Dakota

Smithville Township has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 12°, and about 37 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 48° and a normal night drops to 23°.

Winter 36°/13°Spring 59°/33°Summer 85°/57°Fall 63°/35°
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Sunrise 8:28 am · sunset 6:38 pm

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What stands out about Smithville 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 12°, milder than 1,249 of 1,384 South Dakota towns.A dry climateJust 18 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 91% of U.S. towns.Warmer summers than most of South DakotaJuly afternoons average 88°, warmer than 1,285 of 1,384 South Dakota towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Smithville Township’s year

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

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Winter
36° / 13°
14 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
59° / 33°
Last frost around May 8
Summer
85° / 57°
37 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
63° / 35°
First frost around Oct 3
Pastthe usual first frost (Oct 3). Last frost next spring: May 8
Best months to be outside
MayJunSep
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Smithville Township get?About 37 inches a winter.When is it wettest?May, with 3.4 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 Smithville Township itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Elm Springs 3 Ese, SD (8 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.