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Eastern South Dakota can experience more flooding and western South Dakota can experience more droughts due to climate change. Climate change in South Dakota will directly impact agriculture, city planning and development as well as the tourism industry. [1] [2] According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, "South Dakota's ...
The amount of snow received at weather stations varies substantially from year to year. For example, the annual snowfall at Paradise Ranger Station in Mount Rainier National Park has been as little as 266 inches (680 cm) in 2014-2015 and as much as 1,122 inches (2,850 cm) in 1971–1972. [2]
Average annual precipitation in South Dakota ranges from semi-arid in the northwestern part of the state (around 15 inches, or 381 mm) to semi-humid around the southeast portion of the state (around 25 inches or 635 millimetres), [42] although a small area centered on Lead in the Black Hills has the highest precipitation at nearly 30 inches or ...
Owing to its location in an area particularly prone to chinook winds, Hot Springs is one of the warmest places in South Dakota, with an annual mean temperature of 48.6 °F (9.2 °C). [21] During the three winter months from December to February, twenty-five afternoons can be expected to exceed 50 °F or 10 °C and five winter afternoons will ...
Farther south into northern Montana, North Dakota and Minnesota, high temperatures will range from the teens and 20s F in the higher elevations and along the Canadian border.
Jan. 16-23 comes with winter storm threats for the eastern portion of the U.S.; heavy rain and snow are expected for this round of storms. After this, there will be “one of the coldest outbreaks ...
South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Wednesday night : Mostly clear, with a low around 63. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.
Spearfish (Lakota: Hočhápȟe [5]) is a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 12,193 at the time of the 2020 census, making it the 10th most populous city in South Dakota. [6] Spearfish is the largest city in Lawrence County and the home of Black Hills State University.