Hanna is located at (44.261667, -103.844722).[3]
North Rapid Creek is a SNOTEL weather station roughly 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Hanna, located near Buskala Historic Ranch.[4][5]
| Climate data for North Rapid Creek, South Dakota, 1997–2020 normals, 1989-1997 snowfall: 6130ft (1868m) |
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) |
35.0
(1.7) |
35.5
(1.9) |
44.5
(6.9) |
49.8
(9.9) |
58.3
(14.6) |
69.0
(20.6) |
77.3
(25.2) |
75.5
(24.2) |
67.2
(19.6) |
52.3
(11.3) |
42.7
(5.9) |
34.0
(1.1) |
53.4
(11.9) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) |
25.6
(−3.6) |
24.8
(−4.0) |
33.1
(0.6) |
38.6
(3.7) |
47.0
(8.3) |
56.6
(13.7) |
64.2
(17.9) |
62.2
(16.8) |
54.6
(12.6) |
41.9
(5.5) |
33.0
(0.6) |
25.0
(−3.9) |
42.2
(5.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) |
16.1
(−8.8) |
14.2
(−9.9) |
21.8
(−5.7) |
27.4
(−2.6) |
35.8
(2.1) |
44.2
(6.8) |
51.0
(10.6) |
48.9
(9.4) |
41.9
(5.5) |
31.6
(−0.2) |
23.4
(−4.8) |
16.0
(−8.9) |
31.0
(−0.5) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) |
1.38
(35) |
1.34
(34) |
1.52
(39) |
2.61
(66) |
4.02
(102) |
3.43
(87) |
2.96
(75) |
2.00
(51) |
1.58
(40) |
2.29
(58) |
1.49
(38) |
1.25
(32) |
25.87
(657) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) |
27.5
(70) |
23.6
(60) |
25.1
(64) |
38.5
(98) |
4.4
(11) |
0.8
(2.0) |
0.0
(0.0) |
0.0
(0.0) |
2.1
(5.3) |
16.2
(41) |
25.2
(64) |
31.5
(80) |
194.9
(495.3) |
| Source 1: XMACIS2 (temperature normals & Buskala Ranch snowfall)[6] |
| Source 2: NOAA (Precipitation)[7] |
| Climate data for Hanna, SD |
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
| Record high °F (°C) |
69
(21) |
66
(19) |
74
(23) |
84
(29) |
88
(31) |
96
(36) |
99
(37) |
98
(37) |
96
(36) |
84
(29) |
74
(23) |
65
(18) |
99
(37) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) |
36
(2) |
37
(3) |
43
(6) |
52
(11) |
61
(16) |
71
(22) |
79
(26) |
78
(26) |
68
(20) |
55
(13) |
43
(6) |
35
(2) |
55
(13) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) |
27
(−3) |
28
(−2) |
33
(1) |
42
(6) |
51
(11) |
60
(16) |
68
(20) |
67
(19) |
57
(14) |
45
(7) |
34
(1) |
26
(−3) |
45
(7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) |
17
(−8) |
18
(−8) |
23
(−5) |
31
(−1) |
40
(4) |
49
(9) |
56
(13) |
55
(13) |
45
(7) |
34
(1) |
24
(−4) |
16
(−9) |
34
(1) |
| Record low °F (°C) |
−27
(−33) |
−32
(−36) |
−17
(−27) |
−5
(−21) |
9
(−13) |
24
(−4) |
36
(2) |
22
(−6) |
15
(−9) |
−5
(−21) |
−16
(−27) |
−33
(−36) |
−33
(−36) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) |
1.34
(34) |
1.65
(42) |
2.58
(66) |
3.55
(90) |
4.64
(118) |
3.57
(91) |
2.76
(70) |
2.09
(53) |
1.99
(51) |
3.04
(77) |
1.83
(46) |
1.51
(38) |
30.55
(776) |
| Source: The Weather Channel (Historical Monthly Averages)[8] |
