South Dakota Snow Day Calculator

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South Dakota ZIP Code Coverage

Eastern South Dakota - Sioux Falls Metro

5700157199

Western South Dakota - Black Hills Region

5770157799

Northeast - Aberdeen Area

5740157499

East Central - Watertown Region

5720157299

For accurate South Dakota Snow Day Calculator predictions, please enter a ZIP code from your specific region as conditions vary significantly between the Black Hills and eastern regions

South Dakota Snow Statistics & Information

Geographic Features

  • Black Hills
  • Badlands
  • Missouri River
  • James River
  • Pine Ridge

Snow Statistics

Annual Average Snowfall

45 inches

Snow Days per Year

50 days

School Information

Average Snow Days

7 days/year

School Districts

149

South Dakota Historical Snow Events

April 1998 Blizzard

1998-04-25

Snowfall: 46.1 inches

Record snowfall in Lead, widespread power outages

Christmas Blizzard of 2016

2016-12-25

Snowfall: 24.9 inches

Holiday travel disrupted, multiple counties declared emergencies

March 2019 Bomb Cyclone

2019-03-13

Snowfall: 18 inches

Historic flooding and extended school closures across the state

South Dakota Snow Facts

The Black Hills region can receive over 200 inches of snow annually

South Dakota's record low temperature is -58°F, recorded in McIntosh on February 17, 1936

The state experiences an average of 15 blizzards each winter season

Lead, SD holds the record for the most snowfall in one day at 46.1 inches

The state maintains over 7,800 miles of highway during winter conditions

South Dakota was one of the first states to use snow gates for driveway clearing