Box Elder, SD Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Box Elder actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Box Elder, SD, the comfort score comes out to 37/100, weather-driven: Heat, cold, snow, or rainfall here are heavy enough that they shape daily life for a large part of the year. Only 4 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Box Elder's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Box Elder run from 24°F in Jan up to 73°F in Jul, a 48.1°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
How wet Box Elder actually gets
Over a typical year, Box Elder sees about 17.44in of precipitation a year across roughly 96 days with measurable rain or snow, with 48.5in of snow a year.
Box Elder against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Box Elder comes in at 4770; within SD alone it ranks 18 of 18. Population is about 13,887.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from RAPID CITY RGNL AP, SD US, the NOAA station 4.9 miles from Box Elder, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is