Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Snowiest Counties in South Dakota
Average annual snowfall by county, deepest first. Snow is the cost nobody budgets for: removal, roof load, the shorter life of a driveway that freezes and thaws all winter, and the heating demand in the column beside it. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year. Counties with no measurable snowfall in the normals are left out rather than listed as zero.
South Dakota ranked
| # | County | Annual snowfall | Heating degree days | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lawrence County | 183.9" | 7,206 | $2,504 |
| 2 | Deuel County | 60.7" | 8,664 | $1,538 |
| 3 | Jones County | 49.1" | 7,208 | $1,110 |
| 4 | Sully County | 48.8" | 7,660 | $1,680 |
| 5 | Pennington County | 48.5" | 7,252 | $2,268 |
| 6 | Bennett County | 48.4" | 7,059 | $1,258 |
| 7 | Marshall County | 48.1" | 8,417 | $1,308 |
| 8 | Meade County | 47.5" | 7,829 | $2,279 |
| 9 | Edmunds County | 47.0" | 8,624 | $1,424 |
| 10 | Minnehaha County | 45.3" | 7,248 | $2,246 |
| 11 | Turner County | 45.3" | 7,248 | $1,713 |
| 12 | Gregory County | 45.0" | 7,208 | $1,194 |
| 13 | Jerauld County | 44.5" | 7,783 | $1,164 |
| 14 | Beadle County | 44.4" | 7,683 | $1,560 |
| 15 | Fall River County | 43.8" | 7,015 | $1,546 |
| 16 | Faulk County | 43.7" | 8,205 | $1,122 |
| 17 | Hand County | 43.7" | 7,840 | $1,344 |
| 18 | Corson County | 43.3" | 7,897 | $792 |
| 19 | Day County | 42.8" | 8,598 | $1,382 |
| 20 | Brown County | 42.7" | 8,222 | $1,845 |
| 21 | Todd County | 41.5" | 7,107 | $604 |
| 22 | Kingsbury County | 41.4" | 8,152 | $1,411 |
| 23 | Codington County | 41.1" | 8,501 | $1,859 |
| 24 | Hamlin County | 41.1" | 8,501 | $1,787 |
| 25 | Ziebach County | 40.7" | 7,122 | $945 |
| 26 | Moody County | 40.4" | 8,376 | $1,774 |
| 27 | Hyde County | 40.0" | 7,661 | $1,250 |
| 28 | Mellette County | 40.0" | 6,763 | $719 |
| 29 | Butte County | 39.8" | 7,618 | $1,781 |
| 30 | Perkins County | 39.7" | 7,612 | $1,040 |
| 31 | Lyman County | 39.6" | 7,042 | $1,390 |
| 32 | Hutchinson County | 39.2" | 6,980 | $1,434 |
| 33 | Potter County | 38.7" | 8,117 | $1,164 |
| 34 | Yankton County | 38.1" | 6,884 | $1,797 |
| 35 | Aurora County | 37.7" | 7,584 | $1,192 |
| 36 | Hughes County | 37.2" | 7,348 | $1,897 |
| 37 | Stanley County | 37.2" | 7,348 | $1,549 |
| 38 | Lake County | 36.8" | 7,998 | $1,958 |
| 39 | Bon Homme County | 36.6" | 7,256 | $1,143 |
| 40 | Hanson County | 36.3" | 7,874 | $1,661 |
| 41 | Roberts County | 36.3" | 8,179 | $1,265 |
| 42 | Lincoln County | 36.1" | 7,684 | $2,684 |
| 43 | Brookings County | 35.8" | 8,378 | $2,087 |
| 44 | Miner County | 35.8" | 7,456 | $1,083 |
| 45 | Douglas County | 34.4" | 6,747 | $1,172 |
| 46 | Walworth County | 33.4" | 8,337 | $1,238 |
| 47 | Charles Mix County | 31.3" | 6,744 | $1,494 |
| 48 | Campbell County | 31.0" | 7,549 | $909 |
| 49 | Dewey County | 31.0" | 7,549 | $805 |
| 50 | Clay County | 30.5" | 7,492 | $1,931 |
| 51 | Sanborn County | 26.3" | 7,755 | $1,285 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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