Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 32 min5:05 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 51 min7:22 am – 4:13 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 10°F19 in of rain a year, on about 43 dayswettest month May37 in of snow a year, on about 20 days37 days above 90°F, 176 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Elm Springs 3 Ese station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksPoverty Pointpeak · 9.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTisdale Lakestate recreation area · 13.1 mi · 159 acresCurlew Lakestate recreation area · 13.6 mi · 440 acresBadlands National Parknational park · 31.6 mi · 111,331 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 7 Feb 200722 mi away, near Wasta, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 7 Feb 200722 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMeade County, SD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025342 of 351 days measured9 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 71main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Meade County monitors, SD
Drinking waterSturgisserves 7,020 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,409 ft734 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesFire stationElm Springs Fire Department2.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRapid City Regional Airport RAP34 miInterstateI-9017 miUS highwayUS 1417 miCoachWallJefferson Lines29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 57736 ZIP area.
