Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 40 min5:46 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 43 min8:11 am – 4:54 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 24°F, lows 3°F20 in of rain a year, on about 43 dayswettest month June34 in of snow a year, on about 17 days13 days above 90°F, 180 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ipswich station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake Parmleylake · 5.7 miGrass Lakelake · 8.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMina Weststate recreation area · 3.8 miMinastate recreation area · 4.1 mi · 302 acresShanerstate conservation land · 3.3 mi · 314 acresMina Eaststate recreation area · 4.5 miLightstate conservation land · 5.2 mi · 155 acresCasanovastate conservation land · 7.5 mi · 643 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 3.2 on 9 Dec 202045 mi away, near Bowdle, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 9 Dec 202045 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowEdmunds County, SD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWinter weather Relatively ModerateWildfire Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025301 of 360 days measured53 moderate, 6 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 27, worst day 115main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Brown County, SD, 25 mi away
Drinking waterMina Lake Sanitary Districtserves 863 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,442 ft440 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAvera Saint Luke's Hospital16.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen Regional Airport ABR19 miUS highwayUS 123.3 miCoachAberdeenJefferson Lines16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 57462 ZIP area.
