Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 34 min5:06 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 49 min7:24 am – 4:13 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 9°F19 in of rain a year, on about 45 dayswettest month May48 in of snow a year, on about 19 days26 days above 90°F, 186 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Red Owl station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksElm Buttepeak · 8.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBadlands National Parknational park · 51.8 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 200740 mi away, near Wasta, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 7 Feb 200740 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
Elevation2,794 ft852 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeUnion Center Post Office5.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRapid City Regional Airport RAP40 miInterstateI-9034 miUS highwayUS 21226 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 57765 ZIP area.
