Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 23 min5:54 am – 9:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 59 min8:02 am – 5:01 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 12°F24 in of rain a year, on about 48 dayswettest month May31 in of snow a year, on about 14 days36 days above 90°F, 152 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Pickstown station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsLake Andes National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 1.6 mi · 931 acresRed Lakestate recreation area · 1.4 mi · 912 acresLake Andes Unitsstate conservation land · 2.2 mi · 55 acresNorth Point Recreation Areastate recreation area · 6.6 mi · 897 acresKarl E. Mundt National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.6 mi · 1,047 acresPickstown Game Production Areastate conservation land · 6.8 mi · 598 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 3 Nov 200235 mi away, near Butte, NebraskaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 4 Jun 202118 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCharles Mix County, SD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 2025320 of 348 days measured24 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 36, worst day 115main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Knox County, NE, 44 mi away
Drinking waterRandall Community Water Districtserves 6,248 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation1,500 ft457 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWagner Community Memorial Hospital7.5 miPost officeLake Andes Post Office5.8 miTown hallLake Andes City Hall5.9 miPoliceCharles Mix County Sheriff's Office5.7 miFire stationRavinia Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSioux Falls Regional Airport FSD90 miInterstateI-9039 miUS highwayUS 281under a mileTransit1 stop within a mileIhanktowan TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 57357 ZIP area.
