Pierre, SD Snowfall B+

First snow Nov 4 · Last snow Apr 14 · 32.4 in/yr · Station: FORT PIERRE 17 WSW

Avg First Snow

Nov 4

Median over 24 seasons

Avg Last Snow

Apr 14

Median over 24 seasons

Snow Season

162 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

32.4 in

Rank #121 of 217 tracked

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.9

Oct

4.3

Nov

6.7

Dec

6.0

Jan

5.8

Feb

3.9

Mar

4.7

Apr

0.1

May

Jun

How Pierre Compares

Pierre snowfall vs South Dakota and U.S. medians
Measure	Pierre	South Dakota median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	32.4 in	41.9 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 4	Nov 4	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 14	Apr 14	Apr 3
Snow season length	162 days	163 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (5 in South Dakota, 201 nationally).

Nearby Tracked Cities

Aberdeen, SD190 km · 42"
Rapid City, SD232 km · 37"
Lead, SD272 km · 185"
Bismarck, ND273 km · 50"
Sioux Falls, SD306 km · 45"

Ski Resorts in South Dakota

Terry PeakNov 27–Apr 5

Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for FORT PIERRE 17 WSW (USC00393076), 28 km from the city center, accessed via the ACIS web service. Normals window: 1990–91 through 2019–20 snow seasons. Measurable snow = ≥ 0.1 in.