Lodgepole,_South_Dakota
Lodgepole, South Dakota
Unincorporated community in South Dakota, United States
Lodgepole is an unincorporated community in Perkins County, South Dakota, United States.
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Lodgepole, South Dakota | |
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| Coordinates: 45°48′17″N 102°39′39″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Perkins |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.1 sq mi (93.4 km2) |
| • Land | 36.0 sq mi (93.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,792 ft (851 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 42 |
| • Density | 1.2/sq mi (0.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 57640 |
| Area code | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-38100[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1256189[1] |
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The community took its name from Lodgepole Creek.[3] It is surrounded on three sides by the Grand River National Grassland, although the tracts are not contiguous.[4]
Lodgepole has a dry-winter humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb).
More information Climate data for Lodgepole 5SW, South Dakota, 1991–2020 normals, 2008-2023 extremes: 2570ft (783m), Month ...
| Climate data for Lodgepole 5SW, South Dakota, 1991–2020 normals, 2008-2023 extremes: 2570ft (783m) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 65 (18) |
67 (19) |
79 (26) |
90 (32) |
89 (32) |
104 (40) |
105 (41) |
102 (39) |
100 (38) |
91 (33) |
77 (25) |
69 (21) |
105 (41) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 50.7 (10.4) |
52.7 (11.5) |
66.0 (18.9) |
77.5 (25.3) |
84.1 (28.9) |
90.4 (32.4) |
95.3 (35.2) |
96.3 (35.7) |
92.5 (33.6) |
80.3 (26.8) |
67.6 (19.8) |
54.1 (12.3) |
97.7 (36.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 27.8 (−2.3) |
30.8 (−0.7) |
42.6 (5.9) |
54.4 (12.4) |
64.9 (18.3) |
74.3 (23.5) |
82.1 (27.8) |
82.1 (27.8) |
73.1 (22.8) |
56.6 (13.7) |
42.1 (5.6) |
30.9 (−0.6) |
55.1 (12.9) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 16.4 (−8.7) |
18.7 (−7.4) |
29.3 (−1.5) |
39.7 (4.3) |
50.6 (10.3) |
60.7 (15.9) |
66.9 (19.4) |
65.6 (18.7) |
56.4 (13.6) |
41.7 (5.4) |
28.0 (−2.2) |
18.8 (−7.3) |
41.1 (5.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 4.9 (−15.1) |
6.6 (−14.1) |
15.9 (−8.9) |
24.9 (−3.9) |
36.3 (2.4) |
47.0 (8.3) |
51.7 (10.9) |
49.1 (9.5) |
39.8 (4.3) |
26.8 (−2.9) |
13.9 (−10.1) |
6.7 (−14.1) |
27.0 (−2.8) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −20.1 (−28.9) |
−21.7 (−29.8) |
−8.1 (−22.3) |
6.3 (−14.3) |
19.3 (−7.1) |
33.1 (0.6) |
40.3 (4.6) |
36.8 (2.7) |
27.8 (−2.3) |
8.7 (−12.9) |
−6.5 (−21.4) |
−17.3 (−27.4) |
−27.6 (−33.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −30 (−34) |
−40 (−40) |
−25 (−32) |
−7 (−22) |
13 (−11) |
28 (−2) |
34 (1) |
30 (−1) |
19 (−7) |
−14 (−26) |
−28 (−33) |
−32 (−36) |
−40 (−40) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.19 (4.8) |
0.34 (8.6) |
0.65 (17) |
1.41 (36) |
2.48 (63) |
3.50 (89) |
2.34 (59) |
2.09 (53) |
1.49 (38) |
1.56 (40) |
0.53 (13) |
0.28 (7.1) |
16.86 (428.5) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 5.0 (13) |
4.6 (12) |
7.3 (19) |
8.3 (21) |
2.5 (6.4) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.9 (2.3) |
2.7 (6.9) |
7.7 (20) |
6.3 (16) |
45.3 (116.6) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 2.2 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 58.2 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 2.3 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 16.6 |
| Source 1: NOAA (1981-2010 snowfall)[5][6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS2 (temp records & monthly max/mins)[7] | |||||||||||||
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- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 48.
- "Lodgepole 5SW, South Dakota 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- "Lodgepole 10 NW, South Dakota 1981-2010 Monthly Normals". Retrieved January 15, 2024.
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