Aberdeen, SD Snowfall B+

First snow Oct 31 · Last snow Apr 12 · 41.9 in/yr · Station: ABERDEEN REGIONAL AP

Avg First Snow

Oct 31

Median over 30 seasons 8d late

Avg Last Snow

Apr 12

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

164 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

41.9 in

Rank #97 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 8 days later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.9

Oct

6.3

Nov

7.9

Dec

7.8

Jan

8.4

Feb

6.3

Mar

4.2

Apr

May

Jun

How Aberdeen Compares

Aberdeen snowfall vs South Dakota and U.S. medians
Measure	Aberdeen	South Dakota median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	41.9 in	41.9 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Oct 31	Nov 4	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 12	Apr 14	Apr 3
Snow season length	164 days	163 days	139 days

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

Nearby Tracked Cities

Ski Resorts in South Dakota

Terry PeakNov 27–Apr 5

Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for ABERDEEN REGIONAL AP (USW00014929), 6 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.