Lead, SD Snowfall A+

First snow Oct 4 · Last snow May 10 · 185.2 in/yr · Station: LEAD

Avg First Snow

Oct 4

Median over 30 seasons 35d late

Avg Last Snow

May 10

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

219 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

185.2 in

Rank #4 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 35 days later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

1.6

Sep

19.1

Oct

22.4

Nov

25.6

Dec

24.2

Jan

27.1

Feb

27.0

Mar

29.2

Apr

8.1

May

0.9

Jun

How Lead Compares

Lead snowfall vs South Dakota and U.S. medians
Measure	Lead	South Dakota median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	185.2 in	41.9 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Oct 4	Nov 4	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	May 10	Apr 14	Apr 3
Snow season length	219 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 LEAD (USC00394834), 2 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.