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Deerfield is an unincorporated community in Pennington County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

History

A post office called Deerfield was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1954. The community was so named on account of the area being a favorite hunting ground of deer.

Climate

Blind Park is a SNOTEL weather station 7.8 miles (12.6 km) northwest of Deerfield, at an altitude of 6890 ft (2100 m).

Climate data for Blind Park, South Dakota, 1991–2020 normals: 6890ft (2100m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 31.4
(−0.3)
33.6
(0.9)
42.1
(5.6)
47.3
(8.5)
55.8
(13.2)
66.3
(19.1)
74.5
(23.6)
73.4
(23.0)
64.0
(17.8)
49.5
(9.7)
38.5
(3.6)
30.9
(−0.6)
50.6
(10.3)
Daily mean °F (°C) 20.9
(−6.2)
21.6
(−5.8)
29.7
(−1.3)
35.6
(2.0)
44.3
(6.8)
53.9
(12.2)
60.9
(16.1)
59.6
(15.3)
51.0
(10.6)
38.2
(3.4)
28.1
(−2.2)
20.7
(−6.3)
38.7
(3.7)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 10.3
(−12.1)
9.6
(−12.4)
17.4
(−8.1)
23.8
(−4.6)
32.6
(0.3)
41.3
(5.2)
47.4
(8.6)
45.8
(7.7)
38.1
(3.4)
27.2
(−2.7)
17.7
(−7.9)
10.4
(−12.0)
26.8
(−2.9)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.77
(45)
1.73
(44)
1.79
(45)
2.89
(73)
4.08
(104)
3.10
(79)
2.57
(65)
1.72
(44)
1.58
(40)
2.45
(62)
1.80
(46)
1.49
(38)
26.97
(685)
Source 1: XMACIS2
Source 2: NOAA (Precipitation)
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