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Highest risk cities in South Dakota

Highest lightning risk cities in South Dakota

Ranked city list for thunderstorm frequency, based on 481/481 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

P85-based state reference

Lightning score

52/100

Updated Thu, Sep 24, 12:40 AM.

481/481 eligible cities evaluated

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by lightning score from 481 evaluated locations.

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#1

Nunda, SD

29 points above the state reference

81/100

#2

Ramona, SD

27 points above the state reference

79/100

#3

Cloverleaf Colony, SD

25 points above the state reference

77/100

#4

Sinai, SD

24 points above the state reference

76/100

#5

Spring Lake Colony, SD

23 points above the state reference

75/100

#6

Madison, SD

22 points above the state reference

74/100

#7

Carthage, SD

21 points above the state reference

73/100

#8

Oldham, SD

21 points above the state reference

73/100

#9

Winfred, SD

21 points above the state reference

73/100

#10

Howard, SD

20 points above the state reference

72/100

#11

Vilas, SD

20 points above the state reference

72/100

#12

Roswell, SD

19 points above the state reference

71/100

#13

Volga, SD

18 points above the state reference

70/100

#14

Aurora, SD

17 points above the state reference

69/100

#15

Fedora, SD

17 points above the state reference

69/100

#16

Arlington, SD

16 points above the state reference

68/100

#17

Lake Madison, SD

16 points above the state reference

68/100

#18

Brant Lake, SD

15 points above the state reference

67/100

#19

Brant Lake South, SD

15 points above the state reference

67/100

#20

Graceville Colony, SD

15 points above the state reference

67/100

#21

Hetland, SD

15 points above the state reference

67/100

#22

Shannon Colony, SD

15 points above the state reference

67/100

#23

Wentworth, SD

15 points above the state reference

67/100

#24

Brookings, SD

14 points above the state reference

66/100

#25

Egan, SD

14 points above the state reference

66/100

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across481/481 eligible cities evaluated.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale. The state benchmark is a p85-based state reference, not an arithmetic average.

City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.