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Highest risk cities in South Dakota

Highest lightning risk cities in South Dakota

Ranked city list for thunderstorm frequency. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

State average

Lightning score

51/100

Updated Fri, May 8, 6:58 PM.

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by lightning score.

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#1

Ramona, SD

28 points above the state average

79/100

#2

Madison, SD

23 points above the state average

74/100

#3

Howard, SD

21 points above the state average

72/100

#4

Volga, SD

19 points above the state average

70/100

#5

Aurora, SD

18 points above the state average

69/100

#6

Arlington, SD

17 points above the state average

68/100

#7

Lake Madison, SD

17 points above the state average

68/100

#8

Brookings, SD

15 points above the state average

66/100

#9

Colman, SD

14 points above the state average

65/100

#10

Lake Preston, SD

14 points above the state average

65/100

#11

Flandreau, SD

13 points above the state average

64/100

#12

De Smet, SD

12 points above the state average

63/100

#13

Elkton, SD

12 points above the state average

63/100

#14

Trent, SD

10 points above the state average

61/100

#15

White, SD

8 points above the state average

59/100

#16

Estelline, SD

7 points above the state average

58/100

#17

Iroquois, SD

7 points above the state average

58/100

#18

Dell Rapids, SD

6 points above the state average

57/100

#19

Lake Poinsett, SD

6 points above the state average

57/100

#20

Salem, SD

6 points above the state average

57/100

#21

Colton, SD

4 points above the state average

55/100

#22

Lake Norden, SD

3 points above the state average

54/100

#23

Emery, SD

2 points above the state average

53/100

#24

Woonsocket, SD

2 points above the state average

53/100

#25

Alexandria, SD

1 points above the state average

52/100

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data and statewide score snapshots.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale and shown against the state average for context.

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