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Daily Data Request

Archived daily South Dakota Mesonet data of the variables below can be requested in comma-delimited format (CSVs).
Archived data - including recent history - is available via the Archive Graphs, Archive Maps, Recent History as well.
Please allow 5 business days for your request to be processed.
Data Requested
Before selecting data below, please make sure you have used the tools above to choose a location and year from which you are requesting the data.
Precipitation (in)
Air Temperature (°F)
Apparent Air Temperature (°F)
Heat Index, Wind chill, or Air Temperature if none found.
Relative Humidity (%)
Wind
Solar Radiation (Btu/ft2/d)
Average Soil Moisture under Natural Cover (%)
Min Soil Temperature under Natural Cover (°F)
Max Soil Temperature under Natural Cover (°F)
Average Soil Temperature under Natural Cover (°F)
Data requested from this page is not quality-controlled and is not intended for legal or research purposes. SD Mesonet Custom Data Services are available for those who would like quality-controlled data, large amounts of data, serially-complete data sets, climatologist analysis, data between 1983 and dates provided via this request, or any other specialized or custom services.
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Intended use (Check only if true)
Attribution
  • All use of SDSU Mesonet data must be credited.
  • Academic publications using the SDSU Mesonet dataset must include a citation in the references (acknowledgements or in-text alone is not suffcient).
  • Guidelines for citing SDSU Mesonet data in media.
    • Redistribution
  • Redistribution of these data is not allowed.
  • Distribution of your derivative data work is allowed, so long as it is not possible for your end user to download those products and process them to recreate SDSU Mesonet data.
    • Commercial Use
  • Commercial use of these data is not allowed.
    • Quality Control
  • Data from the automated data request system are provisional. Until they have been reviewed by an expert, these data should not be used for legal or research purposes.
    • More Information about Data Requests
    Spray records can be found on the South Dakota Mesonet Spray Tool.
    For other requests use SD Mesonet Custom Data Services and other concerns see our Contact Us page.
  • Large data requests
  • Climatologist-reviewed data for research or legal use
  • Data for commercial use
  • Derived data
  • Data of higher time resolution (hourly or sub-hourly)
  • Streaming data feeds
  • Data analysis
  • Data prior to 2015