Editing Hill City, South Dakota (section)

==Geography and climate==
Hill City is located in the Black Hills near the geographic center of the Black Hills,<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite web |url= http://www.hillcity.k12.sd.us/District%20Folder/disframset.htm |title=Hill City School District |access-date=2007-05-19 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070726141112/http://hillcity.k12.sd.us/District%20Folder/disframset.htm |archive-date= 2007-07-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref> which is where the cities motto "The Heart of the Hills" originated. Spring Creek and [[Newton Fork]] run through the east side of town.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.27|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.26|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-06-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012 }}</ref>

The climate of Hill City is dry, with an average of {{convert|20|in|mm}} of precipitation annually. The presence of the hills surrounding the town leads to cooler weather in winter and summer and makes for calm conditions with little wind compared to areas outside of the Black Hills.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> The [[Köppen climate classification|Köppen climate type]] of this location is ''Dwb'', often described as the dry-winter version of the [[Humid continental climate|Warm Summer Humid Continental climate]]. Climates that feature a winter dry season like this one are rare in non-tropical areas of the United States, with appearances limited to isolated areas of the Great Plains states.

{{Weather box 
|location = Hill City, South Dakota (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1968–present)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 74
|Feb record high F = 70
|Mar record high F = 77
|Apr record high F = 85
|May record high F = 90
|Jun record high F = 99
|Jul record high F = 101
|Aug record high F = 101
|Sep record high F = 98
|Oct record high F = 89
|Nov record high F = 78
|Dec record high F = 71
|year record high F = 101

|Jan avg record high F = 59.8
|Feb avg record high F = 59.2
|Mar avg record high F = 67.4
|Apr avg record high F = 74.4
|May avg record high F = 82.5
|Jun avg record high F = 89.4
|Jul avg record high F = 93.0
|Aug avg record high F = 91.7
|Sep avg record high F = 88.2
|Oct avg record high F = 79.1
|Nov avg record high F = 67.7
|Dec avg record high F = 58.9
|year avg record high F = 94.3

|Jan high F = 40.5
|Feb high F = 40.8
|Mar high F = 49.0
|Apr high F = 55.8
|May high F = 64.8
|Jun high F = 75.4
|Jul high F = 82.8
|Aug high F = 81.8
|Sep high F = 73.8
|Oct high F = 59.8
|Nov high F = 48.6
|Dec high F = 40.7
|year high F = 59.5
|Jan mean F = 25.1
|Feb mean F = 25.5
|Mar mean F = 34.0
|Apr mean F = 41.1
|May mean F = 50.7
|Jun mean F = 60.3
|Jul mean F = 66.7
|Aug mean F = 65.0
|Sep mean F = 56.2
|Oct mean F = 43.8
|Nov mean F = 33.2
|Dec mean F = 25.4
|year mean F = 43.9
|Jan low F = 9.6
|Feb low F = 10.1
|Mar low F = 19.1
|Apr low F = 26.3
|May low F = 36.6
|Jun low F = 45.2
|Jul low F = 50.7
|Aug low F = 48.3
|Sep low F = 38.5
|Oct low F = 27.9
|Nov low F = 17.8
|Dec low F = 10.2
|year low F = 28.4

|Jan avg record low F = -14.7
|Feb avg record low F = -14.3
|Mar avg record low F = -4.5
|Apr avg record low F = 8.4
|May avg record low F = 21.4
|Jun avg record low F = 32.2
|Jul avg record low F = 39.5
|Aug avg record low F = 36.6
|Sep avg record low F = 24.3
|Oct avg record low F = 8.5
|Nov avg record low F = -3.7
|Dec avg record low F = -12.9
|year avg record low F = -23.8

|Jan record low F = −30
|Feb record low F = −38
|Mar record low F = −25
|Apr record low F = −9
|May record low F = 14
|Jun record low F = 26
|Jul record low F = 30
|Aug record low F = 28
|Sep record low F = 12
|Oct record low F = −21
|Nov record low F = −19
|Dec record low F = −39
|year record low F = −39
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.40
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.65
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.12
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.46
|May precipitation inch = 4.15
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.43
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.55
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.34
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.54
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.65
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.59
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.49
|year precipitation inch = 22.37
|Jan snow inch = 6.1
|Feb snow inch = 8.7
|Mar snow inch = 11.6
|Apr snow inch = 13.8
|May snow inch = 4.1
|Jun snow inch = 0.3
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 1.0
|Oct snow inch = 6.5
|Nov snow inch = 7.5
|Dec snow inch = 7.0
|year snow inch = 66.6
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 5.1
|Feb precipitation days = 6.6
|Mar precipitation days = 7.4
|Apr precipitation days = 10.8
|May precipitation days = 14.3
|Jun precipitation days = 12.4
|Jul precipitation days = 12.2
|Aug precipitation days = 10.1
|Sep precipitation days = 7.6
|Oct precipitation days = 7.8
|Nov precipitation days = 5.0
|Dec precipitation days = 5.1
|year precipitation days = 104.4
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 4.8
|Feb snow days = 6.0
|Mar snow days = 5.7
|Apr snow days = 5.3
|May snow days = 1.2
|Jun snow days = 0.1
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.4
|Oct snow days = 2.1
|Nov snow days = 4.0
|Dec snow days = 4.7
|year snow days = 34.3
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= NOAA>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=unr
| title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = October 28, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00393868&format=pdf
| title = Station: Hill City, SD
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = October 28, 2021}}</ref>
}}