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Weather
Forecast →57°
Mostly Cloudy
H 75° · L 54°
Local news
All →- Clark Community Aquatic Center fundraising for new poolDakota News Now · Jul 23
- Devils Lake shuts out Parkston in first game of Clark Rotary American Legion Tournamentdevilslakejournal.com · Jul 10
Upcoming events
Nothing on the calendar.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Clark. Another town gets a different order.
Climate
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
Clark has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 8°, and about 47 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
47″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter10–29°
Spring31–55°
Summer55–82°
Fall33–58°
Sep 24
typical first frost
May 16
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
54risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Cold wavesInland floodingWildfire
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health
Healthier than 53% of U.S. towns
Clark beats the South Dakota average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 10.
B−Health Grade
26 measures vs. South Dakota
2 better14 too close to call10 worse
| What stands out | Clark | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.1% | 75.9% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 86.9% | 84.8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.8% | 6.8% |
West River Regional Medical Center
36.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
24th
percentile among SD towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
About Clark
Township in Perkins County, South Dakota
Clark Township is a township in Perkins County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Its population was 10 as of the 2010 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 5