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A town. Nearly 46.7% of it is conserved land.

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Outdoors

Nearly a third of Weta is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

46.7%conserved
46.7%
conserved · 14,930 of 31,944 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Buffalo Gap National Grassland—14,235
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Weta has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 12°, and about 38 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

38″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter13–37°
Spring34–60°
Summer58–86°
Fall35–63°
Oct 7
typical first frost
May 5
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Weta is

Weta beats the South Dakota average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 13.

26 measures vs. South Dakota
2 better11 too close to call13 worse
What stands outWetaSD
Fewer binge drinkers15.1%18.8%
More adults treating high blood pressure80.1%75.9%
More adults with COPD11.4%6.7%
Hans P Peterson Memorial Hospital - Cah
19.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.

60risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
60High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesWildfire
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

About Weta

Unincorporated community in South Dakota, U.S.

Weta is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

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