Plainview, South Dakota

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in South Dakota, United States}}

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Plainview, South Dakota

| settlement_type = Unincorporated community

| image_skyline =

| imagesize =

| image_caption =

| pushpin_map = South Dakota#USA

| pushpin_label = Plainview

| pushpin_label_position =

| pushpin_map_caption =

| coordinates = {{coord|44|36|8|N|102|9|42|W|region:US-SD|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = United States

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = South Dakota

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Meade

| subdivision_type3 =

| subdivision_name3 =

| established_title =

| established_date =

| timezone = Mountain (MST)

| utc_offset = -7

| timezone_DST = MDT

| utc_offset_DST = -6

| postal_code_type = ZIP Code

| postal_code = 57748

}}

Plainview is an unincorporated community in Meade County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.{{GNIS|1257075}}

History

Plainview was laid out in 1907, and named for the "plain view" obtained from the elevated town site.{{cite book|author=Federal Writers' Project|author-link=Federal Writers' Project|title=South Dakota place-names, v.1-3|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027015455;view=1up;seq=145|year=1940|publisher=University of South Dakota|page=56}} A post office called Plainview was established in 1908, and remained in operation until 1972.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=SD&county=Meade | title=Meade County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=2 February 2015}} The community is no longer directly listed on the US Census.

Geography

Plainview is centered at the intersection of South Dakota Highway 34 and Meade County Highway 39T, locally known as Plainview Road. The community is roughly halfway between Rapid City and Pierre.

Plainview is located in a very rural part of the Great Plains, where only two roads traverse the entire town. The nearest other settlement is fellow unincorporated community Howes, South Dakota, and the closest large settlement is Sturgis. Air transport is also limited; the closest airport with commercial service is Rapid City Regional Airport at 71 miles away.{{Cite web |title=Airports Near Me - Meade County, South Dakota {{!}} Travelmath |url=https://www.travelmath.com/nearest-airport/Meade+County,+SD |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=www.travelmath.com}}{{Cite web |title=Cities Near Me - Meade County, South Dakota {{!}} Travelmath |url=https://www.travelmath.com/cities-near/Meade+County,+SD |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=www.travelmath.com}}

=Climate=

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Plainview has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Plainview was {{convert|114|F|C|1}} on July 16, 2006, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-34|F|C|1}} on December 30, 1990.

{{Weather box

|location = Plainview, South Dakota, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1974–present

|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 71

|Feb record high F = 74

|Mar record high F = 85

|Apr record high F = 97

|May record high F = 101

|Jun record high F = 110

|Jul record high F = 114

|Aug record high F = 111

|Sep record high F = 108

|Oct record high F = 97

|Nov record high F = 85

|Dec record high F = 72

|Jan avg record high F =

|Feb avg record high F =

|Mar avg record high F =

|Apr avg record high F =

|May avg record high F =

|Jun avg record high F =

|Jul avg record high F =

|Aug avg record high F =

|Sep avg record high F =

|Oct avg record high F =

|Nov avg record high F =

|Dec avg record high F =

|year avg record high F =

|Jan high F = 31.4

|Feb high F = 35.3

|Mar high F = 46.6

|Apr high F = 57.8

|May high F = 68.1

|Jun high F = 78.5

|Jul high F = 86.5

|Aug high F = 85.9

|Sep high F = 76.7

|Oct high F = 60.2

|Nov high F = 45.5

|Dec high F = 33.7

|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 19.3

|Feb mean F = 22.7

|Mar mean F = 33.1

|Apr mean F = 43.8

|May mean F = 54.6

|Jun mean F = 65.1

|Jul mean F = 72.1

|Aug mean F = 70.5

|Sep mean F = 61.0

|Oct mean F = 45.9

|Nov mean F = 32.3

|Dec mean F = 22.0

|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 7.2

|Feb low F = 10.0

|Mar low F = 19.4

|Apr low F = 29.7

|May low F = 41.1

|Jun low F = 51.6

|Jul low F = 57.6

|Aug low F = 55.1

|Sep low F = 45.2

|Oct low F = 31.6

|Nov low F = 19.0

|Dec low F = 10.4

|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F =

|Feb avg record low F =

|Mar avg record low F =

|Apr avg record low F =

|May avg record low F =

|Jun avg record low F =

|Jul avg record low F =

|Aug avg record low F =

|Sep avg record low F =

|Oct avg record low F =

|Nov avg record low F =

|Dec avg record low F =

|year avg record low F =

|Jan record low F = -28

|Feb record low F = -33

|Mar record low F = -26

|Apr record low F = -3

|May record low F = 19

|Jun record low F = 33

|Jul record low F = 35

|Aug record low F = 38

|Sep record low F = 22

|Oct record low F = -4

|Nov record low F = -18

|Dec record low F = -34

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 0.33

|Feb precipitation inch = 0.45

|Mar precipitation inch = 0.91

|Apr precipitation inch = 1.89

|May precipitation inch = 3.19

|Jun precipitation inch = 2.93

|Jul precipitation inch = 2.44

|Aug precipitation inch = 1.41

|Sep precipitation inch = 1.15

|Oct precipitation inch = 1.59

|Nov precipitation inch = 0.44

|Dec precipitation inch = 0.38

|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

|Jan precipitation days = 3.9

|Feb precipitation days = 3.7

|Mar precipitation days = 5.1

|Apr precipitation days = 7.3

|May precipitation days = 9.4

|Jun precipitation days = 9.7

|Jul precipitation days = 7.0

|Aug precipitation days = 5.1

|Sep precipitation days = 4.3

|Oct precipitation days = 4.8

|Nov precipitation days = 3.2

|Dec precipitation days = 3.3

|Jan snow inch = 5.0

|Feb snow inch = 5.1

|Mar snow inch = 8.8

|Apr snow inch = 8.1

|May snow inch = 0.9

|Jun snow inch = 0.0

|Jul snow inch = 0.0

|Aug snow inch = 0.0

|Sep snow inch = 0.0

|Oct snow inch = 3.4

|Nov snow inch = 4.1

|Dec snow inch = 7.1

|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in

|Jan snow days = 3.0

|Feb snow days = 2.7

|Mar snow days = 3.2

|Apr snow days = 2.0

|May snow days = 0.1

|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.0

|Oct snow days = 0.8

|Nov snow days = 2.1

|Dec snow days = 2.7

|Jan snow depth inch =

|Feb snow depth inch =

|Mar snow depth inch =

|Apr snow depth inch =

|May snow depth inch =

|Jun snow depth inch =

|Jul snow depth inch =

|Aug snow depth inch =

|Sep snow depth inch =

|Oct snow depth inch =

|Nov snow depth inch =

|Dec snow depth inch =

|year snow depth inch =

|source 1 = NOAA

{{cite web

|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00396636&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL

|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Plainview 6 SSW, SD

|access-date = February 14, 2023

}}

|source 2 = National Weather Service

{{cite web

|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=unr

|publisher = National Weather Service

|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Rapid City

|access-date = February 14, 2023

}}

Demographics

= Political affiliation =

Plainview is located in a staunchly-Republican supporting area, as according to The New York Times and its "Extremely Detailed Map of the 2020 Election", Plainview and neighboring community Howes are part of a precinct where 28 out of a total 33 votes went to GOP incumbent president Donald Trump over Democratic nominee Joe Biden.{{Cite news |last=Park |first=Alice |last2=Smart |first2=Charlie |last3=Taylor |first3=Rumsey |last4=Watkins |first4=Miles |date=2021-02-02 |title=An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2020 Election |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/upshot/2020-election-map.html |access-date=2022-10-26 |issn=0362-4331}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Meade County, South Dakota

Category:Unincorporated communities in South Dakota