I've driven across the state a couple of times on the way to Yellowstone.

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It’s known for it cool gentle breezes

Last trip (2000) was the hottest temp I've ever seen and dead calm until after dark. It was 117 mid-afternoon according to the temperature display in our Tacoma.

We pulled into the Badlands NP just before dark and could watch a storm coming out of the west for an hour. We were going to camp, but a gust of wind flattened our tent and broke the poles shortly after setting it up. We quickly threw everything in the Tahoe and pulled out just as the storm hit. No rooms in Wall. So we drove to Rapid City. Still no rooms available.

We ended up sleeping in the Tahoe in a Walmart parking lot.

Most people don't really want the truth.

They just want constant reassurance that what they believe is the truth.