South Dakota, United States: Weather Records

271,676 weather records still stand at 206 stations in South Dakota, United States, with standing records by year and every station.

Key Facts for South Dakota

South Dakota in United States has 206 stations in the data, and 271,676 records set at them still stand.
2,185 of the 3,252 recent records listed are record highs and 464 are record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
1992 holds the most standing records in South Dakota: 4,112.
Highmore set a daily record precipitation of 143.5 mm (5.6 in) on 13 August 2026.

Record Map

250 stations records

The highest significance station records in South Dakota, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records in South Dakota: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bison	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Pollock	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Madison 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Summit 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kyle 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kyle 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chamberlain 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orient	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Sharpe Prj	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

271,676 standing records

271,676 records at stations in South Dakota still stand. 1992 holds the most, with 4,112.

Standing records in South Dakota by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1881	4
1882	5
1883	10
1884	13
1885	17
1886	16
1887	24
1888	13
1889	8
1890	8
1891	14
1892	11
1893	531
1894	645
1895	793
1896	706
1897	930
1898	890
1899	1,194
1900	825
1901	915
1902	884
1903	706
1904	1,019
1905	1,600
1906	1,231
1907	1,293
1908	1,170
1909	1,623
1910	1,765
1911	2,038
1912	2,553
1913	2,383
1914	1,963
1915	1,756
1916	2,196
1917	2,343
1918	2,116
1919	2,021
1920	1,078
1921	2,661
1922	1,546
1923	1,726
1924	1,831
1925	1,844
1926	1,267
1927	1,474
1928	1,300
1929	1,075
1930	1,358
1931	2,182
1932	1,347
1933	1,635
1934	2,618
1935	1,450
1936	4,032
1937	1,531
1938	878
1939	1,938
1940	1,220
1941	1,265
1942	1,208
1943	1,307
1944	1,125
1945	1,109
1946	1,161
1947	1,420
1948	1,321
1949	1,979
1950	3,164
1951	2,850
1952	1,722
1953	1,636
1954	1,832
1955	2,134
1956	1,629
1957	1,058
1958	1,971
1959	2,360
1960	1,619
1961	1,205
1962	2,676
1963	2,299
1964	2,567
1965	3,149
1966	2,630
1967	2,171
1968	2,379
1969	2,460
1970	1,851
1971	1,983
1972	3,434
1973	1,525
1974	2,210
1975	1,635
1976	2,464
1977	1,861
1978	1,733
1979	1,954
1980	1,944
1981	1,869
1982	1,197
1983	2,453
1984	1,404
1985	3,330
1986	1,557
1987	2,355
1988	2,898
1989	3,450
1990	2,972
1991	3,580
1992	4,112
1993	2,352
1994	2,414
1995	2,839
1996	3,777
1997	3,348
1998	2,996
1999	2,921
2000	4,001
2001	2,204
2002	3,433
2003	3,054
2004	2,976
2005	3,975
2006	3,863
2007	2,817
2008	2,020
2009	2,992
2010	1,826
2011	1,938
2012	3,203
2013	2,024
2014	2,496
2015	2,061
2016	1,853
2017	2,076
2018	2,072
2019	1,677
2020	2,448
2021	2,274
2022	1,857
2023	1,952
2024	2,044
2025	2,525
2026	1,968

Record Highs and Lows in 2026

Each square is a day of 2026. Warm squares had more record highs than record lows at stations in South Dakota, cold squares more lows.

Counts the records listed in the day ledgers; a busy day may list only its highest significance records.

Record highs and lows per day in South Dakota in 2026
Date	Value
2026-01-01	5 more record highs than lows
2026-01-02	1 more record highs than lows
2026-01-03	1 more record highs than lows
2026-01-04	11 more record highs than lows
2026-01-05	20 more record highs than lows
2026-01-06	15 more record highs than lows
2026-01-07	9 more record highs than lows
2026-01-08	6 more record highs than lows
2026-01-12	9 more record highs than lows
2026-01-13	42 more record highs than lows
2026-01-14	13 more record highs than lows
2026-01-15	9 more record highs than lows
2026-01-16	3 more record highs than lows
2026-01-23	20 more record lows than highs
2026-01-24	43 more record lows than highs
2026-01-25	7 more record lows than highs
2026-01-26	6 more record lows than highs
2026-02-03	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-05	37 more record highs than lows
2026-02-06	54 more record highs than lows
2026-02-07	4 more record highs than lows
2026-02-08	6 more record highs than lows
2026-02-09	19 more record highs than lows
2026-02-10	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-12	3 more record highs than lows
2026-02-13	10 more record highs than lows
2026-02-14	17 more record highs than lows
2026-02-15	35 more record highs than lows
2026-02-16	42 more record highs than lows
2026-02-17	17 more record highs than lows
2026-02-18	11 more record highs than lows
2026-02-20	1 more record lows than highs
2026-02-23	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-24	6 more record highs than lows
2026-02-25	2 more record highs than lows
2026-02-27	2 more record highs than lows
2026-03-02	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-03	3 more record highs than lows
2026-03-04	5 more record highs than lows
2026-03-05	7 more record highs than lows
2026-03-06	2 more record highs than lows
2026-03-08	35 more record highs than lows
2026-03-09	63 more record highs than lows
2026-03-10	2 more record highs than lows
2026-03-15	11 more record lows than highs
2026-03-16	58 more record lows than highs
2026-03-17	18 more record lows than highs
2026-03-18	6 more record highs than lows
2026-03-19	21 more record highs than lows
2026-03-20	57 more record highs than lows
2026-03-21	59 more record highs than lows
2026-03-22	41 more record highs than lows
2026-03-24	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-25	23 more record highs than lows
2026-03-26	43 more record highs than lows
2026-03-29	6 more record highs than lows
2026-03-30	10 more record highs than lows
2026-03-31	9 more record highs than lows
2026-04-10	1 more record lows than highs
2026-04-11	3 more record highs than lows
2026-04-12	15 more record highs than lows
2026-04-13	3 more record highs than lows
2026-04-16	4 more record highs than lows
2026-04-17	11 more record highs than lows
2026-04-18	4 more record lows than highs
2026-04-19	1 more record lows than highs
2026-04-20	2 more record highs than lows
2026-04-21	14 more record highs than lows
2026-04-22	23 more record highs than lows
2026-04-23	37 more record highs than lows
2026-04-24	1 more record lows than highs
2026-04-25	12 more record lows than highs
2026-04-26	4 more record lows than highs
2026-04-27	1 more record lows than highs
2026-05-01	2 more record lows than highs
2026-05-05	8 more record lows than highs
2026-05-06	36 more record lows than highs
2026-05-07	20 more record lows than highs
2026-05-08	1 more record lows than highs
2026-05-11	3 more record highs than lows
2026-05-12	5 more record highs than lows
2026-05-13	3 more record highs than lows
2026-05-14	8 more record highs than lows
2026-05-15	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-17	1 more record lows than highs
2026-05-18	9 more record lows than highs
2026-05-19	21 more record lows than highs
2026-05-20	8 more record lows than highs
2026-05-21	2 more record lows than highs
2026-05-22	1 more record lows than highs
2026-05-23	1 more record lows than highs
2026-05-24	7 more record highs than lows
2026-05-25	21 more record highs than lows
2026-05-26	36 more record highs than lows
2026-05-27	15 more record highs than lows
2026-05-28	5 more record highs than lows
2026-05-29	14 more record highs than lows
2026-05-30	4 more record highs than lows
2026-05-31	2 more record highs than lows
2026-06-02	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-03	2 more record highs than lows
2026-06-04	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-05	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-06	6 more record highs than lows
2026-06-07	19 more record highs than lows
2026-06-08	3 more record highs than lows
2026-06-09	4 more record highs than lows
2026-06-13	1 more record lows than highs
2026-06-14	10 more record lows than highs
2026-06-15	9 more record lows than highs
2026-06-16	3 more record lows than highs
2026-06-20	1 more record lows than highs
2026-06-21	7 more record lows than highs
2026-06-22	13 more record lows than highs
2026-06-23	2 more record lows than highs
2026-06-25	2 more record lows than highs
2026-06-26	6 more record lows than highs
2026-06-27	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-06	7 more record highs than lows
2026-07-07	2 more record highs than lows
2026-07-10	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-11	4 more record highs than lows
2026-07-12	23 more record highs than lows
2026-07-13	35 more record highs than lows
2026-07-14	30 more record highs than lows
2026-07-15	6 more record highs than lows
2026-07-16	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-17	2 more record highs than lows
2026-07-18	6 more record highs than lows
2026-07-19	8 more record highs than lows
2026-07-20	8 more record highs than lows
2026-07-22	1 more record lows than highs
2026-07-23	1 more record lows than highs
2026-07-24	2 more record lows than highs
2026-07-25	19 more record highs than lows
2026-07-26	50 more record highs than lows
2026-07-27	50 more record highs than lows
2026-07-28	5 more record highs than lows
2026-07-30	4 more record highs than lows
2026-08-01	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-02	19 more record highs than lows
2026-08-03	20 more record highs than lows
2026-08-04	11 more record lows than highs
2026-08-05	20 more record lows than highs
2026-08-06	3 more record lows than highs
2026-08-08	1 more record lows than highs
2026-08-09	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-11	2 more record highs than lows
2026-08-13	1 more record lows than highs
2026-08-14	1 more record lows than highs
2026-08-21	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-22	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-23	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-28	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-29	3 more record highs than lows
2026-08-30	3 more record highs than lows
2026-08-31	2 more record highs than lows
2026-09-03	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-04	2 more record highs than lows
2026-09-05	3 more record highs than lows
2026-09-06	7 more record highs than lows
2026-09-07	9 more record highs than lows
2026-09-08	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-12	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-18	2 more record highs than lows
2026-09-19	4 more record highs than lows
2026-09-20	2 more record highs than lows
2026-09-21	3 more record highs than lows
2026-09-22	4 more record highs than lows
2026-09-23	2 more record highs than lows
2026-09-25	10 more record highs than lows
2026-09-26	2 more record highs than lows
2026-09-27	5 more record highs than lows
2026-09-28	24 more record highs than lows
2026-09-29	10 more record highs than lows
2026-10-05	5 more record highs than lows
2026-10-06	6 more record highs than lows
2026-10-07	4 more record highs than lows
2026-10-08	1 more record highs than lows
2026-10-09	8 more record highs than lows
2026-10-10	31 more record highs than lows
2026-10-11	25 more record highs than lows
2026-10-12	4 more record highs than lows
2026-10-15	1 more record lows than highs

Top Records by Significance

Top records in South Dakota by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 2026	Highmore, US	daily rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	111.7 mm (4.4 in)	120 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
31 July 2026	Faulkton, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	129 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
7 September 2026	Flandreau, US	daily rain (Provisional)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	100 years	78 of 100 (Major)
14 September 2025	Mobridge 2NNW, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	108 years	77 of 100 (Major)
4 June 2026	Clear Lake, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
19 September 2025	Bowdle, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
31 July 2026	De Smet, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2025	Bison, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 September 2025	Mobridge 2NNW, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2026	Pollock, US	daily rain (Provisional)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)

Stations

206

Stations in South Dakota
Station	Record from	Years	Thresholds
Academy 2NE	1898	129 years	Threshold days
Alexandria	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Andover	1937	69 years	Threshold days
Antelope Rs	1951	58 years	Threshold days
Ardmore 1 NW	1908	106 years	Threshold days
Arlington 1 W	1928	85 years	Threshold days
Armour	1896	113 years	Threshold days
Ashton	1924	45 years	Threshold days
Ashton 2S	1969	39 years	Threshold days
Belle Fourche	1908	115 years	Threshold days
Belle Fourche 22 NNW	1980	47 years	Threshold days
Big Stone City 2 NW	1983	44 years	Threshold days
Bison	1916	111 years	Threshold days
Blunt	1913	99 years	Threshold days
Bonesteel	1956	49 years	Threshold days
Bowdle	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Bridgewater	1948	79 years	Threshold days
Britton	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Brookings 2 NE	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Bryant	1911	106 years	Threshold days
Buffalo Gap	1951	56 years	Threshold days
Buskala Rch	1909	89 years	Threshold days
Camp Crook	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Canistota 2 N	1922	65 years	Threshold days
Canton	1896	131 years	Threshold days
Carthage	1951	61 years	Threshold days
Cash	1909	41 years	Threshold days
Castlewood	1893	119 years	Threshold days
Cedar Butte	1918	100 years	Threshold days
Centerville 6 SE	1897	130 years	Threshold days
Chamberlain	1896	83 years	Threshold days
Chamberlain 5 S	1980	47 years	Threshold days
Cheyenne Agency	1904	57 years	Threshold days
Clark	1893	120 years	Threshold days
Clear Lake	1903	124 years	Threshold days
Colton	1978	49 years	Threshold days
Columbia 8 N	1949	78 years	Threshold days
Conde	1951	58 years	Threshold days
Cottonwood 2 E	1909	118 years	Threshold days
Custer	1911	116 years	Threshold days
Deadwood	1909	98 years	Threshold days
Deerfield 4 NW	1948	33 years	Threshold days
Deerfield Dam	1909	47 years	Threshold days
De Smet	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Dumont 2 ENE	1909	61 years	Threshold days
Dupree	1922	104 years	Threshold days
Dupree 15 SSE	1963	64 years	Threshold days
Eagle Butte	1911	107 years	Threshold days
Edgemont	1948	79 years	Threshold days
Edgemont 23 NNW	1989	38 years	Threshold days
Lodgepole 10 NW	1909	55 years	Threshold days
Elm Springs 3 ESE	1923	104 years	Threshold days
Eureka	1877	150 years	Threshold days
Fairfax	1902	55 years	Threshold days
Faith	1913	100 years	Threshold days
Farmingdale 4 N	1894	88 years	Threshold days
Faulkton	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Flandreau	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Forestburg 4 NNE	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Ft Meade	1902	125 years	Threshold days
Ft Pierre 17 WSW	1964	56 years	Threshold days
Frederick	1906	53 years	Threshold days
Gann Valley 4NW	1897	113 years	Threshold days
Gettysburg	1901	123 years	Threshold days
Gettysburg 13W	1978	36 years	Threshold days
Glad Valley 2 W	1949	78 years	Threshold days
Glenham	1921	32 years	Threshold days
Gregory	1906	121 years	Threshold days
Harding 3 SE	1951	76 years	Threshold days
Hardy Rs	1909	43 years	Threshold days
Harrington	1960	48 years	Threshold days
Harrold 12 SSW	1963	59 years	Threshold days
Hermosa 3 SSW	1906	107 years	Threshold days
Highmore	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Highmore 23 N	1952	60 years	Threshold days
Hilland 2 NW	1909	93 years	Threshold days
Hill City	1909	118 years	Threshold days
Hopewell 1 SE	1909	75 years	Threshold days
Hot Springs	1894	133 years	Threshold days
Howard	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Huron	1902	51 years	Threshold days
Interior	1897	55 years	Threshold days
Interior 3 NE	1949	78 years	Threshold days
Ipswich	1894	132 years	Threshold days
Iroquois	1951	73 years	Threshold days
Isabel	1920	92 years	Threshold days
Kadoka	1909	99 years	Threshold days
Kennebec	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Kirley 7 N	1970	57 years	Threshold days
Kyle 2 E	1956	71 years	Threshold days
Lacreek Nwr	1911	116 years	Threshold days
La Delle 7 NE	1897	78 years	Threshold days
Ladner 9SW	1949	77 years	Threshold days
Lake Sharpe Prj	1972	55 years	Threshold days
Lead	1909	118 years	Threshold days
Lemmon	1908	119 years	Threshold days
Leola	1899	109 years	Threshold days
Lodgepole 10 NW	1963	35 years	Threshold days
Longvalley	1927	86 years	Threshold days
Ludlow 3 SSE	1924	92 years	Threshold days
Madison 2SE	1961	66 years	Threshold days
Manderson 3 NE	1908	97 years	Threshold days
Marion	1901	126 years	Threshold days
Martin	1934	82 years	Threshold days
Martin 8 E	1980	47 years	Threshold days
Maurine 12SW	1975	52 years	Threshold days
Mc Intosh 6 SE	1915	112 years	Threshold days
Mc Laughlin 2SW	1919	108 years	Threshold days
Meadow	1912	40 years	Threshold days
Mellette 4 W	1893	125 years	Threshold days
Menno	1896	131 years	Threshold days
Midland	1895	132 years	Threshold days
Milbank 4 NW	1893	117 years	Threshold days
Milesville 5 NE	1911	116 years	Threshold days
Miller	1902	125 years	Threshold days
Mission	1966	48 years	Threshold days
Mission 14 S	1951	76 years	Threshold days
Mitchell 2 N	1893	111 years	Threshold days
Mobridge 2NNW	1911	116 years	Threshold days
Montrose	1963	64 years	Threshold days
Mt Rushmore Nmem	1962	65 years	Threshold days
Mud Butte 4 SSW	1920	32 years	Threshold days
Murdo	1907	120 years	Threshold days
Newell	1920	107 years	Threshold days
Oahe Dam	1960	67 years	Threshold days
Oelrichs	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Oglala 1S	1948	69 years	Threshold days
Onaka	1911	105 years	Threshold days
Onida 4 NW	1913	114 years	Threshold days
Oral	1971	56 years	Threshold days
Orient	1979	48 years	Threshold days
Orman Dam	1906	69 years	Threshold days
Ottumwa	1908	37 years	Threshold days
Pactola Dam	1951	76 years	Threshold days
Parkston 8 ENE	1893	84 years	Threshold days
Pickstown	1948	70 years	Threshold days
Pine Ridge	1901	74 years	Threshold days
Plainview 6 SSW	1949	78 years	Threshold days
Platte	1951	76 years	Threshold days
Pollock	1908	119 years	Threshold days
Porcupine 11 N	1963	50 years	Threshold days
Presho 7 NW	1975	33 years	Threshold days
Pukwana 3 W	1919	46 years	Threshold days
Ralph 1 N	1941	63 years	Threshold days
Rapid City 4NW	1949	78 years	Threshold days
Rapid City WFO	1996	31 years	Threshold days
Raymond 3 NE	1931	85 years	Threshold days
Redfield	1897	81 years	Threshold days
Redfield	1949	63 years	Threshold days
Redig 11 NE	1914	98 years	Threshold days
Red Owl	1951	71 years	Threshold days
Reva	1911	31 years	Threshold days
Rochford 2 WNW	1897	109 years	Threshold days
Roscoe	1934	93 years	Threshold days
Rosebud	1893	74 years	Threshold days
Salem 5 SW	1941	61 years	Threshold days
Scenic	1950	32 years	Threshold days
Selby	1907	117 years	Threshold days
Sisseton	1900	127 years	Threshold days
Spearfish 9 WNW	1909	56 years	Threshold days
Spearfish	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Stephan 2 NW	1903	111 years	Threshold days
Summit 1 W	1956	71 years	Threshold days
Timber Lake	1911	116 years	Threshold days
Tyndall	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Usta 8 WNW Kelly Rch	1957	53 years	Threshold days
Vale	1908	71 years	Threshold days
Vermillion 2 SE	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Victor 4 N	1923	104 years	Threshold days
Vivian	1914	62 years	Threshold days
Wagner	1916	96 years	Threshold days
Wasta	1925	102 years	Threshold days
Waubay Natl Wild Life	1952	75 years	Threshold days
Webster	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	1893	114 years	Threshold days
Wessington 2SE	1929	98 years	Threshold days
Wessington Springs	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Wessington Springs 7SW	1948	51 years	Threshold days
Westport 2 NW	1990	37 years	Threshold days
Whitehorse	1904	49 years	Threshold days
White Lake	1909	118 years	Threshold days
Wilmot	1943	84 years	Threshold days
Wind Cave	1948	79 years	Threshold days
Winner	1910	117 years	Threshold days
Wolsey	1893	86 years	Threshold days
Wood	1913	114 years	Threshold days
Yankton 2 E	1948	79 years	Threshold days
Zeona 10 SSW	1949	54 years	Threshold days
Bear Creek South Dakota	1993	31 years	Threshold days
Magpie Creek South Dakota	1987	37 years	Threshold days
Nemo South Dakota	1993	31 years	Threshold days
Porcupine South Dakota	1992	32 years	Threshold days
Red Canyon South Dakota	1993	31 years	Threshold days
Blind Park	1990	37 years	Threshold days
North Rapid Creek	1996	31 years	Threshold days
Aberdeen	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Huron Rgnl AP	1881	146 years	Threshold days
Sioux Falls	1932	95 years	Threshold days
Watertown Rgnl AP	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Ellsworth AFB	1949	78 years	Threshold days
Philip AP	1907	120 years	Threshold days
Pierre Rgnl AP	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Rapid City Rgnl AP	1948	79 years	Threshold days
Pine Ridge AP	1997	30 years	Threshold days
Yankton Chan Gurney Muni AP	1932	95 years	Threshold days
Winner Wiley Fld	1997	30 years	Threshold days

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).