Arctic air will filter south and east through early this week. As this cold air moves across the South, a rare winter storm is forecast to develop from Texas, Gulf Coast States into the Southeast through early this week. Several new daily record low temperatures are expected, including new record-low maximum temperatures. For Southern California, fire weather concerns increase this week. Read More >
Aberdeen, SD
Weather Forecast Office
Here's a summary of August's weather at several towns across the area. Temperatures were near to above average, and precipitation varied quite a bit from place to place. Find information for additional locations here.
Meteorological summer (June - August) finished above average on the whole temperature-wise. Precipitation varied quite a bit, with a deficit of 4 to 6 inches across portions of northeastern South Dakota and west central Minnesota, but a surplus of 2 to 5 inches across portions of central South Dakota. The graphics below from the Midwestern Regional Climate Center illustrate this well, showing approximate temperature departures as well as precipitation totals and departures across our forecast area.
Noteworthy, with over a foot of rain, Pierre recorded their 5th wettest summer on record.
The severe weather season has been very active. NWS Aberdeen has issued 256 severe thunderstorm warnings so far this year, and 33 tornado warnings. Both of these rank among the highest year-to-date on record for our office since records began in 1986 (as seen in the graphs from the IEM below). We average an additional 10 severe thunderstorm warnings in September and 1 in October, and an additional tornado warning in September.
US Dept of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Weather Service
Aberdeen, SD
824 391st Ave S.
Aberdeen, SD 57401-9311
605-225-0519
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