Scattered damaging winds from severe thunderstorms will be possible across parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States Sunday. Excessive heat will continue over the southern U.S. Sunday before another round of heat arrives Monday through the central and southern U.S. spreading into the East by Independence Day. California will see excessive heat starting Tuesday. Read More >
Aberdeen, SD
Weather Forecast Office
Tuesday, 3 January 2012
Location |
Record Temperature |
Previous Record |
Year |
Mobridge, SD |
58 |
57 |
1962 |
Sisseton, SD |
48 |
47 |
1962 |
Wednesday, 4 January 2012
Location |
Record Temperature |
Previous Record |
Year |
Aberdeen, SD |
54 |
47 |
1921 |
Mobridge, SD |
57 |
46 |
1964 |
Sisseton, SD |
49 |
47 |
1987 |
Watertown, SD |
47 |
45 |
1987 |
Thursday, 5 January 2012
Location |
Record Temperature |
Previous Record |
Year |
Aberdeen, SD |
63* |
46 |
1935 |
Mobridge, SD |
55 |
49 |
1939 |
Pierre, SD |
66 |
54 |
1983 |
Sisseton, SD |
59 |
47 |
1984 |
Watertown, SD |
57 |
43 |
1958 |
Kennebec, SD* |
70* |
56 |
1940 |
Timber Lake, SD |
58 |
50 |
1983 |
Friday, 6 January 2012
Location |
Record Temperature |
Previous Record |
Year |
Aberdeen, SD |
49 |
47 |
1983 |
Watertown, SD |
45 |
43 |
1963 |
Sisseton, SD |
48 Tied |
48 |
1933 |
Numerous record high temperatures were broken across central and northeast South Dakota along with west central Minnesota throughout the week. Some of the records were broken by as much as 12 to 17 degrees and had been held for 80 to 90 years. Aberdeen surpassed their all-time record high for January by 3 degrees with 63 degrees on Thursday, January 5th. Kennebec tied their all-time record high for January with 70 degrees on January 5th. One other interesting thing to note is that both Sisseton and Watertown broke their record high on Friday January 6th shortly after midnight.
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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