A low pressure center tracking across the Great Lakes and its associated cold front extending across the Southern Plains will focus occasional showers and thunderstorms through tonight. A few of these thunderstorms may become severe alongside heavy rainfall that may cause flash flooding; Portions of the Southern Plains would be the greatest threat for these hazards through tonight. Read More >
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.