Numerous Record Highs Set Jan 3rd-Jan 6th

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 5^th. Kennebec tied their all-time record high for January with 70 degrees on January 5^th. One other interesting thing to note is that both Sisseton and Watertown broke their record high on Friday January 6^th shortly after midnight.