Persistent onshore flow across the Southeast and portions of the mid-Atlantic will keep the risk of rip currents through the weekend. Rainfall could be locally heavy across Florida, especially along the eastern shoreline. Meanwhile, record warmth for portions of the Plains and Midwest with elevated fire concerns. For the west, a trough will keep the pattern unsettled with wet conditions. Read More >
Overview
Bitterly cold air from the Arctic region that settled into the Northern Plains in early to mid February, 2021 resulted in numerous record low temperatures being set. This is a preliminary list of new record low temperatures. Of significance is that Spearfish set an all time record low of -33. The previous all time record low was -32, last set back on Jan 4, 1950. The period of record for Spearfish goes all the way back to 1893. |
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...PRELIMINARY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS... LOCATION DATE NEW RECORD PREVIOUS RECORD (YEAR) BELLE FOURCHE 02/13 -23 -23 (2007) BISON 02/12 -26 -22 (1944) 02/13 -23 -22 (1936) 2 E COTTONWOOD 02/15 -34 -33 (2007) DEVILS TOWER 02/13 -29 -20 (2007) 02/15 -24 -24 (2007) 15 SSE DUPREE 02/12 -25 -17 (1969) 02/13 -21 -15 (2020) 02/14 -24 -13 (2001) EDGEMONT 02/13 -29 -11 (2007) 02/14 -31 -14 (2001) 02/15 -39 -27 (2007) FORT MEADE 02/13 -18 -17 (1914) 02/14 -21 -13 (1906) 02/15 -20 -17 (2007) 4 SE GILLETTE 02/13 -29 -29 (1936) HOT SPRINGS 02/13 -22 -18 (1936) 2 E KYLE 02/13 -18 -18 (1966) 02/14 -18 -15 (1973) 02/15 -18 -13 (1958) 02/16 -11 -10 (2018) LEAD 02/11 -15 -15 (1948) LEMMON 02/13 -27 -27 (1936) 5 SW LODGEPOLE 02/09 -27 -20 (2019) 02/12 -31 -17 (2008) 02/13 -32 -30 (2020) 02/14 -40* -21 (2020) 02/15 -40* -25 (2019) 8 E MARTIN 02/12 -12 -3 (1997) 02/13 -14 -12 (2020) 02/14 -22 -11 (2020) 02/15 -28 -4 (1991) 02/16 -30 2 (1990) 12 SW MAURINE 02/12 -21 -17 (1988) 02/13 -22 -19 (2007) 02/14 -29 -19 (2007) 5 SE MILESVILLE 02/14 -25 -21 (2007) 14 S MISSION 02/14 -18 -14 (2007) 02/15 -25 -22 (2007) MOUNT RUSHMORE 02/09 -12 -11 (1975) 02/14 -19 -8 (2007) 02/11 -18 -11 (1981) 02/12 -19 -9 (1986) 02/13 -20 -8 (1995) ORAL 02/14 -22 -21 (2007) PACTOLA DAM 02/08 -18 -18 (2011) 02/12 -20 -19 (1986) 02/13 -27 -16 (1986) 02/14 -26 -15 (2007) 02/15 -25 -20 (2007) SPEARFISH 02/12 -24 -23 (1936) 02/13 -30 -24 (1936) 02/14 -33* -28 (1936) 02/16 -30 -27 (1936) RAPID CITY ARPT 02/12 -12 -11 (1949) 02/13 -24 -16 (2007) 02/14 -23 -20 (2007) 4 NW RAPID CITY 02/12 -14 -14 (2018) 02/15 -21 -19 (2007) 7 ENE ROCHELLE 02/10 -29 -21 (1959) 02/12 -23 -20 (1958) 02/14 -39 -16 (1978) 02/15 -38 -20 (2001) 1 E WESTON 02/08 -25 -16 (1978) 02/13 -34 -8 (1986) 02/14 -33 -20 (1986) WIND CAVE 02/12 -15 -6 (2004) 02/13 -23 -15 (2007) 02/14 -21 -9 (2007)
Note: * denotes an all time record low