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Heat Wave Continues in the West; Critical Fire Weather Conditions in the High Plains

An anomalously early heat wave will continue to intensify and expand across the West and Southwest as the week progresses. Numerous daily and potentially monthly record highs are expected to be broken. Critical fire weather conditions will continue over the next couple of days across portions of the High Plains as gusty winds and dry conditions persist. Read More >

The following graphics show year-to-date observations for temperatures, precipitation, and snowfall for each day of the year and each month at several observing sites across western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming.

Many of these sites are maintained by cooperative observers, a program which you can learn more about here. We are in the process of quality controlling past data, so some of these values are subject to change. Additionally, some observers do not report daily, so data may be missing at times. To view the observations, hover over a location on the left and choose the desired tab along the top of the page.