Dry and windy conditions will produce dangerous fire weather conditions across the southern High Plains into the Southwest. Severe storms, including very large hail, strong tornadoes, and winds, are expected from the Great Lakes into the central/southern Plains. Heavy late-season snow and cold temperatures are expected in the northern to central Rockies. Heat is spreading across the eastern U.S.. Read More >
Overview
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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
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