All-time weather records — Buffalo Gap, SD

Record high
111.9°F
July 7, 1973
Record low
-43.1°F
December 21, 1983
Wettest day
3.75 in
June 10, 1972

Climate change signal in Buffalo Gap

20.5%

of Buffalo Gap's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (75 of 366 records since 2015).

16.9%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (62 of 366 records since 2015).

If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:

Decade Heat records set # Cold records set #
1970s
52
72
1980s
80
77
1990s
62
76
2000s
70
50
2010s
55
58
2020s
47
33

Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1971, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1971-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 73.9°F — Jan 28, 2015 -34.1°F — Jan 14, 2024 0.75 in — Jan 21, 2018
February 73.0°F — Feb 26, 1986 -38.0°F — Feb 2, 1996 0.65 in — Feb 26, 2000
March 91.0°F — Mar 22, 2026 -32.1°F — Mar 4, 1978 1.25 in — Mar 21, 1987
April 93.9°F — Apr 23, 1989 -5.1°F — Apr 2, 1975 2.05 in — Apr 19, 2000
May 99.0°F — May 20, 2009 10.0°F — May 7, 2011 3.70 in — May 23, 1971
June 109.0°F — Jun 27, 1974 32.0°F — Jun 5, 1998 3.75 in — Jun 10, 1972
July 111.9°F — Jul 7, 1973 36.0°F — Jul 30, 1971 2.68 in — Jul 9, 1977
August 108.0°F — Aug 8, 1975 30.9°F — Aug 28, 1988 2.75 in — Aug 16, 1993
September 104.0°F — Sep 2, 1983 17.1°F — Sep 29, 1984 3.20 in — Sep 30, 2014
October 93.9°F — Oct 2, 1992 -8.0°F — Oct 30, 1991 1.84 in — Oct 13, 2023
November 82.9°F — Nov 8, 1999 -20.9°F — Nov 27, 1976 0.70 in — Nov 3, 1998
December 71.1°F — Dec 18, 1980 -43.1°F — Dec 21, 1983 0.75 in — Dec 26, 2023

Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Buffalo Gap.