All-time weather records — Colome, SD
Climate change signal in Colome
of Colome's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (30 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (28 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 14 | 33 | ||
| 1920s | 23 | 25 | ||
| 1930s | 85 | 67 | ||
| 1940s | 30 | 55 | ||
| 1950s | 19 | 27 | ||
| 1960s | 24 | 31 | ||
| 1970s | 26 | 32 | ||
| 1980s | 37 | 31 | ||
| 1990s | 28 | 22 | ||
| 2000s | 30 | 9 | ||
| 2010s | 35 | 25 | ||
| 2020s | 15 | 9 |
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 1910, the latest in 2025. Period of observation: 1910-2026.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73.0°F — Jan 24, 1981 | -27.9°F — Jan 2, 2018 | 1.80 in — Jan 27, 1944 |
| February | 78.1°F — Feb 28, 2006 | -38.0°F — Feb 6, 1936 | 1.60 in — Feb 23, 1977 |
| March | 91.0°F — Mar 22, 1910 | -18.9°F — Mar 7, 1943 | 3.10 in — Mar 5, 1948 |
| April | 99.0°F — Apr 21, 1980 | 1.0°F — Apr 3, 1936 | 2.80 in — Apr 17, 2024 |
| May | 106.0°F — May 29, 1934 | 17.1°F — May 6, 1931 | 3.42 in — May 16, 1991 |
| June | 109.9°F — Jun 15, 1936 | 30.0°F — Jun 2, 1946 | 5.00 in — Jun 12, 1977 |
| July | 115.0°F — Jul 20, 1934 | 10.9°F — Jul 24, 1914 | 4.35 in — Jul 3, 1958 |
| August | 111.9°F — Aug 13, 1965 | 34.0°F — Aug 30, 1935 | 4.01 in — Aug 18, 1949 |
| September | 108.0°F — Sep 9, 1931 | 19.9°F — Sep 27, 1935 | 2.60 in — Sep 8, 1951 |
| October | 97.0°F — Oct 5, 1947 | -2.0°F — Oct 28, 1925 | 4.10 in — Oct 13, 2023 |
| November | 89.1°F — Nov 1, 2016 | -13.0°F — Nov 14, 1940 | 1.92 in — Nov 2, 1956 |
| December | 80.1°F — Dec 10, 1913 | -29.0°F — Dec 22, 1989 | 1.20 in — Dec 11, 2021 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Colome.