All-time weather records — Estelline, SD
Climate change signal in Estelline
of Estelline's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (0 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 20 | 62 | ||
| 1900s | 7 | 9 | ||
| 1910s | 23 | 49 | ||
| 1920s | 25 | 49 | ||
| 1930s | 103 | 34 | ||
| 1940s | 32 | 30 | ||
| 1950s | 25 | 21 | ||
| 1960s | 24 | 34 | ||
| 1970s | 26 | 20 | ||
| 1980s | 34 | 18 | ||
| 1990s | 21 | 19 | ||
| 2000s | 24 | 18 | ||
| 2010s | 2 | 3 |
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 1894, the latest in 2011. Period of observation: 1893-2011.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66.0°F — Jan 24, 1981 | -41.1°F — Jan 12, 1912 | 5.00 in — Jan 13, 2002 |
| February | 66.9°F — Feb 23, 1958 | -44.0°F — Feb 9, 1994 | 1.60 in — Feb 23, 1977 |
| March | 84.0°F — Mar 23, 1910 | -29.0°F — Mar 11, 1948 | 6.00 in — Mar 24, 1893 |
| April | 97.0°F — Apr 21, 1980 | -5.1°F — Apr 1, 1924 | 3.24 in — Apr 6, 2001 |
| May | 106.0°F — May 30, 1934 | 12.0°F — May 4, 1967 | 4.83 in — May 26, 1931 |
| June | 108.0°F — Jun 25, 1936 | 24.1°F — Jun 7, 1897 | 4.44 in — Jun 17, 1992 |
| July | 109.0°F — Jul 21, 1934 | 27.0°F — Jul 15, 1984 | 5.25 in — Jul 13, 1966 |
| August | 105.1°F — Aug 10, 1947 | 30.0°F — Aug 27, 1896 | 4.46 in — Aug 27, 1978 |
| September | 102.9°F — Sep 10, 1931 | 9.0°F — Sep 27, 1893 | 3.22 in — Sep 8, 1985 |
| October | 91.0°F — Oct 3, 1938 | -4.0°F — Oct 29, 1925 | 2.60 in — Oct 5, 1946 |
| November | 79.0°F — Nov 9, 1999 | -23.1°F — Nov 30, 1964 | 2.00 in — Nov 26, 1897 |
| December | 71.1°F — Dec 6, 1939 | -36.9°F — Dec 29, 1917 | 0.96 in — Dec 11, 1949 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Estelline.