All-time weather records — Florence, SD

Record high
98.1°F
July 18, 2017
Record low
-35.0°F
January 2, 2018
Wettest day
3.68 in
July 28, 2025

Climate change signal in Florence

52.7%

of Florence's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (193 of 366 records since 2015).

54.4%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (199 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 #
2000s
·
·
2010s
329
334
2020s
37
32

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 2011, the latest in 2021. Period of observation: 2001-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 55.9°F — Jan 6, 2012 -35.0°F — Jan 2, 2018 1.22 in — Jan 2, 2011
February 57.9°F — Feb 20, 2017 -29.9°F — Feb 9, 2011 1.14 in — Feb 11, 2013
March 81.0°F — Mar 19, 2012 -20.9°F — Mar 4, 2019 1.81 in — Mar 23, 2009
April 81.0°F — Apr 25, 2012 1.0°F — Apr 6, 2018 1.78 in — Apr 1, 2007
May 95.0°F — May 28, 2018 21.0°F — May 4, 2013 2.15 in — May 31, 2022
June 96.1°F — Jun 10, 2015 36.0°F — Jun 1, 2015 2.40 in — Jun 3, 2024
July 98.1°F — Jul 18, 2017 39.9°F — Jul 29, 2013 3.68 in — Jul 28, 2025
August 97.0°F — Aug 30, 2012 39.0°F — Aug 18, 2012 3.16 in — Aug 19, 2015
September 91.9°F — Sep 3, 2012 23.0°F — Sep 23, 2012 3.40 in — Sep 2, 2006
October 84.9°F — Oct 12, 2015 8.1°F — Oct 27, 2020 2.90 in — Oct 15, 2013
November 75.9°F — Nov 5, 2020 -17.0°F — Nov 28, 2014 1.54 in — Nov 19, 2024
December 55.9°F — Dec 3, 2012 -34.1°F — Dec 18, 2016 1.04 in — Dec 30, 2005

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