All-time weather records — Fruitdale, SD
Climate change signal in Fruitdale
of Fruitdale'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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59 | 40 | ||
| 2000s | 273 | 290 | ||
| 2010s | 34 | 36 |
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 1998, the latest in 2012. Period of observation: 1993-2012.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69.1°F — Jan 6, 2012 | -17.0°F — Jan 23, 2003 | 0.63 in — Jan 4, 1996 |
| February | 72.0°F — Feb 5, 2005 | -25.1°F — Feb 18, 2006 | 0.81 in — Feb 26, 2000 |
| March | 81.0°F — Mar 13, 2007 | -9.9°F — Mar 1, 2002 | 1.57 in — Mar 8, 2000 |
| April | 88.0°F — Apr 29, 2001 | 0.0°F — Apr 3, 2002 | 1.88 in — Apr 24, 2010 |
| May | 91.0°F — May 14, 2001 | 19.0°F — May 3, 2005 | 2.68 in — May 20, 2011 |
| June | 106.0°F — Jun 30, 2002 | 34.0°F — Jun 2, 2000 | 3.28 in — Jun 22, 1995 |
| July | 108.0°F — Jul 29, 2006 | 46.0°F — Jul 11, 2007 | 1.47 in — Jul 23, 1998 |
| August | 104.0°F — Aug 14, 2003 | 37.9°F — Aug 28, 2004 | 1.24 in — Aug 4, 1998 |
| September | 100.0°F — Sep 6, 2001 | 18.0°F — Sep 4, 2011 | 3.04 in — Sep 23, 2006 |
| October | 91.9°F — Oct 2, 2011 | 3.0°F — Oct 31, 2002 | 3.51 in — Oct 7, 1994 |
| November | 82.9°F — Nov 8, 1999 | -16.1°F — Nov 28, 2001 | 3.34 in — Nov 1, 2000 |
| December | 68.0°F — Dec 1, 1999 | -23.1°F — Dec 15, 2008 | 0.61 in — Dec 27, 2009 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Fruitdale.