All-time weather records — Garretson, SD

Record high
102.7°F
July 6, 2012
Record low
-31.2°F
January 2, 2010
Wettest day
4.04 in
June 16, 2014

Climate change signal in Garretson

57.4%

of Garretson's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (210 of 366 records since 2015).

43.4%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (159 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
79
125
2010s
132
150
2020s
155
91

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 2002, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 2002-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 63.0°F — Jan 5, 2012 -31.2°F — Jan 2, 2010 0.88 in — Jan 8, 2024
February 66.7°F — Feb 26, 2024 -23.6°F — Feb 15, 2021 1.21 in — Feb 28, 2012
March 86.9°F — Mar 21, 2026 -19.7°F — Mar 3, 2019 1.90 in — Mar 13, 2019
April 91.0°F — Apr 30, 2007 4.8°F — Apr 4, 2018 2.30 in — Apr 6, 2006
May 97.7°F — May 27, 2018 23.2°F — May 3, 2005 2.40 in — May 29, 2004
June 98.8°F — Jun 21, 2025 41.4°F — Jun 4, 2009 4.04 in — Jun 16, 2014
July 102.7°F — Jul 6, 2012 43.0°F — Jul 28, 2013 3.73 in — Jul 5, 2022
August 100.9°F — Aug 2, 2022 40.1°F — Aug 21, 2004 3.91 in — Aug 5, 2023
September 96.6°F — Sep 2, 2023 26.8°F — Sep 23, 2012 3.18 in — Sep 19, 2018
October 92.3°F — Oct 1, 2023 2.7°F — Oct 27, 2020 2.20 in — Oct 6, 2008
November 80.2°F — Nov 6, 2020 -8.5°F — Nov 16, 2014 1.30 in — Nov 18, 2015
December 58.6°F — Dec 2, 2012 -29.0°F — Dec 18, 2016 1.02 in — Dec 15, 2014

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