All-time weather records — Hitchcock, SD
Climate change signal in Hitchcock
of Hitchcock'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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 9 | 5 | ||
| 1950s | 72 | 78 | ||
| 1960s | 76 | 90 | ||
| 1970s | 46 | 67 | ||
| 1980s | 68 | 54 | ||
| 1990s | 47 | 52 | ||
| 2000s | 48 | 19 | ||
| 2010s | · | 1 |
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 1949, the latest in 2009. Period of observation: 1949-2011.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63.0°F — Jan 24, 1981 | -38.0°F — Jan 19, 1970 | 0.46 in — Jan 8, 1992 |
| February | 72.0°F — Feb 25, 1958 | -47.0°F — Feb 9, 1994 | 1.75 in — Feb 27, 1958 |
| March | 82.9°F — Mar 31, 1963 | -26.0°F — Mar 4, 1960 | 1.51 in — Mar 12, 1977 |
| April | 98.1°F — Apr 22, 1980 | -8.0°F — Apr 3, 1975 | 2.00 in — Apr 12, 1970 |
| May | 102.0°F — May 1, 1959 | 14.0°F — May 3, 2005 | 7.40 in — May 6, 2007 |
| June | 109.9°F — Jun 25, 1988 | 28.9°F — Jun 2, 1964 | 3.84 in — Jun 17, 1992 |
| July | 113.0°F — Jul 10, 1966 | 36.0°F — Jul 30, 1971 | 3.80 in — Jul 7, 1994 |
| August | 114.1°F — Aug 13, 1965 | 30.9°F — Aug 20, 1950 | 2.68 in — Aug 20, 1966 |
| September | 106.0°F — Sep 6, 1978 | 16.0°F — Sep 28, 1951 | 2.04 in — Sep 21, 1989 |
| October | 97.0°F — Oct 5, 1963 | 7.0°F — Oct 7, 1952 | 2.28 in — Oct 17, 1998 |
| November | 79.0°F — Nov 9, 1999 | -22.0°F — Nov 30, 1964 | 1.21 in — Nov 28, 2005 |
| December | 64.9°F — Dec 2, 1998 | -36.0°F — Dec 30, 1990 | 1.16 in — Dec 7, 1951 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Hitchcock.