All-time weather records — Leola, SD

Record high
115.0°F
July 15, 2006
Record low
-36.0°F
January 24, 1904
Wettest day
4.90 in
August 18, 1930

Climate change signal in Leola

0%

of Leola's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).

0%

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
2
8
1900s
53
162
1920s
·
·
1930s
·
·
1940s
·
·
1950s
17
12
1960s
50
66
1970s
69
46
1980s
79
30
1990s
45
30
2000s
51
12

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 1899, the latest in 2007. Period of observation: 1899-2007.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 63.0°F — Jan 20, 1900 -36.0°F — Jan 24, 1904 0.75 in — Jan 3, 1907
February 64.0°F — Mar 1, 1992 -36.0°F — Feb 2, 1905 1.45 in — Feb 27, 1958
March 81.0°F — Mar 31, 1963 -23.1°F — Mar 1, 1962 2.15 in — Mar 26, 1902
April 97.0°F — Apr 21, 1980 -5.1°F — Apr 4, 1968 2.60 in — Apr 23, 1932
May 102.9°F — May 28, 1969 18.0°F — May 1, 1961 3.50 in — May 3, 1964
June 108.0°F — Jun 29, 2002 24.1°F — Jun 7, 1901 3.75 in — Jun 18, 1964
July 115.0°F — Jul 15, 2006 34.0°F — Jul 30, 1903 4.02 in — Jul 7, 1994
August 108.0°F — Aug 2, 1900 32.0°F — Aug 11, 1902 4.90 in — Aug 18, 1930
September 105.1°F — Sep 2, 1983 0.0°F — Sep 17, 1902 2.50 in — Sep 17, 1903
October 93.0°F — Oct 7, 1975 -0.9°F — Oct 30, 1984 2.20 in — Oct 9, 1982
November 84.0°F — Nov 22, 1904 -24.0°F — Nov 30, 1905 1.14 in — Nov 8, 1977
December 62.1°F — Dec 1, 1998 -35.0°F — Dec 26, 1902 0.99 in — Dec 26, 1988

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