All-time weather records — Letcher, SD
Climate change signal in Letcher
of Letcher's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (158 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (122 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 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2000s | 131 | 171 | ||
| 2010s | 116 | 119 | ||
| 2020s | 109 | 75 |
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 1999, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1999-2026.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68.0°F — Jan 5, 2012 | -24.9°F — Jan 15, 2009 | 1.11 in — Jan 3, 2023 |
| February | 72.0°F — Feb 21, 2000 | -21.8°F — Feb 13, 2025 | 0.95 in — Feb 10, 2013 |
| March | 88.0°F — Mar 18, 2012 | -17.9°F — Mar 3, 2019 | 2.16 in — Mar 13, 2019 |
| April | 91.9°F — Apr 1, 2012 | 9.1°F — Apr 4, 2018 | 2.32 in — Apr 27, 2016 |
| May | 99.0°F — May 28, 2006 | 20.1°F — May 3, 2013 | 3.03 in — May 5, 2012 |
| June | 106.0°F — Jun 16, 2021 | 0.0°F — Jun 5, 2000 | 4.87 in — Jun 20, 2024 |
| July | 109.0°F — Jul 20, 2002 | 43.0°F — Jul 28, 2013 | 3.03 in — Jul 29, 2010 |
| August | 107.1°F — Aug 2, 2022 | 43.0°F — Aug 25, 2025 | 3.29 in — Aug 5, 2000 |
| September | 104.0°F — Sep 2, 2023 | 27.1°F — Sep 23, 2012 | 3.53 in — Sep 11, 2019 |
| October | 93.0°F — Oct 1, 2023 | 7.2°F — Oct 27, 2020 | 2.76 in — Oct 14, 2013 |
| November | 84.0°F — Nov 6, 2020 | -2.7°F — Nov 14, 2014 | 0.77 in — Nov 16, 2015 |
| December | 66.0°F — Dec 1, 2021 | -27.8°F — Dec 18, 2016 | 1.02 in — Dec 29, 2019 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Letcher.