All-time weather records — Philip, SD

Record high
116.1°F
July 15, 2006
Record low
-42.0°F
February 9, 1994
Wettest day
4.30 in
October 19, 1908

Climate change signal in Philip

15.8%

of Philip's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (58 of 366 records since 2015).

8.7%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (32 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 #
1900s
5
7
1940s
38
52
1950s
40
54
1960s
42
53
1970s
36
43
1980s
30
40
1990s
34
38
2000s
54
31
2010s
52
31
2020s
35
17

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 1907, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1907-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 75.0°F — Jan 27, 2015 -35.0°F — Jan 21, 1949 0.90 in — Jan 20, 2006
February 75.9°F — Feb 21, 1982 -42.0°F — Feb 9, 1994 2.70 in — Feb 27, 1987
March 88.0°F — Mar 31, 1946 -29.0°F — Mar 11, 1998 1.80 in — Mar 12, 1988
April 96.1°F — Apr 21, 1980 2.1°F — Apr 3, 2020 1.83 in — Apr 30, 1942
May 105.1°F — May 27, 1969 15.1°F — May 12, 1943 2.60 in — May 1, 1983
June 111.9°F — Jun 29, 2002 32.0°F — Jun 2, 2000 4.00 in — Jun 30, 1988
July 116.1°F — Jul 15, 2006 37.0°F — Jul 30, 1971 2.59 in — Jul 10, 1969
August 113.0°F — Aug 26, 1970 32.0°F — Aug 26, 1988 2.46 in — Aug 17, 1949
September 108.0°F — Sep 4, 2001 19.9°F — Sep 19, 1991 2.08 in — Sep 21, 1989
October 98.1°F — Oct 3, 2025 -6.9°F — Oct 26, 2020 4.30 in — Oct 19, 1908
November 84.0°F — Nov 8, 1999 -25.1°F — Nov 14, 1959 1.21 in — Nov 7, 1944
December 72.0°F — Dec 2, 1998 -32.1°F — Dec 30, 1990 2.92 in — Dec 4, 2010

Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Philip.