All-time weather records — Roscoe, SD
Climate change signal in Roscoe
of Roscoe's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (41 of 366 records since 2015).
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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | · | 1 | ||
| 1940s | 19 | 5 | ||
| 1950s | 96 | 84 | ||
| 1960s | 59 | 88 | ||
| 1970s | 20 | 27 | ||
| 1980s | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1990s | 45 | 71 | ||
| 2000s | 64 | 34 | ||
| 2010s | 42 | 32 | ||
| 2020s | 18 | 16 |
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 1948, the latest in 2023. Period of observation: 1934-2026.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59.0°F — Jan 6, 2012 | -36.9°F — Jan 15, 1972 | 1.29 in — Jan 27, 1944 |
| February | 69.1°F — Feb 25, 1958 | -34.1°F — Feb 9, 1994 | 1.09 in — Feb 27, 1969 |
| March | 82.9°F — Mar 17, 2012 | -24.0°F — Mar 1, 1962 | 2.03 in — Mar 3, 1966 |
| April | 93.9°F — Apr 25, 1962 | 1.0°F — Apr 7, 2018 | 1.81 in — Apr 19, 1957 |
| May | 102.0°F — May 27, 1969 | 17.1°F — May 3, 2005 | 2.93 in — May 9, 1995 |
| June | 107.1°F — Jun 30, 2002 | 28.9°F — Jun 3, 1951 | 4.28 in — Jun 18, 1964 |
| July | 111.9°F — Jul 16, 2006 | 37.9°F — Jul 3, 1967 | 4.30 in — Jul 8, 2022 |
| August | 108.0°F — Aug 18, 1959 | 36.0°F — Aug 31, 1958 | 3.83 in — Aug 5, 2000 |
| September | 102.0°F — Sep 15, 1948 | 21.0°F — Sep 28, 1951 | 2.58 in — Sep 20, 1996 |
| October | 93.0°F — Oct 5, 1970 | -2.0°F — Oct 30, 1991 | 2.94 in — Oct 17, 1998 |
| November | 78.1°F — Nov 3, 2022 | -18.9°F — Nov 14, 1959 | 1.50 in — Nov 26, 1944 |
| December | 64.0°F — Dec 2, 2021 | -35.0°F — Dec 31, 1967 | 1.17 in — Dec 26, 2016 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Roscoe.