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Bridgewater Weather Records (USC00391032)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bridgewater (USC00391032), South Dakota, United States, with 79 years of record.

Key Facts for Bridgewater

  • Bridgewater (USC00391032) is a weather station in South Dakota, United States at 43.55 latitude and -97.50 longitude, 432 m (1,417 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1948 to 2026, 79 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Bridgewater still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Bridgewater set a daily record high minimum temperature of 17.2 C (63.0 F) on 29 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: South Dakota, United States, 43.55 latitude, -97.50 longitude.
  • Elevation: 432 m (1,417 ft).
  • Period of record: 1948 to 2026, 79 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

11 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Bridgewater, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bridgewater. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 11 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bridgewater. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 11 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Bridgewater, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan18.9 C (66.0 F)-37.2 C (-35.0 F)12.8 C (55.0 F)-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
Feb23.3 C (73.9 F)-36.1 C (-33.0 F)18.3 C (64.9 F)-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
Mar31.1 C (88.0 F)-30.6 C (-23.1 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)-17.8 C (0.0 F)
Apr36.1 C (97.0 F)-15.6 C (3.9 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)
May40.0 C (104.0 F)-7.2 C (19.0 F)33.9 C (93.0 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)
Jun41.1 C (106.0 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)35.0 C (95.0 F)8.3 C (46.9 F)
Jul41.1 C (106.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)37.2 C (99.0 F)16.1 C (61.0 F)
Aug41.7 C (107.1 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)36.7 C (98.1 F)8.9 C (48.0 F)
Sep39.4 C (102.9 F)-5.6 C (21.9 F)37.8 C (100.0 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)
Oct34.4 C (93.9 F)-13.3 C (8.1 F)30.0 C (86.0 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)
Nov27.8 C (82.0 F)-29.4 C (-20.9 F)n/an/a
Dec18.9 C (66.0 F)-33.9 C (-29.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Bridgewater by the year they were set 1,464 records at Bridgewater still stand. 1968 holds the most, with 37. 0102030401948: 171949: 181950: 341951: 241952: 141953: 171954: 191955: 321956: 231957: 111958: 241959: 341960: 131961: 91962: 261963: 201964: 301965: 301966: 261967: 231968: 371969: 161970: 201971: 201972: 191973: 181974: 221975: 161976: 201977: 111978: 101979: 91980: 71981: 101982: 81983: 41984: 71985: 291986: 131987: 291988: 311989: 311990: 281991: 331992: 271993: 171994: 131995: 171996: 251997: 221998: 171999: 92000: 322001: 92002: 202003: 72004: 152005: 182006: 172007: 62008: 72009: 102010: 22011: 92012: 322013: 182014: 162015: 142016: 102017: 132018: 182019: 182020: 262021: 222022: 202023: 212024: 102025: 242026: 111948195619641972198019881996200420122020
1,464 records at Bridgewater still stand. 1968 holds the most, with 37.
Standing records at Bridgewater by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
194817
194918
195034
195124
195214
195317
195419
195532
195623
195711
195824
195934
196013
19619
196226
196320
196430
196530
196626
196723
196837
196916
197020
197120
197219
197318
197422
197516
197620
197711
197810
19799
19807
198110
19828
19834
19847
198529
198613
198729
198831
198931
199028
199133
199227
199317
199413
199517
199625
199722
199817
19999
200032
20019
200220
20037
200415
200518
200617
20076
20087
200910
20102
20119
201232
201318
201416
201514
201610
201713
201818
201918
202026
202122
202220
202321
202410
202524
202611

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records
When Bridgewater set new all-time records 4 all-time records were set at Bridgewater between 3 February 1989 and 3 January 2023. Each dot is a new record. Record low maximum temperatureRecord daily precipitationRecord high maximum temperatureRecord daily snowfall3 February 1989: Record low maximum temperature -25.0 C (-13.0 F)4 September 1999: Record daily precipitation 148.6 mm (5.9 in)3 August 2022: Record high maximum temperature 41.7 C (107.1 F)3 January 2023: Record daily snowfall 41.4 cm (16.3 in)1990199520002005201020152020
4 all-time records were set at Bridgewater between 3 February 1989 and 3 January 2023. Each dot is a new record.
When Bridgewater set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1989-02-03Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1999-09-04Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 148.6 mm (5.9 in)
2022-08-03Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 41.7 C (107.1 F)
2023-01-03Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 41.4 cm (16.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 148.6 mm (5.9 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bridgewater The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bridgewater. The most was 148.6 mm (5.9 in) on 4 September 1999. 050100150 Jan: 27.4 mm (1.1 in), 3 January 2023 Jan Feb: 38.1 mm (1.5 in), 14 February 1969 Feb Mar: 76.2 mm (3.0 in), 31 March 2007 Mar Apr: 96.5 mm (3.8 in), 23 April 2001 Apr May: 95.3 mm (3.8 in), 1 May 1972 May Jun: 119.4 mm (4.7 in), 11 June 2010 Jun Jul: 106.7 mm (4.2 in), 6 July 2015 Jul Aug: 139.7 mm (5.5 in), 19 August 2006 Aug Sep: 148.6 mm (5.9 in), 4 September 1999 Sep Oct: 83.8 mm (3.3 in), 5 October 1998 Oct Nov: 55.1 mm (2.2 in), 19 November 1948 Nov Dec: 35.6 mm (1.4 in), 3 December 1953 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bridgewater. The most was 148.6 mm (5.9 in) on 4 September 1999.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bridgewater
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan27.4 mm (1.1 in)3 January 2023
Feb38.1 mm (1.5 in)14 February 1969
Mar76.2 mm (3.0 in)31 March 2007
Apr96.5 mm (3.8 in)23 April 2001
May95.3 mm (3.8 in)1 May 1972
Jun119.4 mm (4.7 in)11 June 2010
Jul106.7 mm (4.2 in)6 July 2015
Aug139.7 mm (5.5 in)19 August 2006
Sep148.6 mm (5.9 in)4 September 1999
Oct83.8 mm (3.3 in)5 October 1998
Nov55.1 mm (2.2 in)19 November 1948
Dec35.6 mm (1.4 in)3 December 1953

Period of Record Coverage

1948 to 2026
Days with data per year at Bridgewater 79 years of record at Bridgewater, 1948 to 2026. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1948, 1953, 1963, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and others. 1948: 282 of 366 days1949: 363 of 365 days1950: 362 of 365 days1951: 365 of 365 days1952: 364 of 366 days1953: 249 of 365 days1954: 347 of 365 days1955: 364 of 365 days1956: 363 of 366 days1957: 364 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 364 of 365 days1960: 356 of 366 days1961: 355 of 365 days1962: 332 of 365 days1963: 327 of 365 days1964: 365 of 366 days1965: 359 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 364 of 365 days1968: 363 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 360 of 365 days1971: 364 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 364 of 365 days1974: 363 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 331 of 366 days1977: 364 of 365 days1978: 268 of 365 days1979: 303 of 365 days1980: 182 of 366 days1981: 182 of 365 days1982: 206 of 365 days1983: 116 of 365 days1984: 141 of 366 days1985: 275 of 365 days1986: 340 of 365 days1987: 362 of 365 days1988: 364 of 366 days1989: 363 of 365 days1990: 364 of 365 days1991: 364 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 365 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 364 of 365 days1996: 365 of 366 days1997: 363 of 365 days1998: 362 of 365 days1999: 357 of 365 days2000: 365 of 366 days2001: 362 of 365 days2002: 361 of 365 days2003: 358 of 365 days2004: 364 of 366 days2005: 362 of 365 days2006: 364 of 365 days2007: 363 of 365 days2008: 363 of 366 days2009: 355 of 365 days2010: 269 of 365 days2011: 234 of 365 days2012: 282 of 366 days2013: 361 of 365 days2014: 361 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 362 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 364 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 365 of 365 days2026: 282 of 365 days19501960197019801990200020102020
79 years of record at Bridgewater, 1948 to 2026. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1948, 1953, 1963, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and others.
Days with data per year at Bridgewater
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
194828277%No
194936399%Yes
195036299%Yes
1951365100%Yes
195236499%Yes
195324968%No
195434795%Yes
1955364100%Yes
195636399%Yes
1957364100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959364100%Yes
196035697%Yes
196135597%Yes
196233291%Yes
196332790%No
1964365100%Yes
196535998%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967364100%Yes
196836399%Yes
1969365100%Yes
197036099%Yes
1971364100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973364100%Yes
197436399%Yes
1975365100%Yes
197633190%Yes
1977364100%Yes
197826873%No
197930383%No
198018250%No
198118250%No
198220656%No
198311632%No
198414139%No
198527575%No
198634093%Yes
198736299%Yes
198836499%Yes
198936399%Yes
1990364100%Yes
1991364100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
1993365100%Yes
1994365100%Yes
1995364100%Yes
1996365100%Yes
199736399%Yes
199836299%Yes
199935798%Yes
2000365100%Yes
200136299%Yes
200236199%Yes
200335898%Yes
200436499%Yes
200536299%Yes
2006364100%Yes
200736399%Yes
200836399%Yes
200935597%Yes
201026974%No
201123464%No
201228277%No
201336199%Yes
201436199%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
201736299%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019364100%Yes
2020366100%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022365100%Yes
2023365100%Yes
2024366100%Yes
2025365100%Yes
202628277%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Bridgewater
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 September 2026Bridgewater, USdaily high min (Provisional)17.2 C (63.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)31 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 2026Bridgewater, USdaily high min (Provisional)17.2 C (63.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)17 years17 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 2026Bridgewater, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)15.0 C (59.0 F)tie11 years2 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 2026Bridgewater, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)20.6 C (69.1 F)tie67 years6 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 2026Bridgewater, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)37.8 C (100.0 F)tie3 years1 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 2026Bridgewater, USdaily low min (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie36 years4 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 2026Bridgewater, USdaily high min (Tie)22.8 C (73.0 F)tie59 years6 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 2026Bridgewater, USdaily high min (Tie)22.8 C (73.0 F)tie4 years2 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 2026Bridgewater, USdaily high min24.4 C (75.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)3 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 2026Bridgewater, USdaily rain44.5 mm (1.8 in)19.1 mm (0.8 in)27 years28 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 2026Bridgewater, USdaily high min18.9 C (66.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)37 years19 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 2026Bridgewater, USdaily high min (Tie)19.4 C (66.9 F)tie37 years4 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 2026Bridgewater, USdaily high min (Tie)18.9 C (66.0 F)tie59 years6 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 2026Bridgewater, USdaily low max (Tie)10.6 C (51.1 F)tie11 years2 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 2026Bridgewater, USdaily high max (Tie)28.3 C (82.9 F)tie13 years2 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 2026Bridgewater, USmonthly high max31.1 C (88.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)57 years36 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2026Bridgewater, USdaily high max27.2 C (81.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)21 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2026Bridgewater, USdaily high max25.0 C (77.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)8 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2026Bridgewater, USdaily low max-8.3 C (17.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)36 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2026Bridgewater, USdaily low min-17.8 C (0.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)32 years18 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

62 complete years, 1949 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Bridgewater as warming stripes, 1949 to 2025 One stripe for each of 62 complete years at Bridgewater, 1949 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.2 C (46.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 5.6 C (42.0 F), and the warmest was 1987, at 10.8 C (51.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.7 C (4.9 F). 1949: 8.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1950: 6.0 C, -2.2 C from the station mean1951: 6.4 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1952: 8.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1955: 7.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1956: 8.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1957: 8.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1958: 8.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1959: 8.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1960: 7.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1961: 8.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1962: 7.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1964: 9.1 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1965: 8.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1966: 8.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1967: 8.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1968: 9.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1969: 7.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1970: 8.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1971: 8.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1972: 7.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1973: 9.4 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1974: 8.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1975: 8.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1977: 9.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1986: 9.1 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1987: 10.8 C, +2.6 C from the station mean1988: 9.2 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1989: 8.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1990: 9.8 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1991: 8.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1992: 7.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1993: 5.8 C, -2.3 C from the station mean1994: 7.1 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1995: 7.0 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1996: 5.6 C, -2.6 C from the station mean1997: 7.0 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1998: 9.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1999: 8.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2000: 7.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2001: 8.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2002: 8.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2003: 8.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2004: 8.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2005: 8.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2006: 9.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2007: 8.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2008: 6.4 C, -1.8 C from the station mean2009: 7.2 C, -1.0 C from the station mean2013: 6.8 C, -1.3 C from the station mean2014: 6.4 C, -1.7 C from the station mean2015: 8.8 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2016: 9.4 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2017: 8.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2018: 7.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean2019: 6.9 C, -1.2 C from the station mean2020: 8.8 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2021: 9.5 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2022: 7.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2023: 8.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2024: 9.5 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2025: 8.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean19491960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 62 complete years at Bridgewater, 1949 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.2 C (46.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 5.6 C (42.0 F), and the warmest was 1987, at 10.8 C (51.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.7 C (4.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bridgewater as warming stripes, 1949 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
19498.4 C+0.21 C
19506.0 C-2.18 C
19516.4 C-1.80 C
19528.6 C+0.43 C
19557.9 C-0.25 C
19568.1 C-0.12 C
19578.6 C+0.39 C
19588.7 C+0.50 C
19598.6 C+0.45 C
19607.5 C-0.71 C
19618.2 C+0.03 C
19627.8 C-0.41 C
19649.1 C+0.96 C
19658.2 C+0.07 C
19668.0 C-0.19 C
19678.7 C+0.55 C
19689.0 C+0.84 C
19697.7 C-0.51 C
19708.3 C+0.08 C
19718.4 C+0.23 C
19727.5 C-0.72 C
19739.4 C+1.18 C
19748.8 C+0.60 C
19758.0 C-0.20 C
19779.1 C+0.92 C
19869.1 C+0.96 C
198710.8 C+2.58 C
19889.2 C+1.06 C
19898.3 C+0.08 C
19909.8 C+1.66 C
19918.7 C+0.48 C
19927.6 C-0.53 C
19935.8 C-2.34 C
19947.1 C-1.12 C
19957.0 C-1.13 C
19965.6 C-2.61 C
19977.0 C-1.22 C
19989.0 C+0.84 C
19998.9 C+0.73 C
20007.9 C-0.24 C
20018.0 C-0.13 C
20028.4 C+0.20 C
20038.0 C-0.15 C
20048.1 C-0.04 C
20058.9 C+0.68 C
20069.1 C+0.93 C
20078.4 C+0.18 C
20086.4 C-1.80 C
20097.2 C-1.00 C
20136.8 C-1.35 C
20146.4 C-1.74 C
20158.8 C+0.65 C
20169.4 C+1.21 C
20178.7 C+0.56 C
20187.3 C-0.88 C
20196.9 C-1.24 C
20208.8 C+0.66 C
20219.5 C+1.33 C
20227.8 C-0.38 C
20238.7 C+0.57 C
20249.5 C+1.31 C
20258.9 C+0.72 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1949 to 2025 is 0.02 C (-0.10 to 0.13) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.03 F (-0.17 to 0.24) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 62 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Bridgewater
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.02 C (-0.10 to 0.13) per decade0.03 F (-0.17 to 0.24) per decade1949 to 202562Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.10 C (-0.25 to 0.04) per decade-0.2 F (-0.4 to 0.1) per decade1949 to 202562Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum0.14 C (0.04 to 0.24) per decade0.3 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade1949 to 202562Rise

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1948 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Bridgewater: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)41.7 C (107.1 F)202237.8 C (100.0 F)79
Coldest night (TNn)-37.2 C (-35.0 F)1970-29.4 C (-20.9 F)79
Wettest day (Rx1day)148.6 mm (5.9 in)199957.7 mm (2.3 in)79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)210.1 mm (8.3 in)201983.6 mm (3.3 in)78
Longest dry spell (CDD)82 days201032 days78

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Bridgewater by year The hottest day of the year at Bridgewater, 1948 to 2026. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 2022, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F). 3032.53537.54042.51960198020002020Record: 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 2022
The hottest day of the year at Bridgewater, 1948 to 2026. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 2022, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bridgewater by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
194838.3 C (100.9 F)
194939.4 C (102.9 F)
195034.4 C (93.9 F)
195134.4 C (93.9 F)
195236.7 C (98.1 F)
195337.8 C (100.0 F)
195440.0 C (104.0 F)
195539.4 C (102.9 F)
195640.0 C (104.0 F)
195738.3 C (100.9 F)
195837.8 C (100.0 F)
195938.3 C (100.9 F)
196038.3 C (100.9 F)
196138.3 C (100.9 F)
196235.6 C (96.1 F)
196338.9 C (102.0 F)
196439.4 C (102.9 F)
196539.4 C (102.9 F)
196641.1 C (106.0 F)
196741.1 C (106.0 F)
196840.6 C (105.1 F)
196936.7 C (98.1 F)
197040.0 C (104.0 F)
197138.9 C (102.0 F)
197236.7 C (98.1 F)
197340.6 C (105.1 F)
197439.4 C (102.9 F)
197539.4 C (102.9 F)
197640.6 C (105.1 F)
197738.9 C (102.0 F)
197836.1 C (97.0 F)
197938.9 C (102.0 F)
198036.1 C (97.0 F)
198137.8 C (100.0 F)
198237.8 C (100.0 F)
198331.7 C (89.1 F)
198438.3 C (100.9 F)
198539.4 C (102.9 F)
198635.6 C (96.1 F)
198736.1 C (97.0 F)
198841.1 C (106.0 F)
198940.0 C (104.0 F)
199040.6 C (105.1 F)
199139.4 C (102.9 F)
199234.4 C (93.9 F)
199332.8 C (91.0 F)
199435.6 C (96.1 F)
199539.4 C (102.9 F)
199634.4 C (93.9 F)
199736.7 C (98.1 F)
199834.4 C (93.9 F)
199935.6 C (96.1 F)
200037.8 C (100.0 F)
200137.2 C (99.0 F)
200240.0 C (104.0 F)
200335.6 C (96.1 F)
200436.1 C (97.0 F)
200540.6 C (105.1 F)
200639.4 C (102.9 F)
200737.8 C (100.0 F)
200835.6 C (96.1 F)
200935.6 C (96.1 F)
201035.6 C (96.1 F)
201138.3 C (100.9 F)
201240.6 C (105.1 F)
201335.0 C (95.0 F)
201432.8 C (91.0 F)
201536.7 C (98.1 F)
201637.2 C (99.0 F)
201736.7 C (98.1 F)
201837.2 C (99.0 F)
201937.2 C (99.0 F)
202036.7 C (98.1 F)
202139.4 C (102.9 F)
202241.7 C (107.1 F)
202338.3 C (100.9 F)
202435.0 C (95.0 F)
202538.9 C (102.0 F)
202637.8 C (100.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Bridgewater by year The coldest night of the year at Bridgewater, 1948 to 2026. The record is -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is -29.4 C (-20.9 F). -40-35-30-25-201960198020002020Record: -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1970
The coldest night of the year at Bridgewater, 1948 to 2026. The record is -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is -29.4 C (-20.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bridgewater by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1948-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1949-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1950-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1951-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1952-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1953-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1954-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1955-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1956-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1957-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1958-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1959-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1960-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1961-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1962-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1963-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1964-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1965-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1966-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1967-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1968-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1969-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1970-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1971-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1972-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1973-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1974-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1975-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1976-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1977-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1978-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1979-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1980-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1981-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1982-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1983-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1984-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1985-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1986-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1987-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1988-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1989-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1990-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1991-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1992-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1993-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1994-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1995-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1996-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1997-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1998-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1999-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2000-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2001-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2002-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2003-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2004-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2005-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2006-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2007-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2008-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2009-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2010-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2011-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2012-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2013-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2014-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2015-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2016-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2017-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2018-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2019-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2020-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2021-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2022-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2023-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2024-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2025-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2026-27.2 C (-17.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bridgewater by year The wettest day of the year at Bridgewater, 1948 to 2026. The record is 148.6 mm (5.9 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.7 mm (2.3 in). 0501001501960198020002020Record: 148.6 mm (5.9 in) in 1999
The wettest day of the year at Bridgewater, 1948 to 2026. The record is 148.6 mm (5.9 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.7 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bridgewater by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
1948108.2 mm (4.3 in)
194938.1 mm (1.5 in)
195050.8 mm (2.0 in)
195157.4 mm (2.3 in)
195238.4 mm (1.5 in)
195360.7 mm (2.4 in)
195429.7 mm (1.2 in)
195540.1 mm (1.6 in)
195638.4 mm (1.5 in)
195751.3 mm (2.0 in)
195866.0 mm (2.6 in)
195936.1 mm (1.4 in)
196088.9 mm (3.5 in)
196147.2 mm (1.9 in)
196248.3 mm (1.9 in)
196368.6 mm (2.7 in)
196430.2 mm (1.2 in)
196548.8 mm (1.9 in)
196691.2 mm (3.6 in)
196757.7 mm (2.3 in)
196863.5 mm (2.5 in)
196964.5 mm (2.5 in)
197050.8 mm (2.0 in)
197150.8 mm (2.0 in)
197295.3 mm (3.8 in)
197337.6 mm (1.5 in)
197438.1 mm (1.5 in)
197590.2 mm (3.6 in)
197639.1 mm (1.5 in)
197777.5 mm (3.1 in)
197880.0 mm (3.1 in)
197946.7 mm (1.8 in)
198029.2 mm (1.1 in)
1981106.7 mm (4.2 in)
198291.4 mm (3.6 in)
198319.3 mm (0.8 in)
198431.0 mm (1.2 in)
198549.5 mm (1.9 in)
198646.5 mm (1.8 in)
198738.1 mm (1.5 in)
198850.8 mm (2.0 in)
198927.9 mm (1.1 in)
199073.7 mm (2.9 in)
199130.5 mm (1.2 in)
199253.3 mm (2.1 in)
199382.6 mm (3.3 in)
199481.3 mm (3.2 in)
199569.9 mm (2.8 in)
199663.5 mm (2.5 in)
199776.2 mm (3.0 in)
199883.8 mm (3.3 in)
1999148.6 mm (5.9 in)
200088.9 mm (3.5 in)
200196.5 mm (3.8 in)
200294.0 mm (3.7 in)
200341.9 mm (1.6 in)
200466.0 mm (2.6 in)
200557.2 mm (2.3 in)
2006139.7 mm (5.5 in)
200776.2 mm (3.0 in)
200876.2 mm (3.0 in)
200968.6 mm (2.7 in)
2010119.4 mm (4.7 in)
201163.5 mm (2.5 in)
201233.0 mm (1.3 in)
201362.2 mm (2.4 in)
201443.2 mm (1.7 in)
2015106.7 mm (4.2 in)
201676.2 mm (3.0 in)
201750.8 mm (2.0 in)
201877.5 mm (3.1 in)
2019128.3 mm (5.1 in)
202028.4 mm (1.1 in)
202159.7 mm (2.4 in)
202230.5 mm (1.2 in)
202333.5 mm (1.3 in)
202487.6 mm (3.4 in)
202542.7 mm (1.7 in)
202644.5 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bridgewater by year The wettest five days of the year at Bridgewater, 1948 to 2026. The record is 210.1 mm (8.3 in) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.6 mm (3.3 in). 0501001502002501960198020002020Record: 210.1 mm (8.3 in) in 2019
The wettest five days of the year at Bridgewater, 1948 to 2026. The record is 210.1 mm (8.3 in) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.6 mm (3.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bridgewater by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1948144.5 mm (5.7 in)
194967.0 mm (2.6 in)
195056.9 mm (2.2 in)
195183.3 mm (3.3 in)
195248.6 mm (1.9 in)
195368.8 mm (2.7 in)
195459.2 mm (2.3 in)
195553.1 mm (2.1 in)
195652.1 mm (2.1 in)
195781.5 mm (3.2 in)
195866.0 mm (2.6 in)
195966.0 mm (2.6 in)
1960114.6 mm (4.5 in)
196166.0 mm (2.6 in)
196291.2 mm (3.6 in)
1963129.1 mm (5.1 in)
196444.0 mm (1.7 in)
196577.5 mm (3.1 in)
196691.2 mm (3.6 in)
196758.7 mm (2.3 in)
196896.3 mm (3.8 in)
1969131.6 mm (5.2 in)
197058.2 mm (2.3 in)
197179.9 mm (3.1 in)
1972115.3 mm (4.5 in)
197362.5 mm (2.5 in)
197452.0 mm (2.0 in)
197591.2 mm (3.6 in)
197639.1 mm (1.5 in)
197777.5 mm (3.1 in)
197885.6 mm (3.4 in)
197977.2 mm (3.0 in)
198030.7 mm (1.2 in)
1981127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1982107.1 mm (4.2 in)
198338.9 mm (1.5 in)
198466.1 mm (2.6 in)
198566.0 mm (2.6 in)
1986134.1 mm (5.3 in)
198798.8 mm (3.9 in)
198894.4 mm (3.7 in)
198947.0 mm (1.9 in)
1990114.4 mm (4.5 in)
199155.9 mm (2.2 in)
199278.8 mm (3.1 in)
1993184.2 mm (7.3 in)
1994125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1995130.9 mm (5.2 in)
1996101.6 mm (4.0 in)
199776.2 mm (3.0 in)
1998127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1999148.6 mm (5.9 in)
2000128.3 mm (5.1 in)
2001177.9 mm (7.0 in)
2002124.5 mm (4.9 in)
200372.4 mm (2.9 in)
2004101.6 mm (4.0 in)
200574.9 mm (2.9 in)
2006139.7 mm (5.5 in)
2007120.7 mm (4.8 in)
2008156.2 mm (6.1 in)
2009125.8 mm (5.0 in)
2010180.4 mm (7.1 in)
2011n/a
201248.3 mm (1.9 in)
2013100.3 mm (3.9 in)
201497.8 mm (3.9 in)
2015109.2 mm (4.3 in)
201688.9 mm (3.5 in)
201766.1 mm (2.6 in)
2018117.7 mm (4.6 in)
2019210.1 mm (8.3 in)
202047.4 mm (1.9 in)
202176.2 mm (3.0 in)
202250.3 mm (2.0 in)
202364.0 mm (2.5 in)
2024147.5 mm (5.8 in)
202583.9 mm (3.3 in)
202668.6 mm (2.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bridgewater by year The longest dry spell of the year at Bridgewater, 1948 to 2026. The record is 82 days in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days. 0204060801001960198020002020Record: 82 days in 2010
The longest dry spell of the year at Bridgewater, 1948 to 2026. The record is 82 days in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bridgewater by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
194832 days
194929 days
195029 days
195131 days
195256 days
195325 days
195429 days
195560 days
195625 days
195741 days
195844 days
195927 days
196037 days
196136 days
196249 days
196331 days
196458 days
196524 days
196628 days
196743 days
196855 days
196918 days
197030 days
197133 days
197232 days
197322 days
197444 days
197528 days
197638 days
197744 days
197824 days
197930 days
198023 days
198128 days
198228 days
198327 days
198433 days
198515 days
198647 days
198746 days
198843 days
198941 days
199025 days
199125 days
199228 days
199327 days
199432 days
199534 days
199623 days
199732 days
199849 days
199972 days
200028 days
200141 days
200249 days
200350 days
200425 days
200531 days
200627 days
200741 days
200823 days
200939 days
201082 days
2011n/a
201236 days
201328 days
201434 days
201525 days
201642 days
201755 days
201825 days
201922 days
202042 days
202128 days
202241 days
202333 days
202441 days
202538 days
202643 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

62 years with a frost

Across 62 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bridgewater falls on 2 May and the median first autumn frost on 3 October, which leaves a median of 156 days between them.

In 1993 to 2025 the median growing season was 158 days. That is 9 days more than in 1949 to 1990.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.1 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Bridgewater
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1949 to 1990)Recent period (1993 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost2 May7 May29 April8 days earlier-0.9 days per decade
First autumn frost3 October1 October7 October6 days later+2.2 days per decade
Growing days156 days149 days158 days9 days more+3.1 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

65 years, 1949 to 2025

A day with at least 58.2 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 157.8 mm (6.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Bridgewater: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years58.2 mm (2.3 in)
5 years82.8 mm (3.3 in)
10 years99.9 mm (3.9 in)
25 years122.4 mm (4.8 in)
50 years139.9 mm (5.5 in)
100 years157.8 mm (6.2 in)Longer than the 65 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 65 years of values from 1949 to 2025.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 148.6 mm (5.9 in) in 1999; 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 2006; 128.3 mm (5.1 in) in 2019.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Climate Twins

2008 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2008 to 2025, Bridgewater had a mean temperature of 8.1 C (46.5 F) and 663.4 mm (26.1 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are NE Nebraska Exp STN (United States, 138 km away), Prairie du Sac 2 N (United States, 628 km away) and Wessington Springs (United States, 104 km away).

Climate twins of Bridgewater: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2008 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
NE Nebraska Exp STNUnited States138 km (86 mi)8.1 C (46.5 F)653.0 mm (25.7 in)0.98
Prairie du Sac 2 NUnited States628 km (390 mi)7.9 C (46.2 F)766.5 mm (30.2 in)1.01
Wessington SpringsUnited States104 km (65 mi)8.4 C (47.2 F)558.7 mm (22.0 in)1.02

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-13).