Buskala Rch Weather Records (USC00391246)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Buskala Rch (USC00391246), South Dakota, United States, with 89 years of record.

Key Facts for Buskala Rch

Buskala Rch (USC00391246) is a weather station in South Dakota, United States at 44.22 latitude and -103.82 longitude, 1,862 m (6,110 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1909 to 1997, 89 years of record.
2 records set at Buskala Rch still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Buskala Rch set a daily record precipitation of 20.3 mm (0.8 in) on 24 August 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Dakota, United States, 44.22 latitude, -103.82 longitude.
Elevation: 1,862 m (6,110 ft).
Period of record: 1909 to 1997, 89 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Buskala Rch. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Buskala Rch, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

2 standing records

2 records at Buskala Rch still stand. 1969 holds the most, with 2.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Buskala Rch between 14 April 1941 and 30 March 1977. Each dot is a new record.

When Buskala Rch set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1941-04-14	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1952-05-22	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1977-03-30	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 137.2 cm (54.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 96.0 mm (3.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Buskala Rch. The most was 96.0 mm (3.8 in) on 22 May 1952.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Buskala Rch
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	27 January 1944
Feb	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	5 February 1915
Mar	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	29 March 1910
Apr	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	14 April 1941
May	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	22 May 1952
Jun	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	8 June 1964
Jul	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 July 1935
Aug	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	21 August 1964
Sep	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	2 September 1919
Oct	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	6 October 1994
Nov	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	5 November 1922
Dec	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 December 1914

Period of Record Coverage

1969 to 1969

1 years of record at Buskala Rch, 1969 to 1969. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1969.

Latest Records

Latest records at Buskala Rch
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1997	Buskala Rch, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	87 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1997	Buskala Rch, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1997	Buskala Rch, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1997	Buskala Rch, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1997	Buskala Rch, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1997	Buskala Rch, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1997	Buskala Rch, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1997	Buskala Rch, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1997	Buskala Rch, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1997	Buskala Rch, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1997	Buskala Rch, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1997	Buskala Rch, US	daily snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1997	Buskala Rch, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1997	Buskala Rch, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1997	Buskala Rch, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	tie	27 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1997	Buskala Rch, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1997	Buskala Rch, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1997	Buskala Rch, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1997	Buskala Rch, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1997	Buskala Rch, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	71 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1909 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Buskala Rch: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	1969	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	1
Wettest day (Rx1day)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	1952	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	84
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	1952	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	84
Longest dry spell (CDD)	63 days	1922	23 days	84

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Buskala Rch, 1909 to 1997. The record is -13.9 C (7.0 F) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.9 C (7.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Buskala Rch by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Buskala Rch, 1909 to 1997. The record is 96.0 mm (3.8 in) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.2 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Buskala Rch by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1909	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1910	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1911	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1912	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1913	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1914	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1915	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1916	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1917	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1918	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1919	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1920	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1921	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1922	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1923	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1924	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1925	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1926	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1927	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1928	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1929	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1930	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1931	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1932	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1933	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1934	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1935	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1936	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1937	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1938	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1939	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1940	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1941	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1942	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1943	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1944	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1945	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1946	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1947	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1948	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1949	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1950	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1951	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1952	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1953	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1954	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1955	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1956	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1957	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1958	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1959	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1960	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1961	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1962	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1963	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1964	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1965	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1966	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1967	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1968	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1969	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1970	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1971	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1972	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1973	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1974	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1975	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1976	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1977	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1978	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1979	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1980	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1981	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1982	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1988	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1989	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1990	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1991	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1992	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1993	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1994	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1995	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1996	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1997	53.3 mm (2.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Buskala Rch, 1909 to 1997. The record is 145.3 mm (5.7 in) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.2 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Buskala Rch by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1909	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1910	85.7 mm (3.4 in)
1911	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1912	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1913	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1914	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1915	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1916	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1917	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1918	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1919	112.1 mm (4.4 in)
1920	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1921	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1922	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1923	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1924	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1925	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1926	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1927	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1928	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1929	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1930	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1931	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1932	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1933	101.2 mm (4.0 in)
1934	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1935	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1936	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1937	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1938	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1939	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1940	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1941	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1942	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1943	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1944	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1945	35.7 mm (1.4 in)
1946	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1947	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1948	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1949	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1950	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1951	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1952	145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1953	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1954	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1955	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1956	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1957	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1958	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1959	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1960	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1961	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1962	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1963	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1964	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1965	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1966	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1967	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1968	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1969	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1970	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1971	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1972	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1973	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1974	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1975	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1976	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1977	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1978	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1979	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1980	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1981	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1982	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1988	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1989	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1990	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1991	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1992	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1993	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1994	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1995	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1996	68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1997	102.1 mm (4.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Buskala Rch, 1909 to 1997. The record is 63 days in 1922, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Buskala Rch by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1909	19 days
1910	21 days
1911	28 days
1912	25 days
1913	36 days
1914	30 days
1915	28 days
1916	30 days
1917	35 days
1918	25 days
1919	29 days
1920	16 days
1921	47 days
1922	63 days
1923	28 days
1924	18 days
1925	19 days
1926	19 days
1927	20 days
1928	27 days
1929	15 days
1930	23 days
1931	36 days
1932	16 days
1933	21 days
1934	25 days
1935	37 days
1936	22 days
1937	24 days
1938	32 days
1939	33 days
1940	17 days
1941	26 days
1942	24 days
1943	19 days
1944	16 days
1945	15 days
1946	32 days
1947	31 days
1948	23 days
1949	25 days
1950	23 days
1951	12 days
1952	32 days
1953	28 days
1954	17 days
1955	30 days
1956	15 days
1957	17 days
1958	22 days
1959	24 days
1960	36 days
1961	20 days
1962	17 days
1963	29 days
1964	29 days
1965	43 days
1966	15 days
1967	24 days
1968	23 days
1969	29 days
1970	25 days
1971	16 days
1972	15 days
1973	20 days
1974	23 days
1975	32 days
1976	31 days
1977	15 days
1978	14 days
1979	18 days
1980	21 days
1981	26 days
1982	19 days
1988	19 days
1989	21 days
1990	25 days
1991	27 days
1992	21 days
1993	17 days
1994	16 days
1995	16 days
1996	19 days
1997	14 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

64 years, 1913 to 1996

A day with at least 44.9 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 101.1 mm (4.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Buskala Rch: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	61.1 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
25 years	83.7 mm (3.3 in)
50 years	92.6 mm (3.6 in)
100 years	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	Longer than the 64 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, 64 years of values from 1913 to 1996.

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: 96.0 mm (3.8 in) in 1952; 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1941; 86.4 mm (3.4 in) in 1919.

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).