Martin 8 E Weather Records (USC00395285)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Martin 8 E (USC00395285), South Dakota, United States, with 47 years of record.

Key Facts for Martin 8 E

Martin 8 E (USC00395285) is a weather station in South Dakota, United States at 43.17 latitude and -101.57 longitude, 925 m (3,036 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1980 to 2026, 47 years of record.
1,464 records set at Martin 8 E still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: South Dakota, United States, 43.17 latitude, -101.57 longitude.
Elevation: 925 m (3,036 ft).
Period of record: 1980 to 2026, 47 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

14 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Martin 8 E. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 14 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Martin 8 E, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
Feb	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
Mar	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
Apr	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
May	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)
Jun	39.4 C (102.9 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)
Jul	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	40.6 C (105.1 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Martin 8 E still stand. 1988 holds the most, with 109.

Standing records at Martin 8 E by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1980	31
1981	63
1982	52
1983	77
1984	67
1985	107
1986	66
1987	77
1988	109
1989	103
1990	83
1991	68
1992	80
1995	5
1996	81
1997	79
1998	22
2019	19
2020	67
2021	54
2022	52
2023	40
2024	39
2025	23

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 100.3 mm (3.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Martin 8 E. The most was 100.3 mm (3.9 in) on 1 June 1997.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Martin 8 E
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	7 January 1992
Feb	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 February 2023
Mar	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 March 1998
Apr	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 April 1997
May	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	13 May 1982
Jun	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	1 June 1997
Jul	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 July 1983
Aug	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	12 August 1991
Sep	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	2 September 2021
Oct	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	13 October 2023
Nov	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 November 2019
Dec	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	1 December 2019

Period of Record Coverage

1980 to 2025

24 years of record at Martin 8 E, 1980 to 2025. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1980, 1995, 1998, 2019, 2025.

Days with data per year at Martin 8 E
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1980	121	33%	No
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	363	99%	Yes
1983	363	99%	Yes
1984	363	99%	Yes
1985	362	99%	Yes
1986	364	100%	Yes
1987	362	99%	Yes
1988	363	99%	Yes
1989	364	100%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	364	100%	Yes
1992	353	96%	Yes
1995	30	8%	No
1996	351	96%	Yes
1997	358	98%	Yes
1998	143	39%	No
2019	159	44%	No
2020	366	100%	Yes
2021	365	100%	Yes
2022	362	99%	Yes
2023	365	100%	Yes
2024	366	100%	Yes
2025	160	44%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

19 complete years, 1981 to 2024

One stripe for each of 19 complete years at Martin 8 E, 1981 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.6 C (47.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 4.9 C (40.7 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 10.2 C (50.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.8 C (6.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Martin 8 E as warming stripes, 1981 to 2024
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1981	10.2 C	+1.65 C
1982	8.1 C	-0.50 C
1983	8.6 C	+0.04 C
1984	8.9 C	+0.38 C
1985	7.9 C	-0.69 C
1986	9.2 C	+0.62 C
1987	9.8 C	+1.29 C
1988	9.2 C	+0.67 C
1989	8.5 C	-0.02 C
1990	9.5 C	+0.95 C
1991	9.4 C	+0.82 C
1992	8.7 C	+0.17 C
1996	4.9 C	-3.70 C
1997	6.0 C	-2.59 C
2020	8.9 C	+0.30 C
2021	8.9 C	+0.34 C
2022	8.1 C	-0.44 C
2023	8.7 C	+0.15 C
2024	9.2 C	+0.64 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1980 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Martin 8 E: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.7 C (107.1 F)	2022	38.3 C (100.9 F)	24
Coldest night (TNn)	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	1983	-30.8 C (-23.4 F)	24
Wettest day (Rx1day)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	1997	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	163.9 mm (6.5 in)	1997	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	24
Longest dry spell (CDD)	51 days	2022	32 days	25

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Martin 8 E, 1980 to 2026. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 2022, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Martin 8 E by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1980	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1981	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1982	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1983	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1984	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1985	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1986	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1987	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1988	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1989	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1990	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1991	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1995	19.4 C (66.9 F)
1996	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1997	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1998	29.4 C (84.9 F)
2019	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2020	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2021	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2022	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2023	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2024	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2025	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2026	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Martin 8 E, 1980 to 2026. The record is -41.1 C (-42.0 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is -30.8 C (-23.4 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Martin 8 E by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1980	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1981	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1982	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1983	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1984	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1985	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1986	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1987	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1988	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1989	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1990	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1991	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1992	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1995	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1996	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1997	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1998	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2019	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2020	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2021	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
2022	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2023	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2024	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2025	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
2026	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Martin 8 E, 1980 to 2026. The record is 100.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.9 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Martin 8 E by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1980	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1981	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1982	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1983	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1984	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1985	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1986	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1987	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1988	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1989	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1990	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1991	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1992	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1995	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1996	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1997	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1998	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2019	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2020	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
2021	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2022	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2023	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2024	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
2025	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2026	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Martin 8 E, 1980 to 2026. The record is 163.9 mm (6.5 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.2 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Martin 8 E by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1980	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1981	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1982	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1983	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1984	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1985	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1986	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1987	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1988	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1989	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1990	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1991	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1992	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1995	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1996	107.1 mm (4.2 in)
1997	163.9 mm (6.5 in)
1998	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
2019	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2020	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2021	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2022	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
2023	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
2024	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
2025	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
2026	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Martin 8 E, 1980 to 2026. The record is 51 days in 2022, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Martin 8 E by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1980	24 days
1981	38 days
1982	25 days
1983	19 days
1984	32 days
1985	46 days
1986	34 days
1987	45 days
1988	41 days
1989	32 days
1990	43 days
1991	33 days
1992	39 days
1995	16 days
1996	17 days
1997	26 days
1998	24 days
2019	12 days
2020	43 days
2021	42 days
2022	51 days
2023	29 days
2024	46 days
2025	19 days
2026	1 day

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.

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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 2026-10-14 (14 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).