Meadow Weather Records (USC00395421)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Meadow (USC00395421), South Dakota, United States, with 40 years of record.

Key Facts for Meadow

Meadow (USC00395421) is a weather station in South Dakota, United States at 45.53 latitude and -102.22 longitude, 799 m (2,621 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1912 to 1951, 40 years of record.
1,464 records set at Meadow 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, 45.53 latitude, -102.22 longitude.
Elevation: 799 m (2,621 ft).
Period of record: 1912 to 1951, 40 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 Meadow. 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 Meadow, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	41.1 C (106.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Meadow still stand. 1919 holds the most, with 141.

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 95.3 mm (3.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Meadow. The most was 95.3 mm (3.8 in) on 9 May 1927.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Meadow
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	30 January 1917
Feb	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	5 February 1915
Mar	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 March 1916
Apr	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	13 April 1927
May	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	9 May 1927
Jun	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	23 June 1928
Jul	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11 July 1927
Aug	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 August 1914
Sep	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 September 1914
Oct	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 October 1914
Nov	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 November 1917
Dec	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 December 1926

Period of Record Coverage

1912 to 1928

17 years of record at Meadow, 1912 to 1928. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1912, 1928.

Days with data per year at Meadow
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1912	31	8%	No
1913	364	100%	Yes
1914	364	100%	Yes
1915	362	99%	Yes
1916	334	91%	Yes
1917	360	99%	Yes
1918	361	99%	Yes
1919	359	98%	Yes
1920	360	98%	Yes
1921	353	97%	Yes
1922	348	95%	Yes
1923	356	98%	Yes
1924	346	95%	Yes
1925	362	99%	Yes
1926	357	98%	Yes
1927	359	98%	Yes
1928	180	49%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

13 complete years, 1913 to 1927

One stripe for each of 13 complete years at Meadow, 1913 to 1927. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.7 C (42.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 3.9 C (38.9 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 7.7 C (45.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Meadow as warming stripes, 1913 to 1927
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1913	5.8 C	+0.01 C
1914	6.3 C	+0.51 C
1915	5.0 C	-0.76 C
1917	3.9 C	-1.90 C
1918	5.7 C	-0.01 C
1919	5.5 C	-0.24 C
1920	5.5 C	-0.24 C
1921	7.7 C	+1.95 C
1923	6.8 C	+1.00 C
1924	5.2 C	-0.59 C
1925	6.6 C	+0.82 C
1926	6.3 C	+0.54 C
1927	4.6 C	-1.12 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

1912 to 1951

Yearly extremes at Meadow: 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)	1921	37.8 C (100.0 F)	17
Coldest night (TNn)	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	1916	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	17
Wettest day (Rx1day)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	1927	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	1927	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	21
Longest dry spell (CDD)	57 days	1923	35 days	21

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Meadow, 1912 to 1951. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1921, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Meadow by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1912	11.7 C (53.1 F)
1913	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1914	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1915	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1916	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1917	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1918	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1919	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1920	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1921	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1922	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1923	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1924	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1925	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1926	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1927	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1928	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Meadow, 1912 to 1951. The record is -40.6 C (-41.1 F) in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is -33.9 C (-29.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Meadow by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1912	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1913	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1914	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1915	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1916	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1917	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1918	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1919	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1920	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1921	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1922	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1923	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1924	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1925	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1926	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1927	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1928	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Meadow, 1912 to 1951. The record is 95.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Meadow by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1912	0.3 mm (0.01 in)
1913	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1914	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1915	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1916	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1917	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1918	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1919	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1920	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1921	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1922	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1923	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1924	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1925	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1926	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1927	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1928	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1948	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1949	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1950	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1951	26.4 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Meadow, 1912 to 1951. The record is 95.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.8 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Meadow by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1912	0.3 mm (0.01 in)
1913	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1914	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1915	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1916	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1917	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1918	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1919	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1920	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1921	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1922	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1923	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1924	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1925	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1926	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1927	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1928	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1948	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1949	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1950	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1951	48.8 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Meadow, 1912 to 1951. The record is 57 days in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 35 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Meadow by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1912	31 days
1913	39 days
1914	37 days
1915	51 days
1916	25 days
1917	37 days
1918	42 days
1919	46 days
1920	31 days
1921	34 days
1922	44 days
1923	57 days
1924	28 days
1925	54 days
1926	35 days
1927	27 days
1928	53 days
1948	23 days
1949	26 days
1950	29 days
1951	17 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.

Download the Data

Data for Meadow standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Meadow threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-13 (13 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).