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Orient Weather Records (USC00396335)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Orient (USC00396335), South Dakota, United States, with 48 years of record.

Key Facts for Orient

  • Orient (USC00396335) is a weather station in South Dakota, United States at 44.90 latitude and -99.09 longitude, 489 m (1,605 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1979 to 2026, 48 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Orient still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Orient set a daily record precipitation of 18.8 mm (0.7 in) on 13 August 2026.

About the Station

  • Location: South Dakota, United States, 44.90 latitude, -99.09 longitude.
  • Elevation: 489 m (1,605 ft).
  • Period of record: 1979 to 2026, 48 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at Orient, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Orient. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Orient. 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 Orient, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

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Standing records at Orient by the year they were set 0 records at Orient still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Orient still stand.
Standing records at Orient by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 177.8 mm (7.0 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Orient The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Orient. The most was 177.8 mm (7.0 in) on 18 August 2005. 050100150200 Jan: 27.7 mm (1.1 in), 4 January 1997 Jan Feb: 50.0 mm (2.0 in), 4 February 1997 Feb Mar: 31.8 mm (1.3 in), 20 March 1982 Mar Apr: 51.1 mm (2.0 in), 30 April 2022 Apr May: 58.7 mm (2.3 in), 9 May 1995 May Jun: 160.0 mm (6.3 in), 13 June 1983 Jun Jul: 172.7 mm (6.8 in), 7 July 1994 Jul Aug: 177.8 mm (7.0 in), 18 August 2005 Aug Sep: 80.0 mm (3.1 in), 20 September 1996 Sep Oct: 72.9 mm (2.9 in), 17 October 1998 Oct Nov: 24.9 mm (1.0 in), 2 November 1992 Nov Dec: 34.0 mm (1.3 in), 26 December 2016 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Orient. The most was 177.8 mm (7.0 in) on 18 August 2005.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Orient
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan27.7 mm (1.1 in)4 January 1997
Feb50.0 mm (2.0 in)4 February 1997
Mar31.8 mm (1.3 in)20 March 1982
Apr51.1 mm (2.0 in)30 April 2022
May58.7 mm (2.3 in)9 May 1995
Jun160.0 mm (6.3 in)13 June 1983
Jul172.7 mm (6.8 in)7 July 1994
Aug177.8 mm (7.0 in)18 August 2005
Sep80.0 mm (3.1 in)20 September 1996
Oct72.9 mm (2.9 in)17 October 1998
Nov24.9 mm (1.0 in)2 November 1992
Dec34.0 mm (1.3 in)26 December 2016

Latest Records

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Latest records at Orient
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
13 August 2026Orient, USdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 2026Orient, USdaily rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 2026Orient, USdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 2025Orient, USdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 2025Orient, USdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 2025Orient, USdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)8 years8 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 2025Orient, USdaily rain60.2 mm (2.4 in)42.9 mm (1.7 in)35 years49 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2025Orient, USdaily rain56.1 mm (2.2 in)29.2 mm (1.1 in)8 years25 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 2025Orient, USdaily rain38.4 mm (1.5 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)39 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 2025Orient, USdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)0 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 2025Orient, USdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)10 years9 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 2025Orient, USdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 2024Orient, USdaily rain6.1 mm (0.24 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)39 years15 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 2024Orient, USdaily rain23.1 mm (0.9 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 2024Orient, USdaily rain67.6 mm (2.7 in)44.5 mm (1.8 in)22 years35 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2024Orient, USdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)8 years8 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 2024Orient, USdaily rain25.7 mm (1.0 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)1 year8 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 2024Orient, USdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)26 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 2024Orient, USdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)36 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 2024Orient, USdaily rain34.8 mm (1.4 in)21.1 mm (0.8 in)8 years29 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1979 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Orient: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)177.8 mm (7.0 in)200547.8 mm (1.9 in)48
Wettest five days (Rx5day)219.9 mm (8.7 in)199481.9 mm (3.2 in)48
Longest dry spell (CDD)82 days198141 days48

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Orient by year The wettest day of the year at Orient, 1979 to 2026. The record is 177.8 mm (7.0 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.8 mm (1.9 in). 05010015020019801990200020102020Record: 177.8 mm (7.0 in) in 2005
The wettest day of the year at Orient, 1979 to 2026. The record is 177.8 mm (7.0 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.8 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Orient by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
197945.0 mm (1.8 in)
198023.4 mm (0.9 in)
198129.7 mm (1.2 in)
198243.7 mm (1.7 in)
1983160.0 mm (6.3 in)
198486.4 mm (3.4 in)
198544.5 mm (1.8 in)
198638.1 mm (1.5 in)
198755.9 mm (2.2 in)
198835.6 mm (1.4 in)
1989142.2 mm (5.6 in)
199043.7 mm (1.7 in)
199149.5 mm (1.9 in)
199245.2 mm (1.8 in)
199345.7 mm (1.8 in)
1994172.7 mm (6.8 in)
199558.7 mm (2.3 in)
199680.0 mm (3.1 in)
199750.0 mm (2.0 in)
199872.9 mm (2.9 in)
199934.8 mm (1.4 in)
200068.6 mm (2.7 in)
200143.4 mm (1.7 in)
200224.9 mm (1.0 in)
200339.1 mm (1.5 in)
200432.3 mm (1.3 in)
2005177.8 mm (7.0 in)
200643.2 mm (1.7 in)
200763.8 mm (2.5 in)
200843.7 mm (1.7 in)
200927.7 mm (1.1 in)
201065.5 mm (2.6 in)
201169.3 mm (2.7 in)
201221.1 mm (0.8 in)
201339.6 mm (1.6 in)
201464.5 mm (2.5 in)
201546.0 mm (1.8 in)
201634.3 mm (1.4 in)
201752.1 mm (2.1 in)
201880.8 mm (3.2 in)
201942.2 mm (1.7 in)
202060.2 mm (2.4 in)
202177.5 mm (3.1 in)
202255.9 mm (2.2 in)
2023110.5 mm (4.4 in)
202467.6 mm (2.7 in)
202560.2 mm (2.4 in)
202629.5 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Orient by year The wettest five days of the year at Orient, 1979 to 2026. The record is 219.9 mm (8.7 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.9 mm (3.2 in). 5010015020025019801990200020102020Record: 219.9 mm (8.7 in) in 1994
The wettest five days of the year at Orient, 1979 to 2026. The record is 219.9 mm (8.7 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.9 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Orient by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
197964.6 mm (2.5 in)
198053.3 mm (2.1 in)
198185.6 mm (3.4 in)
198286.1 mm (3.4 in)
1983160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1984131.6 mm (5.2 in)
198560.2 mm (2.4 in)
198662.5 mm (2.5 in)
198761.4 mm (2.4 in)
198882.1 mm (3.2 in)
1989149.8 mm (5.9 in)
199067.3 mm (2.6 in)
199186.3 mm (3.4 in)
199270.1 mm (2.8 in)
199365.0 mm (2.6 in)
1994219.9 mm (8.7 in)
199575.5 mm (3.0 in)
1996134.6 mm (5.3 in)
199760.7 mm (2.4 in)
199884.8 mm (3.3 in)
199988.6 mm (3.5 in)
200072.2 mm (2.8 in)
200158.6 mm (2.3 in)
200254.1 mm (2.1 in)
200384.6 mm (3.3 in)
200454.4 mm (2.1 in)
2005179.8 mm (7.1 in)
200655.1 mm (2.2 in)
200773.9 mm (2.9 in)
200895.8 mm (3.8 in)
200954.9 mm (2.2 in)
201095.5 mm (3.8 in)
2011103.6 mm (4.1 in)
201259.4 mm (2.3 in)
201369.1 mm (2.7 in)
201472.1 mm (2.8 in)
201597.0 mm (3.8 in)
201658.1 mm (2.3 in)
201782.0 mm (3.2 in)
2018180.6 mm (7.1 in)
2019104.2 mm (4.1 in)
202081.8 mm (3.2 in)
202188.4 mm (3.5 in)
2022101.4 mm (4.0 in)
2023119.9 mm (4.7 in)
202484.1 mm (3.3 in)
202581.3 mm (3.2 in)
202650.3 mm (2.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Orient by year The longest dry spell of the year at Orient, 1979 to 2026. The record is 82 days in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 41 days. 2040608010019801990200020102020Record: 82 days in 1981
The longest dry spell of the year at Orient, 1979 to 2026. The record is 82 days in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 41 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Orient by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
197960 days
198045 days
198182 days
198233 days
198341 days
198443 days
198544 days
198641 days
198740 days
198839 days
198924 days
199045 days
199148 days
199242 days
199321 days
199424 days
199534 days
199623 days
199746 days
199849 days
199975 days
200044 days
200145 days
200253 days
200338 days
200460 days
200532 days
200642 days
200740 days
200829 days
200929 days
201029 days
201122 days
201259 days
201326 days
201424 days
201547 days
201644 days
201733 days
201840 days
201925 days
202043 days
202147 days
202238 days
202334 days
202449 days
202534 days
202622 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

43 years, 1981 to 2025

A day with at least 50.4 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 231.5 mm (9.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Orient: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years50.4 mm (2.0 in)
5 years77.3 mm (3.0 in)
10 years101.6 mm (4.0 in)
25 years142.3 mm (5.6 in)
50 years181.9 mm (7.2 in)Longer than the 43 years of record
100 years231.5 mm (9.1 in)Longer than the 43 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, 43 years of values from 1981 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: 177.8 mm (7.0 in) in 2005; 172.7 mm (6.8 in) in 1994; 160.0 mm (6.3 in) in 1983.

Download the Data

  • Data for Orient standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Orient 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).