Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Presho 7 NW (USC00396790), South Dakota, United States, with 33 years of record.
Key Facts for Presho 7 NW
Presho 7 NW (USC00396790) is a weather station in South Dakota, United States at 43.99 latitude and -100.16 longitude, 552 m (1,810 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1975 to 2007, 33 years of record.
1,464 records set at Presho 7 NW still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Presho 7 NW set a daily record precipitation of 40.1 mm (1.6 in) on 30 March 2007.
About the Station
Location: South Dakota, United States, 43.99 latitude, -100.16 longitude.
Elevation: 552 m (1,810 ft).
Period of record: 1975 to 2007, 33 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Presho 7 NW. 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 Presho 7 NW, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.8 C (109.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
47.2 C (117.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
41.7 C (107.1 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Presho 7 NW still stand. 1976 holds the most, with 81.
Standing records at Presho 7 NW by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1975
13
1976
81
1977
40
1978
51
1979
59
1980
51
1981
41
1982
33
1983
59
1984
25
1985
47
1986
44
1987
47
1988
65
1989
73
1990
50
1991
51
1992
65
1993
34
1994
34
1995
38
1996
52
1997
53
1998
47
1999
38
2000
50
2001
24
2002
47
2003
46
2004
30
2005
33
2006
33
2007
10
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Presho 7 NW between 15 July 2006 and 15 July 2006. Each dot is a new record.
When Presho 7 NW set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2006-07-15
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 47.2 C (117.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 114.3 mm (4.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Presho 7 NW. The most was 114.3 mm (4.5 in) on 29 August 1999.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Presho 7 NW
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
15 January 2001
Feb
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
23 February 2005
Mar
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
12 March 1977
Apr
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
23 April 2001
May
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
14 May 1982
Jun
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
3 June 1991
Jul
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
24 July 1977
Aug
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
29 August 1999
Sep
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
21 September 1989
Oct
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
16 October 1980
Nov
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
24 November 2001
Dec
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
10 December 2000
Period of Record Coverage
1975 to 2007
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
33 years of record at Presho 7 NW, 1975 to 2007. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1975, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 23 complete years at Presho 7 NW, 1976 to 2004. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.5 C (47.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 6.5 C (43.8 F), and the warmest was 1999, at 9.8 C (49.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Presho 7 NW as warming stripes, 1976 to 2004
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1976
8.8 C
+0.29 C
1977
8.0 C
-0.46 C
1979
6.7 C
-1.72 C
1980
8.9 C
+0.43 C
1981
9.5 C
+1.01 C
1982
7.2 C
-1.25 C
1983
8.5 C
+0.06 C
1988
9.1 C
+0.61 C
1989
8.0 C
-0.50 C
1990
9.4 C
+0.98 C
1991
9.3 C
+0.79 C
1992
8.5 C
+0.00 C
1993
6.8 C
-1.63 C
1994
8.0 C
-0.49 C
1995
7.9 C
-0.59 C
1996
6.5 C
-1.92 C
1997
7.9 C
-0.61 C
1998
9.5 C
+1.00 C
1999
9.8 C
+1.33 C
2001
9.2 C
+0.74 C
2002
9.2 C
+0.73 C
2003
9.0 C
+0.50 C
2004
9.1 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
1975 to 2007
Yearly extremes at Presho 7 NW: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
47.2 C (117.0 F)
2006
40.6 C (105.1 F)
33
Coldest night (TNn)
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1994
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
33
Wettest day (Rx1day)
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1999
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
33
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
245.1 mm (9.6 in)
1999
67.4 mm (2.7 in)
33
Longest dry spell (CDD)
87 days
1981
37 days
33
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Presho 7 NW, 1975 to 2007. The record is 47.2 C (117.0 F) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.6 C (105.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Presho 7 NW by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1975
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1976
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1977
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1978
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1979
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1980
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1981
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1982
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1983
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1984
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1985
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1986
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1987
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1988
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1989
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1990
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1991
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1992
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1993
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1994
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1995
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1996
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1997
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1998
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1999
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2000
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2001
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2002
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2003
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2004
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2005
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2006
47.2 C (117.0 F)
2007
26.7 C (80.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Presho 7 NW, 1975 to 2007. The record is -38.3 C (-36.9 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is -30.6 C (-23.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Presho 7 NW by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1975
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1976
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1977
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1978
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1979
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1980
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1981
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1982
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1983
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1984
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1985
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1986
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1987
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1988
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1989
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1990
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1991
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1992
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1993
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1994
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1995
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1996
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1997
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1998
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1999
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2000
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2001
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2002
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2003
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2004
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2005
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2006
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2007
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Presho 7 NW, 1975 to 2007. The record is 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.8 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Presho 7 NW by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1975
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1976
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1977
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1978
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1979
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1980
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1981
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1982
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1983
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1984
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1985
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1986
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1987
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1988
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1989
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1990
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1991
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1992
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1993
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1994
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1995
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1996
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1997
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1998
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1999
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2000
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2001
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2002
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2003
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2004
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2005
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2006
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
2007
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Presho 7 NW, 1975 to 2007. The record is 245.1 mm (9.6 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.4 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Presho 7 NW by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1975
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1976
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1977
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1978
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1979
93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1980
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1981
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1982
113.7 mm (4.5 in)
1983
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1984
87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1985
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1986
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1987
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1988
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1989
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1990
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1991
171.5 mm (6.8 in)
1992
94.1 mm (3.7 in)
1993
74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1994
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1995
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1996
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1997
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1998
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1999
245.1 mm (9.6 in)
2000
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2001
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
2002
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
2003
59.6 mm (2.3 in)
2004
67.4 mm (2.7 in)
2005
77.4 mm (3.0 in)
2006
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
2007
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Presho 7 NW, 1975 to 2007. The record is 87 days in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 37 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Presho 7 NW by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1975
46 days
1976
36 days
1977
41 days
1978
46 days
1979
42 days
1980
34 days
1981
87 days
1982
43 days
1983
63 days
1984
31 days
1985
19 days
1986
42 days
1987
34 days
1988
39 days
1989
44 days
1990
45 days
1991
35 days
1992
37 days
1993
28 days
1994
31 days
1995
26 days
1996
28 days
1997
22 days
1998
51 days
1999
55 days
2000
35 days
2001
46 days
2002
53 days
2003
32 days
2004
31 days
2005
46 days
2006
28 days
2007
20 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
23 years with a frost
Across 23 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Presho 7 NW falls on 10 May and the median first autumn frost on 23 September, which leaves a median of 135 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Presho 7 NW
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1976 to 2004)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
10 May
n/a
10 May
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
23 September
n/a
23 September
n/a
n/a
Growing days
135 days
n/a
135 days
n/a
n/a
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.
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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.