Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Rosebud (USC00397287), South Dakota, United States, with 74 years of record.
Key Facts for Rosebud
Rosebud (USC00397287) is a weather station in South Dakota, United States at 43.23 latitude and -100.85 longitude, 817 m (2,680 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1966, 74 years of record.
1,464 records set at Rosebud still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Rosebud set a monthly record low maximum temperature of 3.3 C (37.9 F) on 12 May 1966.
About the Station
Location: South Dakota, United States, 43.23 latitude, -100.85 longitude.
Elevation: 817 m (2,680 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1966, 74 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
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 Rosebud. 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 Rosebud, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
41.1 C (106.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
43.3 C (109.9 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Rosebud still stand. 1896 holds the most, with 62.
Standing records at Rosebud by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
39
1894
47
1895
54
1896
62
1897
56
1898
29
1899
46
1900
27
1901
37
1902
42
1903
42
1904
37
1905
19
1906
30
1907
11
1908
33
1909
42
1910
42
1911
46
1912
36
1913
34
1914
44
1915
27
1916
51
1917
47
1918
61
1919
28
1920
16
1921
41
1922
21
1923
62
1924
42
1925
33
1926
43
1927
28
1929
24
1930
37
1931
17
1965
11
1966
20
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Rosebud between 9 May 1930 and 9 May 1930. Each dot is a new record.
When Rosebud set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1930-05-09
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 85.3 mm (3.4 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 85.3 mm (3.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Rosebud. The most was 85.3 mm (3.4 in) on 9 May 1930.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Rosebud
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
24 January 1898
Feb
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
13 February 1927
Mar
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
25 March 1901
Apr
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
13 April 1906
May
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
9 May 1930
Jun
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1 June 1901
Jul
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
7 July 1904
Aug
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1 August 1921
Sep
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
25 September 1915
Oct
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
19 October 1908
Nov
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
4 November 1922
Dec
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1 December 1897
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 1966
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
40 years of record at Rosebud, 1893 to 1966. 27 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1901 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 11 complete years at Rosebud, 1900 to 1929. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.2 C (46.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 6.9 C (44.4 F), and the warmest was 1926, at 9.8 C (49.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Rosebud as warming stripes, 1900 to 1929
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1900
8.7 C
+0.50 C
1902
8.8 C
+0.60 C
1911
8.5 C
+0.34 C
1912
7.5 C
-0.65 C
1914
8.9 C
+0.76 C
1916
7.1 C
-1.08 C
1917
6.9 C
-1.28 C
1921
9.2 C
+1.03 C
1924
7.3 C
-0.85 C
1926
9.8 C
+1.60 C
1929
7.2 C
-1.01 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
1893 to 1966
Yearly extremes at Rosebud: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1895
38.6 C (101.5 F)
40
Coldest night (TNn)
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1895
-31.4 C (-24.5 F)
40
Wettest day (Rx1day)
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1930
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
40
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
160.5 mm (6.3 in)
1930
56.3 mm (2.2 in)
40
Longest dry spell (CDD)
61 days
1927
30 days
40
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Rosebud, 1893 to 1966. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1895, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.6 C (101.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Rosebud by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1894
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1895
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1896
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1897
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1898
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1899
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1900
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1901
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1902
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1903
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1904
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1905
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1906
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1907
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1908
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1909
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1910
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1911
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1912
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1913
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1914
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1915
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1916
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1917
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1918
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1919
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1920
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1921
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1922
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1923
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1924
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1925
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1926
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1927
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1929
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1930
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1931
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1965
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1966
32.8 C (91.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Rosebud, 1893 to 1966. The record is -38.3 C (-36.9 F) in 1895, marked on the chart; the median year is -31.4 C (-24.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Rosebud by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1894
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1895
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1896
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1897
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1898
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1899
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1900
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1901
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1902
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1903
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1904
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1905
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1906
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1907
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1908
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1909
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1910
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1911
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1912
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1913
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1914
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1915
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1916
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1917
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1918
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1919
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1920
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1921
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1922
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1923
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1924
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1925
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1926
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1927
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1929
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1930
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1931
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1965
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1966
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Rosebud, 1893 to 1966. The record is 85.3 mm (3.4 in) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.3 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Rosebud by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1894
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1895
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1896
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1897
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1898
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1899
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1900
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1901
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1902
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1903
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1904
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1905
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1906
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1907
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1908
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1909
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1910
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1911
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1912
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1913
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1914
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1915
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1916
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1917
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1918
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1919
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1920
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1921
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1922
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1923
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1924
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1925
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1926
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1927
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1929
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1930
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1931
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1965
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1966
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Rosebud, 1893 to 1966. The record is 160.5 mm (6.3 in) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.3 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Rosebud by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1894
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1895
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1896
54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1897
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1898
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1899
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1900
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1901
97.9 mm (3.9 in)
1902
44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1903
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1904
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1905
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1906
49.9 mm (2.0 in)
1907
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1908
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1909
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1910
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1911
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1912
36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1913
49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1914
97.2 mm (3.8 in)
1915
60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1916
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1917
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1918
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1919
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1920
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1921
81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1922
58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1923
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1924
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1925
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1926
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1927
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1929
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1930
160.5 mm (6.3 in)
1931
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1965
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1966
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Rosebud, 1893 to 1966. The record is 61 days in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Rosebud by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
22 days
1894
28 days
1895
39 days
1896
23 days
1897
41 days
1898
27 days
1899
35 days
1900
29 days
1901
36 days
1902
24 days
1903
41 days
1904
31 days
1905
31 days
1906
15 days
1907
42 days
1908
33 days
1909
32 days
1910
21 days
1911
27 days
1912
30 days
1913
18 days
1914
27 days
1915
21 days
1916
40 days
1917
30 days
1918
18 days
1919
28 days
1920
25 days
1921
47 days
1922
56 days
1923
47 days
1924
18 days
1925
38 days
1926
45 days
1927
61 days
1929
21 days
1930
24 days
1931
52 days
1965
41 days
1966
19 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 Rosebud standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Rosebud 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.