Scenic Weather Records (USC00397512)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Scenic (USC00397512), South Dakota, United States, with 32 years of record.

Key Facts for Scenic

Scenic (USC00397512) is a weather station in South Dakota, United States at 43.77 latitude and -102.55 longitude, 857 m (2,812 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1950 to 1981, 32 years of record.
1,464 records set at Scenic 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, 43.77 latitude, -102.55 longitude.
Elevation: 857 m (2,812 ft).
Period of record: 1950 to 1981, 32 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 Scenic. 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 Scenic, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	42.2 C (108.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	42.8 C (109.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Scenic still stand. 1966 holds the most, with 103.

Standing records at Scenic by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1962	39
1963	101
1964	74
1965	94
1966	103
1967	93
1968	87
1969	90
1970	84
1971	56
1972	102
1973	41
1974	56
1975	76
1976	86
1977	67
1978	93
1979	71
1980	32
1981	19

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 108.0 mm (4.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Scenic. The most was 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 2 August 1953.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Scenic
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	1 January 1976
Feb	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 February 1953
Mar	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 March 1977
Apr	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	13 April 1967
May	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	23 May 1971
Jun	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	8 June 1964
Jul	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 July 1955
Aug	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	2 August 1953
Sep	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	19 September 1955
Oct	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15 October 1980
Nov	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	2 November 1956
Dec	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	4 December 1960

Period of Record Coverage

1962 to 1981

20 years of record at Scenic, 1962 to 1981. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1962, 1973, 1980, 1981.

Days with data per year at Scenic
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1962	138	38%	No
1963	361	99%	Yes
1964	363	99%	Yes
1965	357	98%	Yes
1966	350	96%	Yes
1967	355	97%	Yes
1968	362	99%	Yes
1969	362	99%	Yes
1970	361	99%	Yes
1971	352	96%	Yes
1972	359	98%	Yes
1973	209	57%	No
1974	329	90%	Yes
1975	359	98%	Yes
1976	358	98%	Yes
1977	359	98%	Yes
1978	354	97%	Yes
1979	359	98%	Yes
1980	180	49%	No
1981	128	35%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

15 complete years, 1963 to 1979

One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Scenic, 1963 to 1979. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.6 C (47.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1978, at 7.4 C (45.2 F), and the warmest was 1963, at 10.2 C (50.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Scenic as warming stripes, 1963 to 1979
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1963	10.2 C	+1.52 C
1964	8.8 C	+0.10 C
1965	8.5 C	-0.17 C
1966	8.4 C	-0.24 C
1967	8.9 C	+0.24 C
1968	8.6 C	-0.05 C
1969	9.0 C	+0.37 C
1970	8.4 C	-0.21 C
1971	8.3 C	-0.31 C
1972	7.9 C	-0.75 C
1975	8.3 C	-0.32 C
1976	9.7 C	+1.07 C
1977	9.4 C	+0.73 C
1978	7.4 C	-1.29 C
1979	7.9 C	-0.73 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

1950 to 1981

Yearly extremes at Scenic: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1975	39.7 C (103.5 F)	20
Coldest night (TNn)	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	1963	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	20
Wettest day (Rx1day)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	1953	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	1955	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32
Longest dry spell (CDD)	91 days	1958	41 days	32

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Scenic, 1950 to 1981. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.7 C (103.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Scenic by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1963	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1964	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1965	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1966	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1967	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1968	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1969	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1970	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1971	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1972	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1973	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1974	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1975	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1976	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1977	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1978	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1979	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1980	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1981	31.1 C (88.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Scenic, 1950 to 1981. The record is -35.0 C (-31.0 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -28.9 C (-20.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Scenic by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1963	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1964	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1965	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1966	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1967	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1968	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1969	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1970	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1971	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1972	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1973	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1974	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1975	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1976	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1977	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1978	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1979	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1980	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1981	-16.1 C (3.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Scenic, 1950 to 1981. The record is 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.1 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Scenic by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1950	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1951	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1952	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1953	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1954	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1955	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1956	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1957	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1958	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1959	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1960	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1961	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1962	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1963	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1964	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1965	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1966	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1967	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1968	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1969	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1970	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1971	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1972	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1973	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1974	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1975	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1976	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1977	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1978	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1979	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1980	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1981	16.5 mm (0.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Scenic, 1950 to 1981. The record is 204.5 mm (8.1 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.2 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Scenic by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1950	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1951	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1952	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1953	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1954	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1955	204.5 mm (8.1 in)
1956	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1957	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1958	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1959	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1960	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1961	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1962	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1963	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1964	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1965	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1966	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1967	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1968	103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1969	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1970	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1971	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1972	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1973	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1974	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1975	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1976	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1977	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1978	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1979	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1980	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1981	45.7 mm (1.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Scenic, 1950 to 1981. The record is 91 days in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 41 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Scenic by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1950	59 days
1951	45 days
1952	68 days
1953	47 days
1954	34 days
1955	26 days
1956	33 days
1957	70 days
1958	91 days
1959	38 days
1960	41 days
1961	60 days
1962	85 days
1963	38 days
1964	49 days
1965	38 days
1966	24 days
1967	35 days
1968	44 days
1969	40 days
1970	47 days
1971	21 days
1972	33 days
1973	28 days
1974	38 days
1975	67 days
1976	49 days
1977	29 days
1978	45 days
1979	53 days
1980	21 days
1981	29 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 Scenic standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Scenic 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 2026-10-15 (15 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).