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22 May 1893 → Farms near Darlington, WI vanished as an F5 (estimated) tornado swept them away. Three people were killed.
22 May 1933 → A multi-vortex tornado that was nearly a mile wide and probably an F5 killed 8 people near Tyron, NE, six of whom were from the same family.
22 May 1948 → A rare early season hurricane struck Hispanola, killing an estimated 80 people.
22 May 1995 → Cantaloupe sized hail was reported in Preston, KS.
22 May 1996 → Collapsing nighttime thunderstorms in Oklahoma caused a large heat burst that made temperatures rise to over 100 degrees at midnight.
22 May 2004 → The world's widest tornado, with a maximum width of two and a half miles, struck Hallam, NE with F4 strength.
22 May 2011 → Joplin, MO was struck by a devastating EF5 tornado that took 159 lives, making it the deadliest tornado since the Woodward Tornado in 1947. The tornado was half a mile wide and stayed on the ground for 7 miles, destroying a hospital.

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June 13, 1943:

An estimated F2 tornado moved ENE, destroying a home on the southeastern edge of Highmore. A mother and her five children seeking shelter in the home were injured. Barns and outbuildings were damaged on a dozen farms. This tornado was estimated to be on the ground for about 8 miles and caused about $10,000 in damage.

June 13, 1967:

Thunderstorms passed across much of Eastern South Dakota. Unofficial rain fall reported of up to 5 inches and hail up to golf ball size was reported in spotty areas. Winds at the Aberdeen airport hit a peak gust of 71 mph.

June 13, 1991:

A small F1 tornado remained on the ground for 4 miles as it moved westerly from 10 miles west of Roscoe to 6 mile west of Roscoe. The path of the tornado continued for another 5 miles but was not consistently on the ground. It dissipated one mile west of Roscoe. Although the tornado had a long path, its width was 10 yards and traveled through open fields and cause little to no damage.


Record Highs: Record Lows:
Aberdeen: 102 (1936) Aberdeen: 36 (1942)
Kennebec: 106 (1956) Kennebec: 38 (1942)
Mobridge: 98 (1936) Mobridge: 37 (1942)
Pierre: 102 (1979) Pierre: 38 (1969)
Sisseton: 96 (1936) Sisseton: 37 (1942)
Timber Lake: 101 (1979) Timber Lake: 39 (1969)
Watertown: 96 (1987) Watertown: 34 (1929)
Wheaton: 99 (1987) Wheaton: 38 (1929)

Record Precipitation:
Aberdeen: 0.95" (2005)
Kennebec: 1.93" (2007)
Mobridge: 1.48" (1914)
Pierre: 1.36" (1988)
Sisseton: 2.35" (2005)
Timber Lake: 1.65" (1943)
Watertown: 1.85" (1937)
Wheaton: 1.71" (1943)

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