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November 5, 1959:

A strong cold front brought near blizzard conditions and bitter cold temperatures. High temperatures in many locations only reached the upper teens. Some daytime highs include; 19 degrees in Pierre and Waubay; 18 degrees in Aberdeen, Faulkton, Kennebec, Pollock and Roscoe; 17 degree in Eureka, Gettysburg, Mobridge and Watertown; and 15 degrees in Timber Lake and near McIntosh. Some record or near record lows also occurred near midnight on the 5th. Some lows include; 2 degrees in Aberdeen; 1 degree near McIntosh; 0 degrees in Timber Lake and Pollock; and 2 degree below zero in Kennebec.

Record Highs:	Record Lows:
Aberdeen: 79 (1904)	Aberdeen: -6 (2003)
Kennebec: 84 (2001)	Kennebec: -5 (1951)
Mobridge: 73 (1916)	Mobridge: -3 (1959)
Pierre: 80 (1975)	Pierre: 3 (1959)
Sisseton: 78 (1975)	Sisseton: -4 (1951)
Timber Lake: 74 (2001)	Timber Lake: -7 (1935)
Watertown: 73 (2001)	Watertown: -1 (1951)
Wheaton: 78 (2001)	Wheaton: -3 (1951)

Record Precipitation:	Record Snowfall:
Aberdeen: 0.70" (1895)	Aberdeen: 4.5" (1925)
Kennebec: 0.45" (1922)	Kennebec: 0.5" (1993)
Mobridge: 0.81" (2008)	Mobridge: 6.1" (1943)
Pierre: 0.30" (2008)	Pierre: 0.6" (1959)
Sisseton: 0.51" (1958)	Sisseton: 2.0" (1936)
Timber Lake: 0.83" (1948)	Timber Lake: 4.0" (1943)
Watertown: 0.34" (1959)	Watertown: 1.9" (1959)
Wheaton: 0.78" (1958)	Wheaton: 2.0" (1991)