Observed Overnight Minimum Temperature

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1212 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2009

...COLD TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA SETTING NEW RECORDS...

AS COLD DRY CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD SOUTHEAST
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS REGION...OLD TEMPERATURE RECORDS
ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND
NORTHWEST IOWA HAVE BEEN BROKEN OR TIED. NEW RECORDS HAVE BEEN
ESTABLISHED FOR BOTH COOLEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES...AND COOLEST
MINIMUM TEMPERATURES. THE FOLLOWING TABLE HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF
THESE RECORD OCCURRENCES.

        CITY                RECORD LOW MAXIMUMS
                               FOR JULY 16TH

CHAMBERLAIN, SD         74 -BROKE 76 FROM 1989 
MITCHELL, SD            72 -TIED WITH 1900   
LAKEFIELD, MN           68 -BROKE 78 FROM 1988
WORTHINGTON, MN         68 -BROKE 71 FROM 1976
SPENCER, IA             70 -BROKE 71 FROM 1962

        CITY                RECORD LOW MINIMUMS
                               FOR JULY 17TH

CHAMBERLAIN, SD         49 -BROKE 52 FROM 1992
GREGORY, SD             49 -BROKE 50 FROM 1984
WESSINGTON SPRINGS, SD  51 -TIED WITH 1911
WHITE LAKE, SD          46 -BROKE 48 FROM 1922
YANKTON, SD             51 -TIED WITH 1976
LAKEFIELD, MN           50 -BROKE 55 FROM 1999
MARSHALL, MN            51 -TIED WITH 1995 AND 1979
PIPESTONE, MN           44 -TIED WITH 1984 AND 1976
SPENCER, IA             50 -TIED WITH 1919 AND 1896

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