A Look at our Recent 90 degree Temperature String

One might wonder where our recent string of temperatures of 90 degrees or more stand in the record books.

The table below highlights the consecutive days of 90 degrees or more at three locations compared to historical records.

Data for this year is highlighted and accompained by a few additional statistics.

 






































































































































































































































         
Huron, SD Rank  # Days   End Date      
    1     23    7/27/1974      
    2     23    8/10/1941      
    3     18    7/19/1936      
    4     14    7/27/1964   Same Period  
    5     14    7/27/1932 Avg Max Avg Temp Avg Min
    6     13    7/24/2012 96.7 83.9 71.2
    7     13    7/ 6/1933      
    8     12    9/ 3/1983      
    9     12    7/29/1960      
   10     11    8/30/1991      
         
Sioux City, IA Rank  # Days   End Date      
    1     27    7/28/1936      
    2     20    7/27/1901   Same Period  
    3     16    7/19/1980 Avg Max Avg Temp Avg Min
    4     15    7/26/2012 96.0 82.4 68.9
    5     15    8/28/1955      
    6     14    8/21/1936      
    7     13    7/28/1974      
    8     13    6/21/1956      
    9     12    8/ 5/1955      
   10     12    7/13/1955      
         
Sioux Falls, SD Rank  # Days   End Date      
    1     19    7/ 5/1910      
    2     18    7/19/1936      
    3     15    7/26/1974   Same Period  
    4     15    7/25/1901 Avg Max Avg Temp Avg Min
    5     14    7/26/2012 97.1 84.2 71.3
    6     13    8/28/1955      
    7     12    8/ 5/1955      
    8     12    7/30/1917      
    9     12    7/31/1894      
   10     11    7/11/1989      
         


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