120 F in Usta South Dakota
(all time highest for any where in South Dakota)
117 F in Pierre, South Dakota
112 F in Chadron Nebraska
from the newswires:
| Saturday's high temperatures were record breaking in many locations across the Plains. Usta, South Dakota may have equaled its all-time state record high of 120 degrees (pending verification). Pierre (117), Rapid City (111), Philip (116), and Pine Ridge (111) in South Dakota and Chadron (112) in western Nebraska set all-time record highs on Saturday, and there were many other locations that set new record daily high temperatures. |
Recent related reports:
July
1, 2006: Drought Update for Nebraska and Surrounding States
LakeMcConaughy
falls below the level of last year (July 1, 2006 Update)
4th
Driest June for Lincoln, Nebraska and Regional Deficits
July
16, 2006: Record 100+ Degree Heat Blasts Nebraska
July
14, 2006 Horrible Heat and Humidity in Nebraska
"All time record high" means
it was the hottest for this day of the
year and for ANY day of the
year.

| MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
TABLE FOR NEBRASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 728 PM CDT SAT JUL 15 2006 : VALUES REPRESENT 12 HOUR HIGH....LOW
OVER THE LAST 18 HOURS AND
: STATE TEMPERATURE
EXTREMES
SOUTH DAKOTA: MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION TABLE FOR SD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 738 PM CDT SAT JUL 15 2006
12 HR 18 HR 24 HR
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