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Sisseton, SD

45.669°N, 96.992°W · station 8D3thr · 96 years of record
72°F
forecast high · Oct 21

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Sisseton.
63°SAT10/1767°SUN10/1862°MON10/1967°TUE10/2072°WED10/2170°THU10/2271°FRI10/23

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Sisseton — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#11 / 94
warmest Oct 21 in 94 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 21 ever

82°F
set in 1947

Coolest Oct 21 ever

36°F
set in 2002
Forecast high 72°F — 11th warmest Oct 21 of 94 years · record 82°F (1947) · warmest since 2024.
1931: 66°F1932: 52°F1933: 52°F1934: 69°F1935: 38°F1936: 68°F1937: 42°F1938: 72°F1939: 67°F1940: 67°F1941: 60°F1942: 59°F1943: 62°F1944: 62°F1945: 53°F1946: 72°F1947: 82°F1948: 62°F1949: 43°F1950: 68°F1951: 42°F1952: 50°F1953: 79°F1954: 67°F1955: 61°F1957: 57°F1958: 58°F1959: 55°F1960: 46°F1961: 70°F1962: 66°F1963: 67°F1964: 76°F1965: 61°F1966: 73°F1967: 71°F1968: 69°F1969: 50°F1970: 73°F1971: 67°F1972: 46°F1973: 78°F1974: 78°F1975: 61°F1976: 45°F1977: 62°F1978: 74°F1979: 56°F1980: 65°F1981: 42°F1982: 49°F1983: 49°F1984: 48°F1985: 60°F1986: 75°F1987: 38°F1988: 57°F1989: 70°F1990: 48°F1991: 59°F1992: 52°F1993: 53°F1994: 71°F1995: 48°F1996: 56°F1997: 40°F1998: 63°F1999: 68°F2000: 65°F2001: 62°F2002: 36°F2003: 67°F2004: 54°F2005: 55°F2006: 40°F2007: 55°F2008: 53°F2009: 42°F2010: 57°F2011: 63°F2012: 56°F2013: 42°F2014: 71°F2015: 60°F2016: 50°F2017: 70°F2018: 60°F2019: 48°F2020: 37°F2021: 47°F2022: 68°F2023: 62°F2024: 76°F2025: 46°F72° forecast3540455055606570758085194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2172°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record82°F
This-date rank#11 of 94
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record113°F (1934)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1931–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Sisseton in each calendar month, and for the whole 1931–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan65°FJan 24, 1981-37°FJan 24, 1936
Feb68°FFeb 25, 1958-33°FFeb 9, 1994
Mar82°FMar 28, 1946-29°FMar 1, 1962
Apr99°FApr 21, 1980-3°FApr 7, 1936
May113°FMay 30, 193419°FMay 12, 1946
Jun105°FJun 2, 193432°FJun 5, 1935
Jul113°FJul 6, 193640°FJul 29, 1952
Aug108°FAug 10, 194734°FAug 26, 1944
Sep102°FSep 8, 195922°FSep 21, 1934
Oct95°FOct 10, 19554°FOct 26, 1936
Nov79°FNov 2, 1965-18°FNov 30, 1964
Dec70°FDec 6, 1939-30°FDec 19, 1983
All-time113°FMay 30, 1934-37°FJan 24, 1936

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Sisseton so far this year — through Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

85°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 26, 1986

Coldest high ever

-20°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 8, 1933
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan39°FJan 23, 1938-19°FJan 18, 1994
Feb45°FFeb 28, 1932-20°FFeb 8, 1933
Mar57°FMar 19, 2012-5°FMar 10, 1948
Apr68°FApr 12, 194119°FApr 8, 1997
May76°FMay 31, 193434°FMay 2, 1935
Jun85°FJun 26, 198648°FJun 1, 1969
Jul83°FJul 30, 200657°FJul 18, 2000
Aug81°FAug 10, 194755°FAug 21, 1966
Sep76°FSep 3, 196038°FSep 26, 1942
Oct71°FOct 4, 202522°FOct 30, 1991
Nov60°FNov 2, 20221°FNov 27, 1985
Dec45°FDec 3, 1941-17°FDec 23, 1983
All-time85°FJun 26, 1986-20°FFeb 8, 1933

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

16 days
record run, ended Jul 19 1936

So far in 2026

19 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Sisseton's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 55°F · forecast is +17° vs normal.
Jan: 22°FJan: 4°FFeb: 27°FFeb: 8°FMar: 39°FMar: 20°FApr: 55°FApr: 32°FMay: 69°FMay: 45°FJun: 78°FJun: 56°FJul: 82°FJul: 60°FAug: 80°FAug: 57°FSep: 73°FSep: 48°FOct: 58°FOct: 36°FNov: 41°FNov: 23°FDec: 28°FDec: 10°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:46 AM
Sunset5:41 PM
Solar noon12:13 PM
Daylight10h 55m · losing 22 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

45.67°N, 96.99°W

Nearby Stations

Aberdeen, SD70 mi WFargo, ND87 mi NHuron, SD107 mi SWMitchell, SD140 mi SWSaint Cloud, MN142 mi ESioux Falls, SD144 mi S

The Last 6 Weeks

Sisseton's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Sisseton, SD — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Sisseton's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Sisseton, SD — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1931

Each cell is one day's high at Sisseton, coloured by temperature — 96 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Sisseton, SD daily high heat map 1931–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Sisseton — counted through Oct 21 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
19 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 39th most in 96 years. Normal for this point: 19. Record: 65 in 1934.

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