45.669°N, 96.992°W · station 8D3thr · 96 years of record
72°F
HOTTEST OCT 21 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 21
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Sisseton.
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
#38 / 93
warmest Oct 17 in 93 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
86°F
set in 1945
Coolest Oct 17 ever
35°F
set in 1952
Forecast high 63°F — 38th warmest Oct 17 of 93 years · record 86°F (1945) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#30 / 94
warmest Oct 18 in 94 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
84°F
set in 1953
Coolest Oct 18 ever
36°F
set in 2004
Forecast high 67°F — 30th warmest Oct 18 of 94 years · record 84°F (1953) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#38 / 92
warmest Oct 19 in 92 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
88°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 19 ever
35°F
set in 2020
Forecast high 62°F — 38th warmest Oct 19 of 92 years · record 88°F (2003) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#24 / 93
warmest Oct 20 in 93 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
84°F
set in 1953
Coolest Oct 20 ever
34°F
set in 2020
Forecast high 67°F — 24th warmest Oct 20 of 93 years · record 84°F (1953) · warmest since 2023.
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.
Ranks
#12 / 92
warmest Oct 22 in 92 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
81°F
set in 2024
Coolest Oct 22 ever
33°F
set in 1981
Forecast high 70°F — 12th warmest Oct 22 of 92 years · record 81°F (2024) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#13 / 91
warmest Oct 23 in 91 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
82°F
set in 1963
Coolest Oct 23 ever
29°F
set in 2002
Forecast high 71°F — 13th warmest Oct 23 of 91 years · record 82°F (1963) · warmest since 2022.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
65°FJan 24, 1981
-37°FJan 24, 1936
Feb
68°FFeb 25, 1958
-33°FFeb 9, 1994
Mar
82°FMar 28, 1946
-29°FMar 1, 1962
Apr
99°FApr 21, 1980
-3°FApr 7, 1936
May
113°FMay 30, 1934
19°FMay 12, 1946
Jun
105°FJun 2, 1934
32°FJun 5, 1935
Jul
113°FJul 6, 1936
40°FJul 29, 1952
Aug
108°FAug 10, 1947
34°FAug 26, 1944
Sep
102°FSep 8, 1959
22°FSep 21, 1934
Oct
95°FOct 10, 1955
4°FOct 26, 1936
Nov
79°FNov 2, 1965
-18°FNov 30, 1964
Dec
70°FDec 6, 1939
-30°FDec 19, 1983
All-time
113°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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
39°FJan 23, 1938
-19°FJan 18, 1994
Feb
45°FFeb 28, 1932
-20°FFeb 8, 1933
Mar
57°FMar 19, 2012
-5°FMar 10, 1948
Apr
68°FApr 12, 1941
19°FApr 8, 1997
May
76°FMay 31, 1934
34°FMay 2, 1935
Jun
85°FJun 26, 1986
48°FJun 1, 1969
Jul
83°FJul 30, 2006
57°FJul 18, 2000
Aug
81°FAug 10, 1947
55°FAug 21, 1966
Sep
76°FSep 3, 1960
38°FSep 26, 1942
Oct
71°FOct 4, 2025
22°FOct 30, 1991
Nov
60°FNov 2, 2022
1°FNov 27, 1985
Dec
45°FDec 3, 1941
-17°FDec 23, 1983
All-time
85°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.
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.
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.