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South Dakota · THREADEX · 1931–2026

Sisseton, SD

45.669°N, 96.992°W · station 8D3thr · 96 years of record
58°F
forecast low · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Sisseton.
58°WED9/263°THU9/365°FRI9/469°SAT9/565°SUN9/659°MON9/759°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low 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 coldest on record.

Ranks

#63 / 93
coldest Sep 2 in 93 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 2 ever

38°F
set in 1946

Mildest Sep 2 ever

76°F
set in 1983
Forecast low 58°F — 63rd coldest Sep 2 of 93 years · record 38°F (1946) · coldest since 2025.
1932: 50°F1933: 55°F1934: 48°F1935: 42°F1936: 54°F1937: 67°F1938: 45°F1939: 68°F1940: 45°F1941: 60°F1942: 54°F1943: 52°F1944: 49°F1945: 50°F1946: 38°F1947: 60°F1948: 59°F1949: 49°F1950: 52°F1951: 50°F1952: 47°F1953: 69°F1954: 55°F1955: 58°F1956: 47°F1957: 60°F1958: 56°F1959: 48°F1960: 60°F1961: 62°F1962: 57°F1963: 60°F1964: 59°F1965: 54°F1966: 55°F1967: 38°F1968: 44°F1969: 55°F1970: 59°F1971: 72°F1972: 56°F1973: 65°F1974: 38°F1975: 51°F1976: 44°F1977: 43°F1978: 67°F1979: 57°F1980: 53°F1981: 41°F1982: 55°F1983: 76°F1984: 47°F1985: 57°F1986: 62°F1987: 43°F1988: 58°F1989: 50°F1990: 59°F1991: 64°F1992: 51°F1993: 49°F1994: 49°F1995: 62°F1997: 46°F1998: 44°F1999: 57°F2000: 54°F2001: 60°F2002: 56°F2003: 63°F2004: 56°F2005: 44°F2006: 54°F2007: 57°F2008: 66°F2009: 52°F2010: 55°F2011: 59°F2012: 53°F2013: 43°F2014: 53°F2015: 62°F2016: 54°F2017: 59°F2018: 52°F2019: 53°F2020: 58°F2021: 59°F2022: 52°F2023: 63°F2024: 50°F2025: 57°F58° forecast35404550556065707580194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 258°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record38°F
This-date rank#63 of 93
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-37°F (1936)
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 Aug 30.

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

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

145 days
record run, ended Apr 6 1965

So far in 2026

109 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Sisseton's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 54°F · forecast is +4° 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

Sunrise5:49 AM
Sunset7:06 PM
Solar noon12:28 PM
Daylight13h 17m · 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 low 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 low

2026 So Far

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

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

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Sisseton — counted through Sep 2 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
109 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 15th most in 96 years. Normal for this point: 99. Record: 119 in 2013.

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