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Aberdeen, SD

45.444°N, 98.414°W · station ABRthr · 134 years of record
57°F
forecast low · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Aberdeen.
57°WED9/264°THU9/363°FRI9/469°SAT9/564°SUN9/659°MON9/760°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#86 / 133
coldest Sep 2 in 133 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 2 ever

37°F
set in 1893

Mildest Sep 2 ever

71°F
set in 1971
Forecast low 57°F — 86th coldest Sep 2 of 133 years · record 37°F (1893) · coldest since 2024.
1893: 37°F1894: 59°F1895: 51°F1896: 56°F1897: 55°F1898: 64°F1899: 50°F1900: 50°F1901: 54°F1902: 45°F1903: 56°F1904: 60°F1905: 45°F1906: 56°F1907: 42°F1908: 41°F1909: 45°F1910: 52°F1911: 52°F1912: 55°F1913: 55°F1914: 45°F1915: 60°F1916: 49°F1917: 39°F1918: 50°F1919: 59°F1920: 54°F1921: 59°F1922: 50°F1923: 60°F1924: 54°F1925: 66°F1926: 63°F1927: 62°F1928: 50°F1929: 70°F1930: 45°F1931: 48°F1932: 46°F1933: 52°F1934: 40°F1935: 44°F1936: 63°F1937: 67°F1938: 42°F1939: 65°F1940: 46°F1941: 58°F1942: 46°F1943: 60°F1944: 44°F1945: 47°F1946: 39°F1947: 48°F1948: 49°F1949: 43°F1950: 47°F1951: 49°F1952: 45°F1953: 60°F1954: 54°F1955: 59°F1956: 43°F1957: 58°F1958: 65°F1959: 47°F1960: 60°F1961: 45°F1962: 50°F1963: 62°F1964: 64°F1965: 49°F1966: 49°F1967: 58°F1968: 43°F1969: 48°F1970: 66°F1971: 71°F1972: 43°F1973: 65°F1974: 39°F1975: 57°F1976: 45°F1977: 49°F1978: 58°F1979: 56°F1980: 50°F1981: 49°F1982: 55°F1983: 69°F1984: 56°F1985: 57°F1986: 59°F1987: 40°F1988: 56°F1989: 47°F1990: 65°F1991: 68°F1992: 56°F1993: 54°F1994: 50°F1995: 64°F1996: 64°F1997: 47°F1998: 46°F1999: 56°F2000: 54°F2001: 59°F2002: 49°F2003: 53°F2004: 54°F2005: 43°F2006: 51°F2007: 58°F2008: 59°F2009: 60°F2010: 55°F2011: 59°F2012: 61°F2013: 45°F2014: 46°F2015: 59°F2016: 58°F2017: 49°F2018: 53°F2019: 57°F2020: 55°F2021: 64°F2022: 55°F2023: 62°F2024: 50°F2025: 57°F57° forecast3540455055606570751900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 257°F
Coldest this date since2024
This-date record37°F
This-date rank#86 of 133
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-46°F (1895)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Aberdeen in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan63°FJan 5, 2012-46°FJan 12, 1912
Feb70°FFeb 25, 1958-46°FFeb 8, 1895
Mar86°FMar 31, 1946-32°FMar 8, 1995
Apr98°FApr 30, 1992-6°FApr 4, 2018
May110°FMay 30, 193413°FMay 3, 2005
Jun112°FJun 28, 193128°FJun 7, 1901
Jul115°FJul 6, 193635°FJul 5, 1915
Aug112°FAug 13, 196530°FAug 29, 1893
Sep107°FSep 10, 193111°FSep 29, 1939
Oct96°FOct 5, 1963-6°FOct 28, 1919
Nov79°FNov 6, 1904-27°FNov 30, 1964
Dec69°FDec 6, 1939-39°FDec 31, 1967
All-time115°FJul 6, 1936-46°FFeb 8, 1895

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Aberdeen so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

3 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

83°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 28, 1931

Coldest high ever

-25°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 12, 1912
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan37°FJan 20, 1900-25°FJan 12, 1912
Feb43°FFeb 25, 2000-22°FFeb 4, 1893
Mar58°FMar 18, 2012-10°FMar 14, 1897
Apr60°FApr 22, 193215°FApr 2, 1954
May73°FMay 31, 193434°FMay 1, 1909
Jun83°FJun 28, 193148°FJun 1, 1951
Jul83°FJul 11, 193658°FJul 18, 2000
Aug79°FAug 15, 193754°FAug 26, 1914
Sep78°FSep 11, 193132°FSep 25, 1893
Oct71°FOct 1, 202318°FOct 26, 1919
Nov54°FNov 2, 1987-8°FNov 29, 1896
Dec43°FDec 2, 1913-16°FDec 29, 1917
All-time83°FJun 28, 1931-25°FJan 12, 1912

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

172 days
record run, ended Apr 26 2013

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Aberdeen's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 54°F · forecast is +3° vs normal.
Jan: 22°FJan: 2°FFeb: 27°FFeb: 6°FMar: 40°FMar: 20°FApr: 56°FApr: 32°FMay: 69°FMay: 44°FJun: 79°FJun: 55°FJul: 84°FJul: 60°FAug: 82°FAug: 57°FSep: 74°FSep: 47°FOct: 58°FOct: 34°FNov: 41°FNov: 20°FDec: 28°FDec: 8°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:55 AM
Sunset6:12 PM
Solar noon11:33 AM
Daylight13h 17m · losing 21 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

45.44°N, 98.41°W

Nearby Stations

Sisseton, SD70 mi EHuron, SD74 mi SMobridge, SD96 mi WMitchell, SD116 mi SFargo, ND127 mi NEBismarck, ND145 mi NW

The Last 6 Weeks

Aberdeen'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.
Aberdeen, SD — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Aberdeen's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Aberdeen, SD — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1893

Each cell is one day's low at Aberdeen, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Aberdeen, SD daily low heat map 1893–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Aberdeen — counted through Sep 2 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
113 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 16th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 104. Record: 130 in 1907.

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