Buffalo/Harding Cnty
Weather station · 45.6°N 103.5°W · 925 m above sea level
ICAO K2WXStation data since 1998
Record high
31.7°C
in 2011
Record low
−2.8°C
in 2000
Average high
20.9°C
all years on record
15.6°C short of the record for 23 September
Today’s high 16.1°C against 31.7°C in 2011. A reading that beats it is flagged here automatically, once a second cycle confirms it.
All-time record high
43.9°C
- Date
- Tuesday, 26 June 2012
- Time of day
- Not recorded. The daily archive stores the day, not the hour.
- Location
- Buffalo/Harding Cnty, United States
- Position
- 45.60°N 103.55°W · 925 m
Highest highest in available records since 1998. Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily.
All-time record low
−34.9°C
- Date
- Saturday, 13 January 2024
- Time of day
- Not recorded. The daily archive stores the day, not the hour.
- Location
- Buffalo/Harding Cnty, United States
- Position
- 45.60°N 103.55°W · 925 m
Highest and lowest lowest in available records since 1998. Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily.
Where Buffalo/Harding Cnty is
45.60°N 103.55°W
Buffalo/Harding Cnty
Ground · satellite
Land surface temperature for 2026-09-22, from NASA GIBS. This is the temperature of the ground seen from orbit, not the air, and it is never ranked against air readings. Cloud hides the ground, so gaps are unread rather than guessed.
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Today is already hotter than 51% of all days recorded here since 1998.
From our dataToday's high against every day recorded at this station since 1998. - 2
Between its coldest night and its hottest day, this place has swung 78.8°C.
From our dataRecord high 43.9°C against record low −34.9°C. - 3
At 03:56 UTC this morning it was 14.4°C. By 00:56 UTC it was 16.1°C. The night never stood a chance.
From our dataToday so far at this station, in local time.
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Every year on record
1998 to 2026
Annual average · °C
Trend over 27 years with data: +0.29 °C per decade
Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily. Years the station did not cover are left as gaps, never joined across. The dashed line is a least squares trend through the years that have data.
Records by month
Jan
20.6°
−34.9°
Feb
22.2°
−32.7°
Mar
28.3°
−31.6°
Apr
32.2°
−18.2°
May
33.9°
−7.1°
Jun
43.9°
0.6°
Jul
43.9°
6.1°
Aug
41.1°
2.2°
Sep
40.6°
Recent days
| Day | High | At | Low | At |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | 16.1°C | 00:56 UTC | 14.4°C | 03:56 UTC |
| 2026-09-22 | 18.9°C | 18:56 UTC | 12.8°C | 14:56 UTC |
Nearby stations
- Bowman RgnlUnited States65.4 km
- Hettinger MuniUnited States83 km
- Baker MuniUnited States99.9 km
- Spearfish/Clyde FldUnited States126.3 km
- Sturgis MuniUnited States131.3 km
- Faith MuniUnited States135.5 km
Data sources for this page
| Figure | Source | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Right now, today so far | NOAA Aviation Weather Center (METAR) and NOAA NWS WMO bulletins (SYNOP) | Measured, station |
| All-time, monthly and on-this-day records | NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network daily (GHCN-Daily), 1998 to 2026 | Measured, station |
| Nearby stations and distances | Computed from station positions in our own database | Calculated |