Temperatures soar past 100-degree mark
Posted: Sunday, July 16, 2006
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Temperatures smashed through the 100-degree barrier across most of South Dakota Saturday and may have tied an all-time state high.
The National Weather Service had a report of 120 degrees just outside of Usta in northwest South Dakota and was trying to verify the mark Saturday, said Todd Heitkamp, a meteorologist at the Sioux Falls office.
Temperatures hit 115 in the state's capital, 108 in Rapid City and Aberdeen and 99 in Sioux Falls. Other extreme highs included 115 in Philip, 114 degrees in Mobridge, 111 in Chamberlain and Faith, 108 in Mitchell and 100 in Yankton.
"There's a lot of records that are falling across the state," Heitkamp said.
The heatwave is the result of plenty of dry air and warm temperatures aloft from North Dakota down to Texas, Heitkamp said.
"We're not alone. This is across much of the entire country," he said.
High winds were also a concern, as the western three-quarters of the state was under a red flag warning that signals critical fire weather conditions.
More hot temperatures were expected for Sunday.
"Some locations might actually be a bit warmer than they were today," he said.
The National Weather Service had a report of 120 degrees just outside of Usta in northwest South Dakota and was trying to verify the mark Saturday, said Todd Heitkamp, a meteorologist at the Sioux Falls office.
Temperatures hit 115 in the state's capital, 108 in Rapid City and Aberdeen and 99 in Sioux Falls. Other extreme highs included 115 in Philip, 114 degrees in Mobridge, 111 in Chamberlain and Faith, 108 in Mitchell and 100 in Yankton.
"There's a lot of records that are falling across the state," Heitkamp said.
The heatwave is the result of plenty of dry air and warm temperatures aloft from North Dakota down to Texas, Heitkamp said.
"We're not alone. This is across much of the entire country," he said.
High winds were also a concern, as the western three-quarters of the state was under a red flag warning that signals critical fire weather conditions.
More hot temperatures were expected for Sunday.
"Some locations might actually be a bit warmer than they were today," he said.
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