Excessive Heat in Spink, South Dakota

Another hot and humid airmass moved into the region in late August. Heat index values topped out at 114 degrees at the Department of Transportation weather station 5 miles east of Orient, with an additional 30 weather stations across 16 counties in central and northeast South Dakota reporting a heat index above 105 degrees that afternoon. This was thanks to temperatures in the upper 90s and dewpoints up to 80 degrees. Aberdeen would also see a record warm low temperature of 75 degrees that morning.