South Dakota Heat Burst

Two nights ago in Huron, South Dakota the temperature jumped from 73 degrees to 91 degrees in less than an hour. This rare phenomenon is known as a Heat Burst. As the temperature spiked, the relative humidity dropped to around 25% and wind gusts reached near 50 mph.

xid-14358037_2 — SD State Climate Office, Temperature and Relative Humidity Graph

xid-14358038_2 — SD State Climate Office, Wind Speed Graph

This tweet from WeatherBug shows the bulls eye of extreme temperatures in east central South Dakota.

Rare heat burst at Huron Regional Airport, South Dakota earlier today. Temperature rose from 73°F to 91°F in 1 hour. pic.twitter.com/sApvxFDpyw

— WeatherBug (@WeatherBug) September 4, 2014

Click on Heat Bursts to read more about this incredible phenomenon.