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Wednesday February 22, 2012
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Spearfish South Dakota Guide and Spearfish SD Directory for North Dakota & South Dakota |
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Spearfish, SD |
County: Lawrence
Population: 8606
Elevation: 3648 ft. (1112 m)
Info:
Spearfish is a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 8,606 at the 2000 census. Spearfish holds the world record for the fastest temperature change. On January 22, 1943 at about 7:30 a.m. MST, the temperature in Spearfish was -4° degrees F (-20°C). The chinook wind picked up speed rapidly, and two minutes later (7:32 a.m.) the temperature was +45°F above zero (+7°C). The 49-degree rise (27°C) in two minutes set a world record that still holds.
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