1895: A tornado moved northeast from 3 miles northwest of Redfield through Ashton. It was estimated to be on the ground for about 5 miles. Several homes were unroofed and barns were destroyed. Tornadoes were also spotted in Minnehaha and Bon Homme Counties in South Dakota. This tornado was estimated at F2 strength.

1900: After a daytime high of 52 degrees, the low temperature at Watertown fell to 19 degrees. This was the coldest temperature in the state, the entire month of May, 1900.

1960: Late season snowfall of 3 to 7 inches covered Perkins, Corson and Campbell Counties. Lemmon reported 7 inches, and 6 miles SE of McIntosh had 6.5 inches. Main roads were very slippery and some rural roads impassable for about one day.

1969: Heavy rain caused local flooding which washed out some roads and crops in Clark County. Some rain fall amounts include, 3.12 inches in the city of Clark and 2.87 one mile northeast of Bryant.

1999: Two to four inches of rain fell across southeastern Dewey County causing flash flooding south of La Plant, mainly on Willow Creek. As a result of the flash

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