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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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City: Aberdeen Pierre Rapid City Sioux Falls

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Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Average Temperature Rankings, March 1946

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1946 1-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	34.2°F (1.2°C)	8.0°F (4.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1960
				2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Feb–Mar 1946 2-Month	32.2°F (0.1°C)	28.5°F (-1.9°C)	3.7°F (2.0°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1960
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
Jan–Mar 1946 3-Month	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	24.9°F (-3.9°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1936
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1999
Dec 1945–Mar 1946 4-Month	23.7°F (-4.6°C)	23.9°F (-4.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1979
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
Nov 1945–Mar 1946 5-Month	25.4°F (-3.7°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1936, 1979
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
Oct 1945–Mar 1946 6-Month	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1936, 1979
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1985, 2009, 2013
Sep 1945–Mar 1946 7-Month	34.1°F (1.2°C)	34.4°F (1.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1936
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
Aug 1945–Mar 1946 8-Month	38.6°F (3.7°C)	39.0°F (3.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1936
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1963
Jul 1945–Mar 1946 9-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	42.9°F (6.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1979
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1967
Jun 1945–Mar 1946 10-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1979
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1982
May 1945–Mar 1946 11-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1936
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1975, 1984
Apr 1945–Mar 1946 12-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1936
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 2019
Oct 1944–Mar 1946 18-Month	40.9°F (4.9°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1979
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2017
	Ties: 1976
Apr 1944–Mar 1946 24-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1952
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2017
	Ties: 2019, 2020
Apr 1943–Mar 1946 36-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1952
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017, 2018
	Ties: 1965, 1988, 1993
Apr 1942–Mar 1946 48-Month	--	0.0°F (-17.8°C)	--	--	--	1952
				--	--	2018
	Ties: 1943, 1944, 1945
Apr 1941–Mar 1946 60-Month	--	0.0°F (-17.8°C)	--	--	--	1952
				--	--	2006
	Ties: 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 2, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/