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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 1948

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1948 1-Month	28.9°F (-1.7°C)	34.2°F (1.2°C)	-5.3°F (-2.9°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1960
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
Feb–Mar 1948 2-Month	22.9°F (-5.1°C)	28.4°F (-2.0°C)	-5.5°F (-3.1°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1960
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Jan–Mar 1948 3-Month	20.1°F (-6.6°C)	24.9°F (-3.9°C)	-4.8°F (-2.7°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1936
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
	Ties: 1959, 1971, 2001
Dec 1947–Mar 1948 4-Month	19.3°F (-7.1°C)	23.8°F (-4.6°C)	-4.5°F (-2.5°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1979
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
Nov 1947–Mar 1948 5-Month	21.1°F (-6.1°C)	25.8°F (-3.4°C)	-4.7°F (-2.7°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1936, 1979
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
	Ties: 1952, 1972
Oct 1947–Mar 1948 6-Month	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1936, 1979
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
	Ties: 1950, 1982, 1996
Sep 1947–Mar 1948 7-Month	32.5°F (0.3°C)	34.4°F (1.3°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1936
				62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
	Ties: 1975, 2011
Aug 1947–Mar 1948 8-Month	38.3°F (3.5°C)	39.0°F (3.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1936
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1933
Jul 1947–Mar 1948 9-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	42.9°F (6.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1979
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1963
Jun 1947–Mar 1948 10-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.7°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1979
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
May 1947–Mar 1948 11-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1936
				64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1959
Apr 1947–Mar 1948 12-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1936
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
Oct 1946–Mar 1948 18-Month	39.5°F (4.2°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1979
				64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2017
	Ties: 1949
Apr 1946–Mar 1948 24-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1952
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2017
	Ties: 1947, 1949
Apr 1945–Mar 1948 36-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1952
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2017, 2018
	Ties: 1938
Apr 1944–Mar 1948 48-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1952
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2018
	Ties: 1982, 1998
Apr 1943–Mar 1948 60-Month	46.1°F (7.8°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1952
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2006
	Ties: 1959, 1976, 1988

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 6, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/