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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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Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Average Temperature Rankings, March 1949

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1949 1-Month	30.5°F (-0.8°C)	34.2°F (1.2°C)	-3.7°F (-2.0°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1960
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 2008
Feb–Mar 1949 2-Month	22.1°F (-5.5°C)	28.4°F (-2.0°C)	-6.3°F (-3.5°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1960
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2012
Jan–Mar 1949 3-Month	18.3°F (-7.6°C)	24.9°F (-3.9°C)	-6.6°F (-3.7°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1936
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2012
Dec 1948–Mar 1949 4-Month	18.6°F (-7.4°C)	23.9°F (-4.5°C)	-5.3°F (-2.9°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1979
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2012
Nov 1948–Mar 1949 5-Month	21.4°F (-5.9°C)	25.8°F (-3.4°C)	-4.4°F (-2.5°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1936, 1979
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
Oct 1948–Mar 1949 6-Month	26.1°F (-3.3°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	-3.6°F (-2.0°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1936, 1979
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2012
	Ties: 2019
Sep 1948–Mar 1949 7-Month	32.0°F (0.0°C)	34.4°F (1.3°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1936
				65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2012
	Ties: 1996
Aug 1948–Mar 1949 8-Month	37.2°F (2.9°C)	39.1°F (3.9°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1936
				63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2012
	Ties: 1984
Jul 1948–Mar 1949 9-Month	41.3°F (5.2°C)	43.0°F (6.1°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1979
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2012
	Ties: 1947
Jun 1948–Mar 1949 10-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1979
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2012
	Ties: 2014
May 1948–Mar 1949 11-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1936
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2012
	Ties: 1947, 1966, 1971, 2014
Apr 1948–Mar 1949 12-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1936
				62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
	Ties: 1947, 2010
Oct 1947–Mar 1949 18-Month	39.5°F (4.2°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1979
				64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2017
	Ties: 1948
Apr 1947–Mar 1949 24-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1952
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2017
	Ties: 1947, 1948
Apr 1946–Mar 1949 36-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1952
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2017, 2018
	Ties: 1960, 1961, 1963, 1997
Apr 1945–Mar 1949 48-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1952
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2018
Apr 1944–Mar 1949 60-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1952
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2006

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 3, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/