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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 1966

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1966 1-Month	38.2°F (3.4°C)	34.1°F (1.2°C)	4.1°F (2.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1960
				17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2012
Feb–Mar 1966 2-Month	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	28.5°F (-1.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1960
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2012
Jan–Mar 1966 3-Month	20.6°F (-6.3°C)	24.9°F (-3.9°C)	-4.3°F (-2.4°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1936
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
Dec 1965–Mar 1966 4-Month	22.7°F (-5.2°C)	23.8°F (-4.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1979
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
	Ties: 1941
Nov 1965–Mar 1966 5-Month	24.8°F (-4.0°C)	25.8°F (-3.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1936, 1979
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
Oct 1965–Mar 1966 6-Month	29.4°F (-1.4°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1936, 1979
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
	Ties: 1953, 1980
Sep 1965–Mar 1966 7-Month	32.6°F (0.3°C)	34.4°F (1.3°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1936
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
	Ties: 1947
Aug 1965–Mar 1966 8-Month	37.3°F (2.9°C)	39.1°F (3.9°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1936
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
Jul 1965–Mar 1966 9-Month	41.1°F (5.1°C)	43.0°F (6.1°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1979
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
Jun 1965–Mar 1966 10-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	-2.0°F (-1.2°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1979
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
May 1965–Mar 1966 11-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1936
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
	Ties: 1947, 1949, 1971, 2014
Apr 1965–Mar 1966 12-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1936
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
Oct 1964–Mar 1966 18-Month	38.2°F (3.4°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	-2.9°F (-1.7°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1979
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2017
	Ties: 1980
Apr 1964–Mar 1966 24-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1952
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2017
Apr 1963–Mar 1966 36-Month	46.1°F (7.8°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1952
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2017, 2018
	Ties: 1947, 1975, 1978, 1987
Apr 1962–Mar 1966 48-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1952
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2018
	Ties: 1939
Apr 1961–Mar 1966 60-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1952
				62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2006
	Ties: 1956, 1960, 1975, 1981, 1982

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/