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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 1972

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1972 1-Month	31.7°F (-0.2°C)	34.2°F (1.2°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1960
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2012
Feb–Mar 1972 2-Month	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	28.5°F (-1.9°C)	-6.3°F (-3.5°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1960
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
	Ties: 1947, 1993
Jan–Mar 1972 3-Month	17.9°F (-7.8°C)	24.9°F (-3.9°C)	-7.0°F (-3.9°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1936
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
	Ties: 1940
Dec 1971–Mar 1972 4-Month	18.0°F (-7.8°C)	23.8°F (-4.6°C)	-5.8°F (-3.2°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1979
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
	Ties: 1970
Nov 1971–Mar 1972 5-Month	21.1°F (-6.1°C)	25.8°F (-3.4°C)	-4.7°F (-2.7°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1936, 1979
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
	Ties: 1948, 1952
Oct 1971–Mar 1972 6-Month	26.3°F (-3.2°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	-3.4°F (-1.9°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1936, 1979
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2012
	Ties: 1951, 1993
Sep 1971–Mar 1972 7-Month	31.4°F (-0.3°C)	34.4°F (1.3°C)	-3.0°F (-1.6°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1936
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2012
	Ties: 1977, 1984
Aug 1971–Mar 1972 8-Month	36.5°F (2.5°C)	39.0°F (3.9°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1936
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2012
Jul 1971–Mar 1972 9-Month	40.2°F (4.6°C)	42.9°F (6.1°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1979
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
Jun 1971–Mar 1972 10-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	-2.2°F (-1.3°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1979
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
May 1971–Mar 1972 11-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1936
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
Apr 1971–Mar 1972 12-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1936
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
	Ties: 1984
Oct 1970–Mar 1972 18-Month	38.6°F (3.7°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	-2.6°F (-1.4°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1979
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2017
Apr 1970–Mar 1972 24-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1952
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2017
	Ties: 1963, 1998
Apr 1969–Mar 1972 36-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1952
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2017, 2018
	Ties: 1970
Apr 1968–Mar 1972 48-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1952
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2018
Apr 1967–Mar 1972 60-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1952
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2006
	Ties: 1953, 1973

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/