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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 1985

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1985 1-Month	37.8°F (3.2°C)	34.2°F (1.2°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1960
				19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
Feb–Mar 1985 2-Month	28.8°F (-1.8°C)	28.4°F (-2.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1960
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
Jan–Mar 1985 3-Month	23.7°F (-4.6°C)	24.9°F (-3.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1936
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
	Ties: 2022
Dec 1984–Mar 1985 4-Month	22.9°F (-5.1°C)	23.9°F (-4.5°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1979
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
	Ties: 1967
Nov 1984–Mar 1985 5-Month	25.5°F (-3.6°C)	25.8°F (-3.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1936, 1979
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
	Ties: 1938, 1980, 2009
Oct 1984–Mar 1985 6-Month	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1936, 1979
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
	Ties: 1946, 2009, 2013
Sep 1984–Mar 1985 7-Month	33.6°F (0.9°C)	34.4°F (1.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1936
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
	Ties: 1940, 1955
Aug 1984–Mar 1985 8-Month	38.7°F (3.7°C)	39.1°F (3.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1936
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
Jul 1984–Mar 1985 9-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	43.0°F (6.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1979
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
	Ties: 1933, 1955
Jun 1984–Mar 1985 10-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1979
				50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
	Ties: 1983
May 1984–Mar 1985 11-Month	46.1°F (7.8°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1936
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
	Ties: 1973
Apr 1984–Mar 1985 12-Month	46.1°F (7.8°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1936
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
	Ties: 1977
Oct 1983–Mar 1985 18-Month	39.4°F (4.1°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1979
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2017
	Ties: 1950, 1963, 1969, 1973, 1998
Apr 1983–Mar 1985 24-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1952
				65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2017
	Ties: 1961, 1973, 1984
Apr 1982–Mar 1985 36-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1952
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2017, 2018
	Ties: 1996
Apr 1981–Mar 1985 48-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1952
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2018
	Ties: 1955, 1960, 1965, 1975, 1987, 1994
Apr 1980–Mar 1985 60-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1952
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2006
	Ties: 1977

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 24, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/