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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 2012

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 2012 1-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	34.2°F (1.2°C)	16.9°F (9.4°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1960
				1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Feb–Mar 2012 2-Month	39.5°F (4.2°C)	28.5°F (-1.9°C)	11.0°F (6.1°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1960
				1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Jan–Mar 2012 3-Month	34.7°F (1.5°C)	24.9°F (-3.9°C)	9.8°F (5.4°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1936
				1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Dec 2011–Mar 2012 4-Month	33.1°F (0.6°C)	23.9°F (-4.5°C)	9.2°F (5.1°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1979
				1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Nov 2011–Mar 2012 5-Month	34.0°F (1.1°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	8.1°F (4.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1936, 1979
				1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Oct 2011–Mar 2012 6-Month	37.4°F (3.0°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	7.7°F (4.3°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1936, 1979
				1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Sep 2011–Mar 2012 7-Month	40.7°F (4.8°C)	34.3°F (1.3°C)	6.4°F (3.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1936
				1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Aug 2011–Mar 2012 8-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	39.1°F (3.9°C)	5.6°F (3.2°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1936
				1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Jul 2011–Mar 2012 9-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	43.0°F (6.1°C)	5.5°F (3.1°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1979
				1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Jun 2011–Mar 2012 10-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	4.9°F (2.7°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1979
				1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
May 2011–Mar 2012 11-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	4.3°F (2.4°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1936
				1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Apr 2011–Mar 2012 12-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	3.7°F (2.0°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1936
				1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Oct 2010–Mar 2012 18-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1979
				8th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2017
	Ties: 1999, 2018
Apr 2010–Mar 2012 24-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1952
				10th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2017
Apr 2009–Mar 2012 36-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1952
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 2009	2017, 2018
	Ties: 1940, 1942, 1989, 2009
Apr 2008–Mar 2012 48-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1952
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 2009	2018
Apr 2007–Mar 2012 60-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1952
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2006
	Ties: 1991

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 4, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/