Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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 July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
South Dakota
Precipitation Rankings, March 2015
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
March 2015 1-Month |
0.24" (6.10mm) | 1.05" (26.67mm) |
-0.81" (-20.57mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1926 | 1926 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1977 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 2015 2-Month |
0.58" (14.73mm) | 1.59" (40.39mm) |
-1.01" (-25.66mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1926 | 1926 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1977 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 2015 3-Month |
0.85" (21.59mm) | 2.06" (52.32mm) |
-1.21" (-30.73mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 2015 |
| 128th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1977 | ||||
|
Dec 2014–Mar 2015 4-Month |
1.52" (38.61mm) | 2.54" (64.52mm) |
-1.02" (-25.91mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1977 | ||||
| Ties: 1948 | ||||||
|
Nov 2014–Mar 2015 5-Month |
2.14" (54.36mm) | 3.19" (81.03mm) |
-1.05" (-26.67mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 2022 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1897 | ||||
|
Oct 2014–Mar 2015 6-Month |
2.71" (68.83mm) | 4.47" (113.54mm) |
-1.76" (-44.71mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1934 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1999 | ||||
|
Sep 2014–Mar 2015 7-Month |
4.32" (109.73mm) | 6.10" (154.94mm) |
-1.78" (-45.21mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1959 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1997 | ||||
|
Aug 2014–Mar 2015 8-Month |
8.36" (212.34mm) | 8.26" (209.80mm) |
0.10" (2.54mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1959 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1997 | ||||
|
Jul 2014–Mar 2015 9-Month |
9.40" (238.76mm) | 10.81" (274.57mm) |
-1.41" (-35.81mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 2013 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 2014–Mar 2015 10-Month |
15.29" (388.37mm) | 14.24" (361.70mm) |
1.05" (26.67mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1937 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1922 | ||||||
|
May 2014–Mar 2015 11-Month |
17.71" (449.83mm) | 17.14" (435.36mm) |
0.57" (14.47mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1937 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 2014–Mar 2015 12-Month |
19.68" (499.87mm) | 19.08" (484.63mm) |
0.60" (15.24mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1937 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 2020 | ||||
|
Oct 2013–Mar 2015 18-Month |
27.10" (688.34mm) | 23.56" (598.42mm) |
3.54" (89.92mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1937 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 2013–Mar 2015 24-Month |
44.16" (1,121.66mm) | 38.13" (968.50mm) |
6.03" (153.16mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1935 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 2012 | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 2012–Mar 2015 36-Month |
58.65" (1,489.71mm) | 57.09" (1,450.09mm) |
1.56" (39.62mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1937 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 2011 | ||||
|
Apr 2011–Mar 2015 48-Month |
79.58" (2,021.33mm) | 76.01" (1,930.65mm) |
3.57" (90.68mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 2008 | 1937 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 2011 | ||||
|
Apr 2010–Mar 2015 60-Month |
104.97" (2,666.24mm) | 94.91" (2,410.71mm) |
10.06" (255.53mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1938 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 17, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/