Statewide Rankings

Parameter:

Year:

Month:

State:

Please note, Degree Days and Palmer Indices are not available for Alaska. Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI), and Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) are not offered for multiple-month time scales.

South Dakota

Average Temperature Rankings, January 1897

View Period (Months):

All

Download:

Record Coolest

Bottom 1/10

Bottom 1/3

Normal

Top 1/3

Top 1/10

Record Warmest
Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1897 1-Month	11.2°F (-11.6°C)	15.0°F (-9.4°C)	-3.8°F (-2.2°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1937
January 1897 1-Month	11.2°F (-11.6°C)	15.0°F (-9.4°C)	-3.8°F (-2.2°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2006
Dec 1896–Jan 1897 2-Month	18.1°F (-7.7°C)	17.4°F (-8.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1979
	18.1°F (-7.7°C)	17.4°F (-8.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1992, 2021
	Ties: 1948
Nov 1896–Jan 1897 3-Month	16.9°F (-8.4°C)	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	-5.3°F (-3.0°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1979
	16.9°F (-8.4°C)	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	-5.3°F (-3.0°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2021
	Ties: 1930, 1952
Oct 1896–Jan 1897 4-Month	23.4°F (-4.8°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	-5.2°F (-2.9°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1912
Oct 1896–Jan 1897 4-Month	23.4°F (-4.8°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	-5.2°F (-2.9°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2000
Sep 1896–Jan 1897 5-Month	29.8°F (-1.2°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	-5.1°F (-2.8°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1897
Sep 1896–Jan 1897 5-Month	29.8°F (-1.2°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	-5.1°F (-2.8°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2006
Aug 1896–Jan 1897 6-Month	36.4°F (2.4°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	-4.5°F (-2.5°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1912
	36.4°F (2.4°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	-4.5°F (-2.5°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2006
	Ties: 1952
Jul 1896–Jan 1897 7-Month	41.2°F (5.1°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	-4.2°F (-2.3°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1912
	41.2°F (5.1°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	-4.2°F (-2.3°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2006
	Ties: 1952
Jun 1896–Jan 1897 8-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	47.9°F (8.8°C)	-3.5°F (-1.9°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1952
Jun 1896–Jan 1897 8-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	47.9°F (8.8°C)	-3.5°F (-1.9°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2022
May 1896–Jan 1897 9-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-2.8°F (-1.5°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1952
May 1896–Jan 1897 9-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-2.8°F (-1.5°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2022
Apr 1896–Jan 1897 10-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1952
	45.9°F (7.7°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2006
	Ties: 1917
Mar 1896–Jan 1897 11-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-3.1°F (-1.7°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1952
	43.7°F (6.5°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-3.1°F (-1.7°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2013
	Ties: 1916
Feb 1896–Jan 1897 12-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-2.5°F (-1.3°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1918
	42.0°F (5.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-2.5°F (-1.3°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2013
	Ties: 1994
Aug 1895–Jan 1897 18-Month	41.3°F (5.2°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1918
	41.3°F (5.2°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2013
	Ties: 1904, 1930
Feb 1895–Jan 1897 24-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1952
	42.6°F (5.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2007
	Ties: 1905

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings