Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Dakota
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1939
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1939 1-Month |
63.3°F (17.4°C) | 56.0°F (13.3°C) |
7.3°F (4.1°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1907 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 1934 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1939 2-Month |
54.2°F (12.3°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
3.8°F (2.1°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1907 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 2006, 2012 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1939 3-Month |
47.0°F (8.3°C) | 43.8°F (6.6°C) |
3.2°F (1.7°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1899 |
| 18th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1911 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1939 4-Month |
37.7°F (3.2°C) | 37.9°F (3.3°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1899 |
| 59th Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1902, 2021 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1939 5-Month |
35.0°F (1.7°C) | 33.3°F (0.7°C) |
1.7°F (1.0°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1899 |
| 38th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1942 | ||||||
|
Dec 1938–May 1939 6-Month |
33.1°F (0.6°C) | 31.1°F (-0.5°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1917 |
| 35th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 1938–May 1939 7-Month |
32.5°F (0.3°C) | 31.2°F (-0.4°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1899 |
| 41st Warmest | Warmest since: 1935 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1935, 1941 | ||||||
|
Oct 1938–May 1939 8-Month |
35.2°F (1.8°C) | 33.2°F (0.7°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1899 |
| 29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1908, 1941, 1958, 1988, 2022 | ||||||
|
Sep 1938–May 1939 9-Month |
38.4°F (3.6°C) | 36.2°F (2.3°C) |
2.2°F (1.3°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1899 |
| 22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1976, 2021 | ||||||
|
Aug 1938–May 1939 10-Month |
42.1°F (5.6°C) | 39.7°F (4.3°C) |
2.4°F (1.3°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1899 |
| 17th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1921, 2002 | ||||||
|
Jul 1938–May 1939 11-Month |
45.0°F (7.2°C) | 42.7°F (5.9°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1899 |
| 17th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun 1938–May 1939 12-Month |
46.9°F (8.3°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1899 |
| 15th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1937–May 1939 18-Month |
41.8°F (5.4°C) | 40.0°F (4.4°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 102nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1979 |
| 25th Warmest | Warmest since: 1935 | 2000, 2006 | ||||
| Ties: 2003 | ||||||
|
Jun 1937–May 1939 24-Month |
46.2°F (7.9°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
1.7°F (1.0°C) | 104th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1917 |
| 23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1935 | 2000, 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1964 | ||||||
|
Jun 1936–May 1939 36-Month |
45.7°F (7.6°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1918 |
| 29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1935 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 2003 | ||||||
|
Jun 1935–May 1939 48-Month |
44.7°F (7.1°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.2°F (0.2°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1899 |
| 57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1937 | 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 1947, 1961, 1965, 1978 | ||||||
|
Jun 1934–May 1939 60-Month |
45.0°F (7.2°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 1933 | 1920 |
| 48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2006, 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 1933, 1946 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 18, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/