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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
South Dakota
Average Temperature Rankings, March 1940
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
March 1940 1-Month |
28.6°F (-1.9°C) | 30.8°F (-0.7°C) |
-2.2°F (-1.2°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1932 | 1899 |
| 91st Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 1940 2-Month |
24.0°F (-4.4°C) | 25.3°F (-3.7°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1899 |
| 80th Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1971 | ||||||
|
Jan–Mar 1940 3-Month |
17.9°F (-7.8°C) | 21.9°F (-5.6°C) |
-4.0°F (-2.2°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1936 |
| 107th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1939–Mar 1940 4-Month |
20.8°F (-6.2°C) | 21.3°F (-5.9°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 54th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1936 |
| 74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1966 | ||||||
|
Nov 1939–Mar 1940 5-Month |
24.1°F (-4.4°C) | 23.4°F (-4.8°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1899, 1936 |
| 54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1935 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 1902 | ||||||
|
Oct 1939–Mar 1940 6-Month |
28.0°F (-2.2°C) | 27.5°F (-2.5°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1899 |
| 59th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1924, 1966 | ||||||
|
Sep 1939–Mar 1940 7-Month |
33.2°F (0.7°C) | 32.2°F (0.1°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1899 |
| 48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Aug 1939–Mar 1940 8-Month |
37.9°F (3.3°C) | 37.0°F (2.8°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1899 |
| 48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1968 | ||||||
|
Jul 1939–Mar 1940 9-Month |
42.2°F (5.7°C) | 41.0°F (5.0°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1899 |
| 39th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1974 | ||||||
|
Jun 1939–Mar 1940 10-Month |
44.5°F (6.9°C) | 43.4°F (6.3°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1899 |
| 41st Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1914, 2015 | ||||||
|
May 1939–Mar 1940 11-Month |
46.2°F (7.9°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 95th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1899 |
| 33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1939, 1953, 1961, 1988 | ||||||
|
Apr 1939–Mar 1940 12-Month |
46.1°F (7.8°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
1.5°F (0.8°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1899 |
| 30th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1961, 2008 | ||||||
|
Oct 1938–Mar 1940 18-Month |
40.4°F (4.7°C) | 38.9°F (3.8°C) |
1.5°F (0.9°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1979 |
| 29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1935 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1954, 1955, 1977 | ||||||
|
Apr 1938–Mar 1940 24-Month |
46.2°F (7.9°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 102nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1952 |
| 25th Warmest | Warmest since: 1935 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 1954, 1964, 2004 | ||||||
|
Apr 1937–Mar 1940 36-Month |
46.0°F (7.8°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
1.5°F (0.9°C) | 102nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1918 |
| 24th Warmest | Warmest since: 1935 | 2000 | ||||
|
Apr 1936–Mar 1940 48-Month |
45.7°F (7.6°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1899, 1918 |
| 26th Warmest | Warmest since: 1935 | 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 1984, 2013, 2014 | ||||||
|
Apr 1935–Mar 1940 60-Month |
44.7°F (7.1°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.2°F (0.2°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1932 | 1920 |
| 57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2006, 2008 | ||||
| Ties: 1961, 1967, 1981 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 30, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/