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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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South Dakota

Average Temperature Rankings, January 1947

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1947 1-Month	22.6°F (-5.2°C)	15.0°F (-9.4°C)	7.6°F (4.2°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1937
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2006
Dec 1946–Jan 1947 2-Month	22.6°F (-5.2°C)	17.5°F (-8.1°C)	5.1°F (2.9°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1979
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	1992, 2021
	Ties: 1921
Nov 1946–Jan 1947 3-Month	25.2°F (-3.8°C)	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	3.0°F (1.6°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1979
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2021
	Ties: 2013
Oct 1946–Jan 1947 4-Month	29.8°F (-1.2°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1912
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2000
	Ties: 1932
Sep 1946–Jan 1947 5-Month	35.7°F (2.1°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1897
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2006
	Ties: 1902, 1991
Aug 1946–Jan 1947 6-Month	41.0°F (5.0°C)	40.8°F (4.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1912
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2006
	Ties: 1905, 1924, 1933, 1957, 2020
Jul 1946–Jan 1947 7-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1912
				62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2006
Jun 1946–Jan 1947 8-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	47.9°F (8.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1952
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2022
	Ties: 1915, 2011
May 1946–Jan 1947 9-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1952
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2022
	Ties: 1963, 2001, 2014
Apr 1946–Jan 1947 10-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1952
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2006
	Ties: 1900, 1922
Mar 1946–Jan 1947 11-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1952
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2013
	Ties: 1914, 1941, 2004
Feb 1946–Jan 1947 12-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1918
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2013
	Ties: 1975
Aug 1945–Jan 1947 18-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1918
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2013
	Ties: 2012
Feb 1945–Jan 1947 24-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1952
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2007
	Ties: 1945, 1958, 1987, 2021
Feb 1944–Jan 1947 36-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1918
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2007, 2008, 2018
	Ties: 1902, 1948, 1949, 1959, 1985, 2010, 2021
Feb 1943–Jan 1947 48-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1918
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2008
	Ties: 1938, 1985
Feb 1942–Jan 1947 60-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1920
				62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2008
	Ties: 1923, 1948, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1987

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/