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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 1954

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1954 1-Month	11.6°F (-11.3°C)	15.0°F (-9.4°C)	-3.4°F (-1.9°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1937
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2006
	Ties: 1952
Dec 1953–Jan 1954 2-Month	17.6°F (-8.0°C)	17.5°F (-8.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1979
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	1992, 2021
	Ties: 1924, 1927
Nov 1953–Jan 1954 3-Month	24.1°F (-4.4°C)	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1979
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2021
	Ties: 1935
Oct 1953–Jan 1954 4-Month	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1912
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2000
	Ties: 1995
Sep 1953–Jan 1954 5-Month	37.4°F (3.0°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1897
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2006
	Ties: 1919, 1989
Aug 1953–Jan 1954 6-Month	43.1°F (6.2°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1912
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2006
	Ties: 2005
Jul 1953–Jan 1954 7-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1912
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2006
	Ties: 2005
Jun 1953–Jan 1954 8-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	47.9°F (8.8°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1952
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2022
	Ties: 1940
May 1953–Jan 1954 9-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1952
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2022
	Ties: 2004
Apr 1953–Jan 1954 10-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1952
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2006
	Ties: 2011
Mar 1953–Jan 1954 11-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1952
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2013
	Ties: 1960, 2003
Feb 1953–Jan 1954 12-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2013
	Ties: 1911, 1914, 1977
Aug 1952–Jan 1954 18-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1918
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2013
Feb 1952–Jan 1954 24-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1952
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2007
	Ties: 1981, 2012
Feb 1951–Jan 1954 36-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1918
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2007, 2008, 2018
	Ties: 1901, 1910, 1912, 1967, 1997
Feb 1950–Jan 1954 48-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1918
				115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2008
	Ties: 1997
Feb 1949–Jan 1954 60-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1920
				112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2008
	Ties: 1997

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/