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, May 1955
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 1955 1-Month |
60.8°F (16.0°C) | 56.0°F (13.3°C) |
4.8°F (2.7°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1907 |
12th Warmest | Warmest since: 1941 | 1934 | ||||
Apr–May 1955 2-Month |
56.2°F (13.4°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
5.8°F (3.2°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1907 |
4th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 1934 | ||||
Mar–May 1955 3-Month |
46.7°F (8.2°C) | 43.8°F (6.6°C) |
2.9°F (1.6°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1899 |
22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1986 | ||||||
Feb–May 1955 4-Month |
38.6°F (3.7°C) | 37.9°F (3.3°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 84th Coolest | Coolest since: 1953 | 1899 |
45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1938, 1968, 2010 | ||||||
Jan–May 1955 5-Month |
34.6°F (1.4°C) | 33.3°F (0.7°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1899 |
46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1910, 1980, 2002 | ||||||
Dec 1954–May 1955 6-Month |
33.0°F (0.6°C) | 31.0°F (-0.6°C) |
2.0°F (1.2°C) | 92nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1917 |
36th Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2012 | ||||
Nov 1954–May 1955 7-Month |
33.9°F (1.1°C) | 31.2°F (-0.4°C) |
2.7°F (1.5°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1899 |
20th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2012 | ||||
Oct 1954–May 1955 8-Month |
35.3°F (1.8°C) | 33.2°F (0.7°C) |
2.1°F (1.1°C) | 102nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1953 | 1899 |
26th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1946, 1963 | ||||||
Sep 1954–May 1955 9-Month |
38.1°F (3.4°C) | 36.2°F (2.3°C) |
1.9°F (1.1°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 1953 | 1899 |
27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1990, 2015 | ||||||
Aug 1954–May 1955 10-Month |
41.4°F (5.2°C) | 39.7°F (4.3°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 1953 | 1899 |
27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2012 | ||||
Jul 1954–May 1955 11-Month |
44.5°F (6.9°C) | 42.7°F (5.9°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 100th Coolest | Coolest since: 1953 | 1899 |
28th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2012 | ||||
Jun 1954–May 1955 12-Month |
46.2°F (7.9°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 1953 | 1899 |
30th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1988 | ||||||
Dec 1953–May 1955 18-Month |
41.6°F (5.3°C) | 40.0°F (4.4°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1979 |
29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2000, 2006 | ||||
Ties: 1954, 2001 | ||||||
Jun 1953–May 1955 24-Month |
46.3°F (7.9°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1917 |
21st Warmest | Warmest since: 1942 | 2000, 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1977 | ||||||
Jun 1952–May 1955 36-Month |
46.0°F (7.8°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
1.5°F (0.9°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1918 |
23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1942 | 2000 | ||||
Ties: 1932 | ||||||
Jun 1951–May 1955 48-Month |
44.8°F (7.1°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1899 |
51st Warmest | Warmest since: 1945 | 2007 | ||||
Ties: 1903, 1924, 1958, 1982, 1985 | ||||||
Jun 1950–May 1955 60-Month |
44.4°F (6.9°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1920 |
77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1949 | 2006, 2007 | ||||
Ties: 1947, 1949, 1956, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1980 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 2, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/