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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, April 1959

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1959 1-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.7°F (7.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1920
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1915
	Ties: 1924
Mar–Apr 1959 2-Month	39.5°F (4.2°C)	37.8°F (3.2°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1899
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
Feb–Apr 1959 3-Month	31.0°F (-0.6°C)	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1899
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
Jan–Apr 1959 4-Month	26.4°F (-3.1°C)	27.7°F (-2.4°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1936
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1923, 1944
Dec 1958–Apr 1959 5-Month	24.8°F (-4.0°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1936
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1960
Nov 1958–Apr 1959 6-Month	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	27.0°F (-2.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1936
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
Oct 1958–Apr 1959 7-Month	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	30.0°F (-1.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1899
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1915, 1933, 1948
Sep 1958–Apr 1959 8-Month	33.7°F (0.9°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1899
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1915
Aug 1958–Apr 1959 9-Month	38.1°F (3.4°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1899
				62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1910, 1944, 1984
Jul 1958–Apr 1959 10-Month	41.0°F (5.0°C)	41.3°F (5.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1899
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1923
Jun 1958–Apr 1959 11-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1899
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1922, 2011
May 1958–Apr 1959 12-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1899
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
Nov 1957–Apr 1959 18-Month	39.3°F (4.1°C)	38.7°F (3.7°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1979
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2000, 2006
	Ties: 1945
May 1957–Apr 1959 24-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1917
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2000
	Ties: 1927, 1975, 1983, 2014
May 1956–Apr 1959 36-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1918
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2000
	Ties: 1963, 1978, 1985
May 1955–Apr 1959 48-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1899
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2007
	Ties: 1923, 1939, 1974, 1975, 2011
May 1954–Apr 1959 60-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1920
				65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2006
	Ties: 1927, 1932, 1948

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 5, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/