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 July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
South Dakota
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1960
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 1960 1-Month |
55.8°F (13.2°C) | 56.0°F (13.3°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1959 | 1907 |
62nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1904, 1925, 2009 | ||||||
Apr–May 1960 2-Month |
50.5°F (10.3°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 63rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1959 | 1907 |
66th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 1934 | ||||
Mar–May 1960 3-Month |
40.5°F (4.7°C) | 43.8°F (6.6°C) |
-3.3°F (-1.9°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1899 |
116th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1907, 1947 | ||||||
Feb–May 1960 4-Month |
34.0°F (1.1°C) | 37.9°F (3.3°C) |
-3.9°F (-2.2°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1950 | 1899 |
122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1975 | ||||||
Jan–May 1960 5-Month |
30.3°F (-0.9°C) | 33.3°F (0.7°C) |
-3.0°F (-1.6°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1950 | 1899 |
113th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1982 | ||||||
Dec 1959–May 1960 6-Month |
30.0°F (-1.1°C) | 31.1°F (-0.5°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1959 | 1917 |
81st Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2012 | ||||
Nov 1959–May 1960 7-Month |
29.2°F (-1.6°C) | 31.2°F (-0.4°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.2°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1956 | 1899 |
102nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1916, 1971 | ||||||
Oct 1959–May 1960 8-Month |
30.9°F (-0.6°C) | 33.3°F (0.7°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.3°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1956 | 1899 |
112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1907 | ||||||
Sep 1959–May 1960 9-Month |
34.0°F (1.1°C) | 36.2°F (2.3°C) |
-2.2°F (-1.2°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1956 | 1899 |
112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1937 | ||||||
Aug 1959–May 1960 10-Month |
38.0°F (3.3°C) | 39.6°F (4.2°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 23rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1956 | 1899 |
105th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1969 | ||||||
Jul 1959–May 1960 11-Month |
41.2°F (5.1°C) | 42.6°F (5.9°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1956 | 1899 |
104th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1918 | ||||||
Jun 1959–May 1960 12-Month |
43.6°F (6.4°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.6°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1956 | 1899 |
94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1947, 2010 | ||||||
Dec 1958–May 1960 18-Month |
39.0°F (3.9°C) | 40.0°F (4.4°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest since: 1957 | 1979 |
99th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2000, 2006 | ||||
Ties: 1957 | ||||||
Jun 1958–May 1960 24-Month |
43.8°F (6.6°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1957 | 1917 |
95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2000, 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1903, 1906, 1908, 1910, 1957, 2019 | ||||||
Jun 1957–May 1960 36-Month |
44.4°F (6.9°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 52nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1958 | 1918 |
74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2000 | ||||
Ties: 1915, 1925, 1945, 1948, 1954, 1958, 1961 | ||||||
Jun 1956–May 1960 48-Month |
44.5°F (6.9°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1959 | 1899 |
74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2007 | ||||
Ties: 1911, 1922, 1927, 1938, 1948, 1975, 1995 | ||||||
Jun 1955–May 1960 60-Month |
44.2°F (6.8°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.1°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1920 |
88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2006, 2007 | ||||
Ties: 1904, 1922, 1928, 1931, 1974 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 11, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/