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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, May 1960

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
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, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 7, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/