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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 1961

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1961 1-Month	18.1°F (-7.7°C)	15.0°F (-9.4°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1937
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2006
	Ties: 2018
Dec 1960–Jan 1961 2-Month	18.6°F (-7.4°C)	17.5°F (-8.1°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1979
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1992, 2021
	Ties: 1964
Nov 1960–Jan 1961 3-Month	23.5°F (-4.7°C)	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1979
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 2008
Oct 1960–Jan 1961 4-Month	29.9°F (-1.2°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1912
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2000
	Ties: 1923
Sep 1960–Jan 1961 5-Month	36.3°F (2.4°C)	35.0°F (1.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1897
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2006
	Ties: 1988
Aug 1960–Jan 1961 6-Month	42.1°F (5.6°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1912
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2006
	Ties: 1938, 2015
Jul 1960–Jan 1961 7-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1912
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2006
	Ties: 1919, 1921, 1948
Jun 1960–Jan 1961 8-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	47.9°F (8.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1952
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2022
May 1960–Jan 1961 9-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1952
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2022
	Ties: 1921, 1933, 1957, 1976, 1983
Apr 1960–Jan 1961 10-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1952
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2006
	Ties: 1998
Mar 1960–Jan 1961 11-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1952
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2013
	Ties: 1924, 1927, 1956, 1977
Feb 1960–Jan 1961 12-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1918
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2013
	Ties: 1924, 1929, 1936, 1956, 2009
Aug 1959–Jan 1961 18-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1918
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2013
	Ties: 1950, 1967, 1968
Feb 1959–Jan 1961 24-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1952
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2007
	Ties: 1903, 1920, 1960, 1962, 1963
Feb 1958–Jan 1961 36-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1918
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2007, 2008, 2018
	Ties: 1979
Feb 1957–Jan 1961 48-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1918
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2008
	Ties: 1981, 2012
Feb 1956–Jan 1961 60-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1920
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2008
	Ties: 1926, 1960, 1975, 1979

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/