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, March 1961
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
March 1961 1-Month |
36.3°F (2.4°C) | 30.8°F (-0.7°C) |
5.5°F (3.1°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1899 |
| 23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2010 | ||||||
|
Feb–Mar 1961 2-Month |
30.8°F (-0.7°C) | 25.3°F (-3.7°C) |
5.5°F (3.0°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1899 |
| 21st Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 1961 3-Month |
26.6°F (-3.0°C) | 21.9°F (-5.6°C) |
4.7°F (2.6°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1936 |
| 22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1960–Mar 1961 4-Month |
24.7°F (-4.1°C) | 21.4°F (-5.9°C) |
3.3°F (1.8°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1936 |
| 27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1946 | ||||||
|
Nov 1960–Mar 1961 5-Month |
26.4°F (-3.1°C) | 23.5°F (-4.7°C) |
2.9°F (1.6°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1899, 1936 |
| 30th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2000 | ||||
|
Oct 1960–Mar 1961 6-Month |
30.2°F (-1.0°C) | 27.5°F (-2.5°C) |
2.7°F (1.5°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1899 |
| 27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2015 | ||||||
|
Sep 1960–Mar 1961 7-Month |
34.7°F (1.5°C) | 32.2°F (0.1°C) |
2.5°F (1.4°C) | 102nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1899 |
| 26th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1942 | ||||||
|
Aug 1960–Mar 1961 8-Month |
39.3°F (4.1°C) | 37.0°F (2.8°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 102nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1899 |
| 26th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1995 | ||||||
|
Jul 1960–Mar 1961 9-Month |
43.2°F (6.2°C) | 41.0°F (5.0°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1899 |
| 25th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2012 | ||||
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Jun 1960–Mar 1961 10-Month |
45.2°F (7.3°C) | 43.4°F (6.3°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1899 |
| 29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1941, 1953, 1976, 1983 | ||||||
|
May 1960–Mar 1961 11-Month |
46.2°F (7.9°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 95th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1899 |
| 33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1939, 1940, 1953, 1988 | ||||||
|
Apr 1960–Mar 1961 12-Month |
46.1°F (7.8°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
1.5°F (0.8°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1899 |
| 30th Warmest | Warmest since: 1953 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1940, 2008 | ||||||
|
Oct 1959–Mar 1961 18-Month |
38.8°F (3.8°C) | 38.8°F (3.8°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1979 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1962, 1965 | ||||||
|
Apr 1959–Mar 1961 24-Month |
44.8°F (7.1°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1952 |
| 55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 1915, 1946, 1996 | ||||||
|
Apr 1958–Mar 1961 36-Month |
44.7°F (7.1°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1918 |
| 56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 1923, 1945, 1947, 1959, 1985 | ||||||
|
Apr 1957–Mar 1961 48-Month |
44.7°F (7.1°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.2°F (0.2°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1899, 1918 |
| 54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 1903, 1924, 1958, 1978, 1985, 1987, 1994 | ||||||
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Apr 1956–Mar 1961 60-Month |
44.7°F (7.1°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.2°F (0.2°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1920 |
| 57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2006, 2008 | ||||
| Ties: 1940, 1967, 1981 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 7, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/