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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 1961

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1961 1-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	-2.1°F (-1.1°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1907
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1934
Apr–May 1961 2-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	-3.1°F (-1.8°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1907
				115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1934
	Ties: 1905
Mar–May 1961 3-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	43.8°F (6.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1899
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 1937, 1971, 1978
Feb–May 1961 4-Month	39.0°F (3.9°C)	37.8°F (3.2°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1899
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1918, 2020
Jan–May 1961 5-Month	34.8°F (1.6°C)	33.2°F (0.7°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1899
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1988
Dec 1960–May 1961 6-Month	32.2°F (0.1°C)	31.0°F (-0.6°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1973, 1985, 1986
Nov 1960–May 1961 7-Month	32.4°F (0.2°C)	31.2°F (-0.4°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1899
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1901, 1985
Oct 1960–May 1961 8-Month	34.5°F (1.4°C)	33.3°F (0.7°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1899
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1974
Sep 1960–May 1961 9-Month	37.5°F (3.1°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1899
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1901, 1995, 2003
Aug 1960–May 1961 10-Month	40.9°F (4.9°C)	39.7°F (4.3°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1899
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
Jul 1960–May 1961 11-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1899
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1935, 1946, 1980, 1983
Jun 1960–May 1961 12-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1899
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1938, 1974
Dec 1959–May 1961 18-Month	40.4°F (4.7°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1979
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2000, 2006
	Ties: 1945
Jun 1959–May 1961 24-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2000, 2017
	Ties: 1927, 1963, 1968, 1983, 1998, 2015
Jun 1958–May 1961 36-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1918
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2000
	Ties: 1915, 1925, 1945, 1948, 1954, 1958, 1960
Jun 1957–May 1961 48-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1899
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2007
	Ties: 1939, 1947, 1965, 1978
Jun 1956–May 1961 60-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1920
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2006, 2007
	Ties: 1925, 1932, 1948, 1959, 1981

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/