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 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, published August 2022, retrieved on August 19, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/