Statewide Rankings

Parameter:

Year:

Month:

State:

Please note, Degree Days and Palmer Indices are not available for Alaska. Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI), and Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) are not offered for multiple-month time scales.

South Dakota

Average Temperature Rankings, January 1962

View Period (Months):

All

Download:

Record Coolest

Bottom 1/10

Bottom 1/3

Normal

Top 1/3

Top 1/10

Record Warmest
Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1962 1-Month	13.8°F (-10.1°C)	15.0°F (-9.4°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1937
January 1962 1-Month	13.8°F (-10.1°C)	15.0°F (-9.4°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2006
Dec 1961–Jan 1962 2-Month	14.9°F (-9.5°C)	17.4°F (-8.1°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1979
Dec 1961–Jan 1962 2-Month	14.9°F (-9.5°C)	17.4°F (-8.1°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	1992, 2021
Nov 1961–Jan 1962 3-Month	20.5°F (-6.4°C)	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1979
	20.5°F (-6.4°C)	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2021
	Ties: 1915, 1994
Oct 1961–Jan 1962 4-Month	27.6°F (-2.4°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1912
	27.6°F (-2.4°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2000
	Ties: 1904, 1927
Sep 1961–Jan 1962 5-Month	33.3°F (0.7°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1897
	33.3°F (0.7°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2006
	Ties: 1907, 1916
Aug 1961–Jan 1962 6-Month	40.1°F (4.5°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1912
Aug 1961–Jan 1962 6-Month	40.1°F (4.5°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2006
Jul 1961–Jan 1962 7-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1912
Jul 1961–Jan 1962 7-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2006
Jun 1961–Jan 1962 8-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	47.9°F (8.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1952
	47.6°F (8.7°C)	47.9°F (8.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2022
	Ties: 2001
May 1961–Jan 1962 9-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1952
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2022
	Ties: 1982, 2020
Apr 1961–Jan 1962 10-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1952
	47.5°F (8.6°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2006
	Ties: 1905, 1971, 1985, 2009, 2014
Mar 1961–Jan 1962 11-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1952
	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2013
	Ties: 1921, 1959, 1976
Feb 1961–Jan 1962 12-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1918
	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2013
	Ties: 1990
Aug 1960–Jan 1962 18-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1918
	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2013
	Ties: 1914, 1944, 1945, 1959
Feb 1960–Jan 1962 24-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1952
	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2007
	Ties: 1903, 1920, 1960, 1961, 1963
Feb 1959–Jan 1962 36-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1918
	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2007, 2008, 2018
	Ties: 1922, 1928
Feb 1958–Jan 1962 48-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1918
	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2008
	Ties: 1903, 1925, 1929, 1946, 1963
Feb 1957–Jan 1962 60-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1920
	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2008
	Ties: 1966, 1967, 1968, 1976

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 6, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings