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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 1964

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1964 1-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	3.1°F (1.8°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1907
				22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1934
Apr–May 1964 2-Month	52.6°F (11.4°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1907
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1934
	Ties: 1976
Mar–May 1964 3-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	43.8°F (6.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1899
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2012
Feb–May 1964 4-Month	39.1°F (3.9°C)	37.8°F (3.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1899
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2012
Jan–May 1964 5-Month	35.7°F (2.1°C)	33.2°F (0.7°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1899
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 2007
Dec 1963–May 1964 6-Month	32.3°F (0.2°C)	31.1°F (-0.5°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2012
Nov 1963–May 1964 7-Month	32.8°F (0.4°C)	31.1°F (-0.5°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1899
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2012
Oct 1963–May 1964 8-Month	35.9°F (2.2°C)	33.2°F (0.7°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1899
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2012
	Ties: 2004
Sep 1963–May 1964 9-Month	39.0°F (3.9°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1899
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2012
Aug 1963–May 1964 10-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	39.7°F (4.3°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1899
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2012
Jul 1963–May 1964 11-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1899
				12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2012
	Ties: 1998, 2002, 2004, 2005
Jun 1963–May 1964 12-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1899
				13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2012
Dec 1962–May 1964 18-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1979
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2000, 2006
	Ties: 1977
Jun 1962–May 1964 24-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1917
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2000, 2017
	Ties: 1939
Jun 1961–May 1964 36-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1918
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2000
	Ties: 1976
Jun 1960–May 1964 48-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1899
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2007
	Ties: 1943, 1944, 1984, 1988, 2022
Jun 1959–May 1964 60-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1920
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2006, 2007
	Ties: 1957, 1999

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/