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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, January 1968

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1968 1-Month	15.7°F (-9.1°C)	15.0°F (-9.4°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1937
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2006
Dec 1967–Jan 1968 2-Month	17.3°F (-8.2°C)	17.4°F (-8.1°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1979
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	1992, 2021
	Ties: 1974
Nov 1967–Jan 1968 3-Month	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1979
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2021
Oct 1967–Jan 1968 4-Month	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	28.7°F (-1.8°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1912
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2000
	Ties: 1946, 2011
Sep 1967–Jan 1968 5-Month	35.0°F (1.7°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1897
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2006
	Ties: 1915
Aug 1967–Jan 1968 6-Month	40.8°F (4.9°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1912
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2006
	Ties: 1913, 1960, 1967, 1970
Jul 1967–Jan 1968 7-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1912
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2006
	Ties: 1909, 1913, 1984
Jun 1967–Jan 1968 8-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	47.9°F (8.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1952
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2022
	Ties: 1909, 1926, 1949
May 1967–Jan 1968 9-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1952
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2022
	Ties: 1978
Apr 1967–Jan 1968 10-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1952
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2006
Mar 1967–Jan 1968 11-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1952
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2013
	Ties: 1963
Feb 1967–Jan 1968 12-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1918
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2013
	Ties: 1945, 1948, 1963, 1970, 1972, 1976
Aug 1966–Jan 1968 18-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1918
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2013
	Ties: 1950, 1961, 1967
Feb 1966–Jan 1968 24-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1952
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2007
	Ties: 1986
Feb 1965–Jan 1968 36-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1918
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2007, 2008, 2018
	Ties: 1904, 1908, 1909, 1916, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1980, 1998
Feb 1964–Jan 1968 48-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1918
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2008
	Ties: 1909
Feb 1963–Jan 1968 60-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1920
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2008
	Ties: 1962, 1966, 1967, 1976

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 2, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/