Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Dakota
Average Temperature Rankings, March 1970
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
March 1970 1-Month |
25.4°F (-3.7°C) | 30.8°F (-0.7°C) |
-5.4°F (-3.0°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1899 |
| 107th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 1970 2-Month |
24.6°F (-4.1°C) | 25.3°F (-3.7°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1899 |
| 74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1902, 1916, 1941, 1943, 1980, 1982 | ||||||
|
Jan–Mar 1970 3-Month |
19.4°F (-7.0°C) | 21.9°F (-5.6°C) |
-2.5°F (-1.4°C) | 37th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1936 |
| 92nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1994 | ||||||
|
Dec 1969–Mar 1970 4-Month |
20.0°F (-6.7°C) | 21.4°F (-5.9°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 43rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1936 |
| 85th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1959 | ||||||
|
Nov 1969–Mar 1970 5-Month |
22.9°F (-5.1°C) | 23.4°F (-4.8°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 48th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1899, 1936 |
| 80th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 1898, 1907, 1909, 1918 | ||||||
|
Oct 1969–Mar 1970 6-Month |
26.0°F (-3.3°C) | 27.5°F (-2.5°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1899 |
| 95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1986, 1994, 1996 | ||||||
|
Sep 1969–Mar 1970 7-Month |
31.4°F (-0.3°C) | 32.2°F (0.1°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1899 |
| 83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1948 | ||||||
|
Aug 1969–Mar 1970 8-Month |
36.7°F (2.6°C) | 37.0°F (2.8°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1899 |
| 77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2018 | ||||||
|
Jul 1969–Mar 1970 9-Month |
40.6°F (4.8°C) | 41.0°F (5.0°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1899 |
| 75th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun 1969–Mar 1970 10-Month |
42.6°F (5.9°C) | 43.4°F (6.3°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1899 |
| 90th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1905, 1906, 1909, 1925, 1996, 2014 | ||||||
|
May 1969–Mar 1970 11-Month |
44.0°F (6.7°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.2°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1899 |
| 78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1982, 1985 | ||||||
|
Apr 1969–Mar 1970 12-Month |
44.4°F (6.9°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1899 |
| 73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1900, 1959, 1968, 2011 | ||||||
|
Oct 1968–Mar 1970 18-Month |
37.6°F (3.1°C) | 38.8°F (3.8°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 23rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1979 |
| 104th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1930, 1969 | ||||||
|
Apr 1968–Mar 1970 24-Month |
43.2°F (6.2°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1952 |
| 110th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 1930, 1969 | ||||||
|
Apr 1967–Mar 1970 36-Month |
43.6°F (6.4°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1953 | 1918 |
| 105th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 1914 | ||||||
|
Apr 1966–Mar 1970 48-Month |
43.9°F (6.6°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1899, 1918 |
| 98th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1916, 1929, 1968 | ||||||
|
Apr 1965–Mar 1970 60-Month |
43.9°F (6.6°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1920 |
| 98th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2006, 2008 | ||||
| Ties: 1914, 1930, 1954 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 3, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/