Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Dakota
Average Temperature Rankings, January 1972
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 1972 1-Month |
10.0°F (-12.2°C) | 15.0°F (-9.4°C) |
-5.0°F (-2.8°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1937 |
| 102nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2006 | ||||
|
Dec 1971–Jan 1972 2-Month |
13.3°F (-10.4°C) | 17.4°F (-8.1°C) |
-4.1°F (-2.3°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1979 |
| 103rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 1992, 2021 | ||||
|
Nov 1971–Jan 1972 3-Month |
19.7°F (-6.8°C) | 22.2°F (-5.4°C) |
-2.5°F (-1.4°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1979 |
| 101st Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1916 | ||||||
|
Oct 1971–Jan 1972 4-Month |
26.7°F (-2.9°C) | 28.6°F (-1.9°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.0°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1912 |
| 102nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 1926 | ||||||
|
Sep 1971–Jan 1972 5-Month |
33.2°F (0.7°C) | 35.0°F (1.7°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1897 |
| 101st Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2006 | ||||
| Ties: 1904, 1973 | ||||||
|
Aug 1971–Jan 1972 6-Month |
39.8°F (4.3°C) | 40.9°F (4.9°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1912 |
| 92nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2006 | ||||
| Ties: 1896, 1951, 1985 | ||||||
|
Jul 1971–Jan 1972 7-Month |
43.9°F (6.6°C) | 45.3°F (7.4°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1912 |
| 102nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2006 | ||||
| Ties: 1910, 1965 | ||||||
|
Jun 1971–Jan 1972 8-Month |
47.0°F (8.3°C) | 47.9°F (8.8°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 35th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1952 |
| 93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2022 | ||||
| Ties: 1977 | ||||||
|
May 1971–Jan 1972 9-Month |
47.8°F (8.8°C) | 48.8°F (9.3°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1952 |
| 96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2022 | ||||
|
Apr 1971–Jan 1972 10-Month |
47.7°F (8.7°C) | 48.4°F (9.1°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1952 |
| 88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar 1971–Jan 1972 11-Month |
46.1°F (7.8°C) | 46.8°F (8.2°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 41st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1952 |
| 87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1896, 1986, 2009 | ||||||
|
Feb 1971–Jan 1972 12-Month |
43.8°F (6.6°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 37th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
| 91st Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1945, 1948, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1976 | ||||||
|
Aug 1970–Jan 1972 18-Month |
42.2°F (5.7°C) | 43.3°F (6.3°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1918 |
| 101st Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1921 | ||||||
|
Feb 1970–Jan 1972 24-Month |
43.7°F (6.5°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1952 |
| 93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 1969, 1971, 1979 | ||||||
|
Feb 1969–Jan 1972 36-Month |
43.7°F (6.5°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
| 109th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2007, 2008, 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1904, 1908, 1909, 1916, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1980, 1998 | ||||||
|
Feb 1968–Jan 1972 48-Month |
43.7°F (6.5°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
| 104th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2008 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1913, 1916, 1971 | ||||||
|
Feb 1967–Jan 1972 60-Month |
43.7°F (6.5°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1920 |
| 105th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2008 | ||||
| Ties: 1969, 1970 | ||||||
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/