Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Dakota
Average Temperature Rankings, March 1972
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
March 1972 1-Month |
32.0°F (0.0°C) | 30.8°F (-0.7°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1899 |
| 55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1936, 1953, 1987 | ||||||
|
Feb–Mar 1972 2-Month |
23.9°F (-4.5°C) | 25.3°F (-3.7°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 48th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1899 |
| 81st Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 1972 3-Month |
19.3°F (-7.1°C) | 21.9°F (-5.6°C) |
-2.6°F (-1.5°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1936 |
| 93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1971–Mar 1972 4-Month |
18.6°F (-7.4°C) | 21.4°F (-5.9°C) |
-2.8°F (-1.5°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1936 |
| 104th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1918, 2011, 2019 | ||||||
|
Nov 1971–Mar 1972 5-Month |
21.4°F (-5.9°C) | 23.5°F (-4.7°C) |
-2.1°F (-1.2°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1899, 1936 |
| 97th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 2014 | ||||||
|
Oct 1971–Mar 1972 6-Month |
25.8°F (-3.4°C) | 27.6°F (-2.4°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 29th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1899 |
| 99th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1896 | ||||||
|
Sep 1971–Mar 1972 7-Month |
30.5°F (-0.8°C) | 32.2°F (0.1°C) |
-1.7°F (-0.9°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1899 |
| 100th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1918, 1993 | ||||||
|
Aug 1971–Mar 1972 8-Month |
35.8°F (2.1°C) | 36.9°F (2.7°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 35th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1899 |
| 93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1915 | ||||||
|
Jul 1971–Mar 1972 9-Month |
39.5°F (4.2°C) | 40.9°F (4.9°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.7°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1899 |
| 97th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1943 | ||||||
|
Jun 1971–Mar 1972 10-Month |
42.4°F (5.8°C) | 43.4°F (6.3°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1899 |
| 94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1966, 1971 | ||||||
|
May 1971–Mar 1972 11-Month |
43.5°F (6.4°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1899 |
| 96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1986, 1996 | ||||||
|
Apr 1971–Mar 1972 12-Month |
43.7°F (6.5°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 35th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1899 |
| 93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1905, 1949 | ||||||
|
Oct 1970–Mar 1972 18-Month |
37.4°F (3.0°C) | 38.8°F (3.8°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1966 | 1979 |
| 108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2013 | ||||
|
Apr 1970–Mar 1972 24-Month |
43.7°F (6.5°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1952 |
| 99th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 1907, 1910, 1949 | ||||||
|
Apr 1969–Mar 1972 36-Month |
43.9°F (6.6°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
| 94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 1909, 1949, 1950, 1973, 1996, 1997, 2011 | ||||||
|
Apr 1968–Mar 1972 48-Month |
43.5°F (6.4°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1953 | 1899, 1918 |
| 113th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 1905, 1913, 1996, 1997 | ||||||
|
Apr 1967–Mar 1972 60-Month |
43.6°F (6.4°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1920 |
| 109th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2006, 2008 | ||||
| Ties: 1913, 1951, 1969 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 4, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/