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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

Year: 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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South Dakota

Average Temperature Rankings, February 1973

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1973 1-Month	24.3°F (-4.3°C)	19.9°F (-6.7°C)	4.4°F (2.4°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1936
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	1954
Jan–Feb 1973 2-Month	21.6°F (-5.8°C)	17.4°F (-8.1°C)	4.2°F (2.3°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1936
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	1931, 1992
	Ties: 2013
Dec 1972–Feb 1973 3-Month	18.9°F (-7.3°C)	18.3°F (-7.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1936
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	1992
Nov 1972–Feb 1973 4-Month	21.6°F (-5.8°C)	21.7°F (-5.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1936
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2000
	Ties: 1927, 1939
Oct 1972–Feb 1973 5-Month	26.1°F (-3.3°C)	26.8°F (-2.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1936
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2000
	Ties: 1909, 1930, 1933, 2011
Sep 1972–Feb 1973 6-Month	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	32.5°F (0.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1936
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2016
	Ties: 1959, 1996
Aug 1972–Feb 1973 7-Month	37.3°F (2.9°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1936
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2002
	Ties: 1927, 1977
Jul 1972–Feb 1973 8-Month	41.2°F (5.1°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1897, 1936
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2002
	Ties: 1913, 1951, 1962, 1985
Jun 1972–Feb 1973 9-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1936
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2002
	Ties: 1909, 1922, 1946
May 1972–Feb 1973 10-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1936
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2002
	Ties: 1959, 1982
Apr 1972–Feb 1973 11-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1936
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2002
	Ties: 1965, 2001
Mar 1972–Feb 1973 12-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1952
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2013
	Ties: 1909, 1943, 1956, 1968, 2020
Sep 1971–Feb 1973 18-Month	39.4°F (4.1°C)	40.5°F (4.7°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1918
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2013
	Ties: 1957
Mar 1971–Feb 1973 24-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1918, 1952
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2017
	Ties: 1907, 1970, 2015, 2020
Mar 1970–Feb 1973 36-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1918
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2000, 2007, 2018
	Ties: 1901, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1979
Mar 1969–Feb 1973 48-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1918
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2008
	Ties: 1901, 1908, 1916, 1954, 1968, 1969, 1971
Mar 1968–Feb 1973 60-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1920
				108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2008
	Ties: 1906, 1913, 1929, 1972

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/