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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 1974

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1974 1-Month	15.8°F (-9.0°C)	15.0°F (-9.4°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1937
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2006
Dec 1973–Jan 1974 2-Month	17.3°F (-8.2°C)	17.4°F (-8.1°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1979
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	1992, 2021
	Ties: 1968
Nov 1973–Jan 1974 3-Month	21.7°F (-5.7°C)	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1979
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2021
	Ties: 1938, 2009
Oct 1973–Jan 1974 4-Month	29.1°F (-1.6°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1912
				65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2000
	Ties: 1948
Sep 1973–Jan 1974 5-Month	34.8°F (1.6°C)	35.0°F (1.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1897
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2006
	Ties: 2014
Aug 1973–Jan 1974 6-Month	41.4°F (5.2°C)	40.8°F (4.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1912
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2006
Jul 1973–Jan 1974 7-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1912
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2006
	Ties: 1924, 1933, 1945
Jun 1973–Jan 1974 8-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	47.9°F (8.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1952
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2022
	Ties: 1908, 1960
May 1973–Jan 1974 9-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1952
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2022
	Ties: 1915, 1924, 1960, 1991
Apr 1973–Jan 1974 10-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1952
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2006
	Ties: 1924, 1945, 1960, 1976, 1982
Mar 1973–Jan 1974 11-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1952
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2013
	Ties: 1953, 1955, 1982, 1991, 1998
Feb 1973–Jan 1974 12-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2013
	Ties: 1991
Aug 1972–Jan 1974 18-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2013
	Ties: 1909, 1960, 1996
Feb 1972–Jan 1974 24-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1952
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2007
	Ties: 1914, 1985
Feb 1971–Jan 1974 36-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2007, 2008, 2018
	Ties: 1915, 1921, 1927, 1981, 1986
Feb 1970–Jan 1974 48-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2008
	Ties: 1911, 1926, 1931, 1979, 1980
Feb 1969–Jan 1974 60-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1920
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2008
	Ties: 1903, 1914, 1955, 1980

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 6, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/