Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Dakota
Average Temperature Rankings, March 1974
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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March 1974 1-Month |
33.8°F (1.0°C) | 30.8°F (-0.7°C) |
3.0°F (1.7°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1899 |
42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1973 | 2012 | ||||
Feb–Mar 1974 2-Month |
29.5°F (-1.4°C) | 25.3°F (-3.7°C) |
4.2°F (2.3°C) | 100th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1899 |
29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1973 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1928 | ||||||
Jan–Mar 1974 3-Month |
24.9°F (-3.9°C) | 21.9°F (-5.6°C) |
3.0°F (1.7°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1936 |
38th Warmest | Warmest since: 1973 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 1973–Mar 1974 4-Month |
23.4°F (-4.8°C) | 21.4°F (-5.9°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 88th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1936 |
40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1973 | 2012 | ||||
Nov 1973–Mar 1974 5-Month |
24.8°F (-4.0°C) | 23.4°F (-4.8°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1899, 1936 |
46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1973 | 2000 | ||||
Ties: 1973 | ||||||
Oct 1973–Mar 1974 6-Month |
29.2°F (-1.6°C) | 27.5°F (-2.5°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1899 |
37th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1919 | ||||||
Sep 1973–Mar 1974 7-Month |
33.3°F (0.7°C) | 32.2°F (0.1°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1899 |
47th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2012 | ||||
Aug 1973–Mar 1974 8-Month |
38.4°F (3.6°C) | 36.9°F (2.7°C) |
1.5°F (0.9°C) | 92nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1899 |
36th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1946, 2013 | ||||||
Jul 1973–Mar 1974 9-Month |
42.2°F (5.7°C) | 40.9°F (4.9°C) |
1.3°F (0.8°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1899 |
39th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1940 | ||||||
Jun 1973–Mar 1974 10-Month |
44.7°F (7.1°C) | 43.5°F (6.4°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 90th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1899 |
38th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
May 1973–Mar 1974 11-Month |
45.6°F (7.6°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
1.1°F (0.7°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1899 |
43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1902 | ||||||
Apr 1973–Mar 1974 12-Month |
45.4°F (7.4°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 84th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1899 |
44th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1911, 1921, 1945 | ||||||
Oct 1972–Mar 1974 18-Month |
39.7°F (4.3°C) | 38.9°F (3.8°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1979 |
42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2013 | ||||
Ties: 1945, 1976 | ||||||
Apr 1972–Mar 1974 24-Month |
45.0°F (7.2°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1952 |
51st Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2000 | ||||
Ties: 1975 | ||||||
Apr 1971–Mar 1974 36-Month |
44.6°F (7.0°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 61st Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1918 |
65th Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 2000 | ||||
Ties: 1931, 1957, 1958 | ||||||
Apr 1970–Mar 1974 48-Month |
44.3°F (6.8°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1899, 1918 |
80th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2007 | ||||
Ties: 1939 | ||||||
Apr 1969–Mar 1974 60-Month |
44.3°F (6.8°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 41st Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1920 |
83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2006, 2008 | ||||
Ties: 1902, 1931, 1949, 1960 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 30, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/