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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, April 1974

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1974 1-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	44.7°F (7.1°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1920
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1915
	Ties: 1988
Mar–Apr 1974 2-Month	40.1°F (4.5°C)	37.8°F (3.2°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1899
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2012
	Ties: 1930
Feb–Apr 1974 3-Month	35.1°F (1.7°C)	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1899
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2012
Jan–Apr 1974 4-Month	30.3°F (-0.9°C)	27.6°F (-2.4°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1936
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2012
Dec 1973–Apr 1974 5-Month	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1936
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1935, 1945
Nov 1973–Apr 1974 6-Month	28.4°F (-2.0°C)	27.0°F (-2.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1936
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
Oct 1973–Apr 1974 7-Month	31.7°F (-0.2°C)	30.0°F (-1.1°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1899
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
	Ties: 1955, 1961
Sep 1973–Apr 1974 8-Month	34.9°F (1.6°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1899
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
Aug 1973–Apr 1974 9-Month	39.3°F (4.1°C)	37.8°F (3.2°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1899
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
	Ties: 1908, 1963, 1995
Jul 1973–Apr 1974 10-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	41.3°F (5.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1899
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
Jun 1973–Apr 1974 11-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1899
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
	Ties: 1938, 1955, 1961, 1983, 1988, 2008, 2013, 2015
May 1973–Apr 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	1899
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
	Ties: 1961, 1983, 2015
Nov 1972–Apr 1974 18-Month	39.8°F (4.3°C)	38.7°F (3.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1979
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2000, 2006
	Ties: 1984
May 1972–Apr 1974 24-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2000
	Ties: 1922, 1958, 1984, 1993, 2009
May 1971–Apr 1974 36-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2000
	Ties: 1903, 1921, 1961, 2010
May 1970–Apr 1974 48-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1899
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2007
	Ties: 1923, 1939, 1959, 1975, 2011
May 1969–Apr 1974 60-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1920
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2006
	Ties: 1902, 1931, 1955, 1975

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/