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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, January 1975

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1975 1-Month	18.8°F (-7.3°C)	15.0°F (-9.4°C)	3.8°F (2.1°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1937
				50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2006
Dec 1974–Jan 1975 2-Month	21.4°F (-5.9°C)	17.4°F (-8.1°C)	4.0°F (2.2°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1979
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1992, 2021
	Ties: 1906, 2004
Nov 1974–Jan 1975 3-Month	25.5°F (-3.6°C)	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1979
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 1995
Oct 1974–Jan 1975 4-Month	31.7°F (-0.2°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1912
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2000
	Ties: 1992
Sep 1974–Jan 1975 5-Month	36.8°F (2.7°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1897
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2006
	Ties: 1923, 1940, 2003, 2013
Aug 1974–Jan 1975 6-Month	41.9°F (5.5°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1912
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2006
Jul 1974–Jan 1975 7-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1912
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2006
	Ties: 1900, 1901, 1953, 1983
Jun 1974–Jan 1975 8-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	47.9°F (8.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1952
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2022
	Ties: 1987
May 1974–Jan 1975 9-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1952
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2022
Apr 1974–Jan 1975 10-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1952
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2006
	Ties: 1933, 1958, 2005
Mar 1974–Jan 1975 11-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1952
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2013
Feb 1974–Jan 1975 12-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1918
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2013
	Ties: 1947
Aug 1973–Jan 1975 18-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1918
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2013
	Ties: 1902, 2002, 2004
Feb 1973–Jan 1975 24-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1952
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2007
	Ties: 1939, 1955
Feb 1972–Jan 1975 36-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1918
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2007, 2008, 2018
	Ties: 1939, 1977, 2016
Feb 1971–Jan 1975 48-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1918
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2008
	Ties: 1924, 1982, 1987, 2011
Feb 1970–Jan 1975 60-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1920
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2008
	Ties: 1926, 1960, 1961, 1979

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/