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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 1976

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1976 1-Month	16.6°F (-8.6°C)	15.0°F (-9.4°C)	1.6°F (0.8°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1937
				64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2006
Dec 1975–Jan 1976 2-Month	19.5°F (-6.9°C)	17.4°F (-8.1°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1979
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	1992, 2021
Nov 1975–Jan 1976 3-Month	23.7°F (-4.6°C)	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1979
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2021
	Ties: 1902, 1926
Oct 1975–Jan 1976 4-Month	30.1°F (-1.1°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1912
				50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2000
	Ties: 1906
Sep 1975–Jan 1976 5-Month	35.6°F (2.0°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1897
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2006
	Ties: 1948, 1967, 2020
Aug 1975–Jan 1976 6-Month	41.5°F (5.3°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1912
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2006
	Ties: 1988
Jul 1975–Jan 1976 7-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1912
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2006
Jun 1975–Jan 1976 8-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	47.9°F (8.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1952
				50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2022
	Ties: 1937, 1983
May 1975–Jan 1976 9-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1952
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2022
	Ties: 1921, 1933, 1957, 1961, 1983
Apr 1975–Jan 1976 10-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1952
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2006
	Ties: 1924, 1945, 1960, 1974, 1982
Mar 1975–Jan 1976 11-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1952
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2013
	Ties: 1921, 1959, 1962
Feb 1975–Jan 1976 12-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2013
	Ties: 1945, 1948, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1972
Aug 1974–Jan 1976 18-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2013
	Ties: 1936, 1983, 1995, 2011
Feb 1974–Jan 1976 24-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1952
				50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2007
	Ties: 1948
Feb 1973–Jan 1976 36-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1918
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2007, 2008, 2018
	Ties: 1965
Feb 1972–Jan 1976 48-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1918
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2008
	Ties: 1922, 1939, 1967
Feb 1971–Jan 1976 60-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1920
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2008
	Ties: 1962, 1966, 1967, 1968

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/