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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 1977

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1977 1-Month	6.4°F (-14.2°C)	15.0°F (-9.4°C)	-8.6°F (-4.8°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1937
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2006
Dec 1976–Jan 1977 2-Month	13.0°F (-10.6°C)	17.4°F (-8.1°C)	-4.4°F (-2.5°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1979
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1992, 2021
Nov 1976–Jan 1977 3-Month	17.8°F (-7.9°C)	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	-4.4°F (-2.5°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1979
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2021
	Ties: 1917, 1986
Oct 1976–Jan 1977 4-Month	24.2°F (-4.3°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	-4.4°F (-2.4°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1912
				118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2000
	Ties: 1956
Sep 1976–Jan 1977 5-Month	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	35.0°F (1.7°C)	-3.1°F (-1.8°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1897
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2006
Aug 1976–Jan 1977 6-Month	38.9°F (3.8°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1912
				108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2006
	Ties: 1956
Jul 1976–Jan 1977 7-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1912
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2006
	Ties: 1929, 1971
Jun 1976–Jan 1977 8-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	47.9°F (8.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1952
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2022
	Ties: 1972
May 1976–Jan 1977 9-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1952
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2022
	Ties: 1905, 2009
Apr 1976–Jan 1977 10-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1952
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2006
Mar 1976–Jan 1977 11-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1952
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2013
	Ties: 1924, 1927, 1956, 1961
Feb 1976–Jan 1977 12-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1918
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2013
	Ties: 1911, 1914, 1954
Aug 1975–Jan 1977 18-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1918
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2013
	Ties: 1915
Feb 1975–Jan 1977 24-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1952
				63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2007
Feb 1974–Jan 1977 36-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1918
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2007, 2008, 2018
	Ties: 1939, 1975, 2016
Feb 1973–Jan 1977 48-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1918
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2008
	Ties: 1932, 1937, 1983, 2022
Feb 1972–Jan 1977 60-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1920
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2008
	Ties: 1959, 1964, 1994, 2012

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/