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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 1979

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1979 1-Month	2.1°F (-16.6°C)	15.0°F (-9.4°C)	-12.9°F (-7.2°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1937
				127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2006
	Ties: 1950
Dec 1978–Jan 1979 2-Month	8.0°F (-13.3°C)	17.4°F (-8.1°C)	-9.4°F (-5.2°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1979
				127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1992, 2021
Nov 1978–Jan 1979 3-Month	14.5°F (-9.7°C)	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	-7.7°F (-4.3°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1979
				127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2021
Oct 1978–Jan 1979 4-Month	23.0°F (-5.0°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	-5.6°F (-3.1°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1912
				125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2000
Sep 1978–Jan 1979 5-Month	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	-3.4°F (-1.9°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1897
				117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2006
Aug 1978–Jan 1979 6-Month	38.0°F (3.3°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1912
				117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2006
Jul 1978–Jan 1979 7-Month	42.7°F (5.9°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1912
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2006
Jun 1978–Jan 1979 8-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	47.9°F (8.8°C)	-2.3°F (-1.2°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1952
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2022
May 1978–Jan 1979 9-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1952
				112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2022
	Ties: 1936, 1986
Apr 1978–Jan 1979 10-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1952
				111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2006
	Ties: 1899, 1946
Mar 1978–Jan 1979 11-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1952
				113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2013
Feb 1978–Jan 1979 12-Month	42.1°F (5.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2013
Aug 1977–Jan 1979 18-Month	40.5°F (4.7°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
				124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2013
Feb 1977–Jan 1979 24-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1952
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2007
	Ties: 1969, 1971, 1972
Feb 1976–Jan 1979 36-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2007, 2008, 2018
	Ties: 1961
Feb 1975–Jan 1979 48-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1918
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2008
	Ties: 1911, 1926, 1931, 1974, 1980
Feb 1974–Jan 1979 60-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1920
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2008
	Ties: 1926, 1960, 1961, 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 4, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/