Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Dakota
Average Temperature Rankings, March 1979
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
March 1979 1-Month |
29.5°F (-1.4°C) | 30.8°F (-0.7°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1899 |
| 80th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1920 | ||||||
|
Feb–Mar 1979 2-Month |
18.8°F (-7.3°C) | 25.3°F (-3.7°C) |
-6.5°F (-3.6°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1965 | 1899 |
| 121st Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 1979 3-Month |
13.3°F (-10.4°C) | 21.9°F (-5.6°C) |
-8.6°F (-4.8°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1936 |
| 126th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1978–Mar 1979 4-Month |
13.4°F (-10.3°C) | 21.4°F (-5.9°C) |
-8.0°F (-4.4°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1936 |
| 125th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 1978–Mar 1979 5-Month |
16.3°F (-8.7°C) | 23.5°F (-4.7°C) |
-7.2°F (-4.0°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1899, 1936 |
| 125th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2000 | ||||
|
Oct 1978–Mar 1979 6-Month |
21.6°F (-5.8°C) | 27.5°F (-2.5°C) |
-5.9°F (-3.3°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1899 |
| 124th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1897 | ||||||
|
Sep 1978–Mar 1979 7-Month |
27.9°F (-2.3°C) | 32.2°F (0.1°C) |
-4.3°F (-2.4°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1899 |
| 122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012 | ||||
|
Aug 1978–Mar 1979 8-Month |
33.2°F (0.7°C) | 37.0°F (2.8°C) |
-3.8°F (-2.1°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1899 |
| 120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul 1978–Mar 1979 9-Month |
37.4°F (3.0°C) | 40.9°F (4.9°C) |
-3.5°F (-1.9°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1899 |
| 122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1917, 1978 | ||||||
|
Jun 1978–Mar 1979 10-Month |
40.3°F (4.6°C) | 43.4°F (6.3°C) |
-3.1°F (-1.7°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1899 |
| 121st Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012 | ||||
|
May 1978–Mar 1979 11-Month |
41.8°F (5.4°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
-2.8°F (-1.6°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1899 |
| 120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012 | ||||
|
Apr 1978–Mar 1979 12-Month |
42.0°F (5.6°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
-2.6°F (-1.4°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1899 |
| 121st Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1951, 1969 | ||||||
|
Oct 1977–Mar 1979 18-Month |
35.5°F (1.9°C) | 38.9°F (3.8°C) |
-3.4°F (-1.9°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1979 |
| 126th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2013 | ||||
|
Apr 1977–Mar 1979 24-Month |
42.6°F (5.9°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.0°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1952 |
| 119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 1913 | ||||||
|
Apr 1976–Mar 1979 36-Month |
43.5°F (6.4°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
| 111th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 1904, 1912, 1913, 1920, 1929 | ||||||
|
Apr 1975–Mar 1979 48-Month |
44.1°F (6.7°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1899, 1918 |
| 89th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 1911, 1928, 1973 | ||||||
|
Apr 1974–Mar 1979 60-Month |
44.2°F (6.8°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.1°C) | 37th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1920 |
| 87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2006, 2008 | ||||
| Ties: 1904, 1928, 1980 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 11, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/