Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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 July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
South Dakota
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1981
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1981 1-Month |
55.4°F (13.0°C) | 56.0°F (13.3°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1907 |
| 73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1895, 1966 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1981 2-Month |
53.6°F (12.0°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
3.2°F (1.8°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1907 |
| 15th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1925 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1981 3-Month |
48.3°F (9.1°C) | 43.9°F (6.6°C) |
4.4°F (2.5°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1899 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1946 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1981 4-Month |
42.6°F (5.9°C) | 37.8°F (3.2°C) |
4.8°F (2.7°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1899 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1999 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1981 5-Month |
39.1°F (3.9°C) | 33.3°F (0.7°C) |
5.8°F (3.2°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1899 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1980–May 1981 6-Month |
36.4°F (2.4°C) | 31.0°F (-0.6°C) |
5.4°F (3.0°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2016 | ||||||
|
Nov 1980–May 1981 7-Month |
36.5°F (2.5°C) | 31.1°F (-0.5°C) |
5.4°F (3.0°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1899 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
|
Oct 1980–May 1981 8-Month |
37.8°F (3.2°C) | 33.3°F (0.7°C) |
4.5°F (2.5°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1899 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2006 | ||||||
|
Sep 1980–May 1981 9-Month |
40.4°F (4.7°C) | 36.2°F (2.3°C) |
4.2°F (2.4°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1899 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1934 | ||||||
|
Aug 1980–May 1981 10-Month |
43.3°F (6.3°C) | 39.6°F (4.2°C) |
3.7°F (2.1°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1899 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1934, 1992 | ||||||
|
Jul 1980–May 1981 11-Month |
46.2°F (7.9°C) | 42.6°F (5.9°C) |
3.6°F (2.0°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1899 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun 1980–May 1981 12-Month |
48.1°F (8.9°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
3.5°F (1.9°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1899 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1979–May 1981 18-Month |
43.2°F (6.2°C) | 40.0°F (4.4°C) |
3.2°F (1.8°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1979 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2000, 2006 | ||||
|
Jun 1979–May 1981 24-Month |
46.9°F (8.3°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
2.4°F (1.4°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 1935 | 2000, 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1988 | ||||||
|
Jun 1978–May 1981 36-Month |
45.1°F (7.3°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.6°F (0.4°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1918 |
| 43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 1956, 1985 | ||||||
|
Jun 1977–May 1981 48-Month |
44.4°F (6.9°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 46th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1899 |
| 79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 1923, 1967, 1974, 1998 | ||||||
|
Jun 1976–May 1981 60-Month |
44.7°F (7.1°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.2°F (0.2°C) | 66th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1920 |
| 58th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2006, 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 1925, 1932, 1948, 1959, 1961 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 13, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/