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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, 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, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 4, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/