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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, February 1982

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1982 1-Month	18.9°F (-7.3°C)	19.9°F (-6.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1936
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1954
Jan–Feb 1982 2-Month	11.5°F (-11.4°C)	17.5°F (-8.1°C)	-6.0°F (-3.3°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1936
				112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1931, 1992
Dec 1981–Feb 1982 3-Month	14.1°F (-9.9°C)	18.3°F (-7.6°C)	-4.2°F (-2.3°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1936
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1992
	Ties: 1912, 1972
Nov 1981–Feb 1982 4-Month	20.0°F (-6.7°C)	21.6°F (-5.8°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1936
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2000
Oct 1981–Feb 1982 5-Month	25.4°F (-3.7°C)	26.9°F (-2.8°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1936
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2000
	Ties: 1985
Sep 1981–Feb 1982 6-Month	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	32.4°F (0.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1936
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2016
	Ties: 1905
Aug 1981–Feb 1982 7-Month	37.0°F (2.8°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1936
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2002
	Ties: 1913, 1930, 1960
Jul 1981–Feb 1982 8-Month	41.5°F (5.3°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1897, 1936
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2002
	Ties: 1960
Jun 1981–Feb 1982 9-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1936
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2002
	Ties: 1962, 1968
May 1981–Feb 1982 10-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1936
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2002
	Ties: 1959, 1973
Apr 1981–Feb 1982 11-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1936
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2002
	Ties: 1947, 2011, 2015
Mar 1981–Feb 1982 12-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1952
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2013
	Ties: 1958
Sep 1980–Feb 1982 18-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	40.5°F (4.7°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1918
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2013
	Ties: 1934, 1955
Mar 1980–Feb 1982 24-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1918, 1952
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
	Ties: 1942, 2002
Mar 1979–Feb 1982 36-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1918
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2000, 2007, 2018
	Ties: 1988, 2009
Mar 1978–Feb 1982 48-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1918
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2008
	Ties: 1965, 1995, 2021
Mar 1977–Feb 1982 60-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1920
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2008
	Ties: 1947, 1948, 1961, 1967, 1981, 1996

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 24, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/