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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, March 1982

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1982 1-Month	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1899
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
	Ties: 1971, 1978
Feb–Mar 1982 2-Month	24.6°F (-4.1°C)	25.4°F (-3.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1899
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
	Ties: 1902, 1916, 1941, 1943, 1970, 1980
Jan–Mar 1982 3-Month	17.7°F (-7.9°C)	21.9°F (-5.6°C)	-4.2°F (-2.3°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1936
				108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
Dec 1981–Mar 1982 4-Month	18.1°F (-7.7°C)	21.4°F (-5.9°C)	-3.3°F (-1.8°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1936
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
	Ties: 1897, 1922
Nov 1981–Mar 1982 5-Month	22.0°F (-5.6°C)	23.4°F (-4.8°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1899, 1936
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2000
	Ties: 1928, 1994
Oct 1981–Mar 1982 6-Month	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	27.5°F (-2.5°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1899
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
	Ties: 1943
Sep 1981–Mar 1982 7-Month	31.3°F (-0.4°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1899
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
Aug 1981–Mar 1982 8-Month	36.1°F (2.3°C)	36.9°F (2.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1899
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
	Ties: 1947, 1996, 2010, 2014
Jul 1981–Mar 1982 9-Month	40.2°F (4.6°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1899
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
	Ties: 1915, 1947
Jun 1981–Mar 1982 10-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1899
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
	Ties: 1915, 1930, 1947, 1959
May 1981–Mar 1982 11-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1899
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
	Ties: 1970, 1985
Apr 1981–Mar 1982 12-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1899
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2016
	Ties: 1898, 1975
Oct 1980–Mar 1982 18-Month	40.6°F (4.8°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1979
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2013
	Ties: 1931, 2004, 2018
Apr 1980–Mar 1982 24-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1952
				18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2000
	Ties: 1981, 1989, 1991
Apr 1979–Mar 1982 36-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1918
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2000
	Ties: 1955, 1988, 2009
Apr 1978–Mar 1982 48-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1899, 1918
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2007
	Ties: 1932, 1999, 2021
Apr 1977–Mar 1982 60-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1920
				65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2006, 2008
	Ties: 1927, 1948, 1959, 1986

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 7, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/