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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, January 1985

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1985 1-Month	13.4°F (-10.3°C)	15.0°F (-9.4°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1937
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2006
Dec 1984–Jan 1985 2-Month	14.4°F (-9.8°C)	17.4°F (-8.1°C)	-3.0°F (-1.7°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1979
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	1992, 2021
	Ties: 1929
Nov 1984–Jan 1985 3-Month	20.8°F (-6.2°C)	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1979
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2021
Oct 1984–Jan 1985 4-Month	27.3°F (-2.6°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1912
				86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2000
Sep 1984–Jan 1985 5-Month	33.0°F (0.6°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1897
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2006
Aug 1984–Jan 1985 6-Month	39.8°F (4.3°C)	40.8°F (4.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1912
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2006
	Ties: 1896, 1951, 1972
Jul 1984–Jan 1985 7-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1912
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2006
Jun 1984–Jan 1985 8-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	47.9°F (8.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1952
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2022
	Ties: 1905, 1970, 1971
May 1984–Jan 1985 9-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1952
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2022
	Ties: 1909, 1966, 1996
Apr 1984–Jan 1985 10-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1952
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2006
	Ties: 1905, 1962, 1971, 2009, 2014
Mar 1984–Jan 1985 11-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1952
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2013
	Ties: 1905, 1946, 1965, 1973, 2014, 2020
Feb 1984–Jan 1985 12-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1918
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2013
	Ties: 1923, 1984
Aug 1983–Jan 1985 18-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1918
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2013
	Ties: 1906, 1919, 1938, 2015
Feb 1983–Jan 1985 24-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1952
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2007
	Ties: 1914, 1974
Feb 1982–Jan 1985 36-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1918
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2007, 2008, 2018
	Ties: 1902, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1959, 2010, 2021
Feb 1981–Jan 1985 48-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2008
	Ties: 1938, 1947
Feb 1980–Jan 1985 60-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1920
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2008
	Ties: 1939, 1941, 1988, 2000

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/