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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, April 1985

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1985 1-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	44.7°F (7.1°C)	5.5°F (3.0°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1920
				10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1915
	Ties: 2006, 2012
Mar–Apr 1985 2-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	37.7°F (3.2°C)	4.7°F (2.6°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1899
				11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
Feb–Apr 1985 3-Month	34.3°F (1.3°C)	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1899
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
Jan–Apr 1985 4-Month	29.0°F (-1.7°C)	27.6°F (-2.4°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1936
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1930
Dec 1984–Apr 1985 5-Month	26.3°F (-3.2°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1936
				63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
	Ties: 1989
Nov 1984–Apr 1985 6-Month	27.6°F (-2.4°C)	27.0°F (-2.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1936
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
	Ties: 1911, 1941
Oct 1984–Apr 1985 7-Month	30.3°F (-0.9°C)	30.0°F (-1.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1899
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
	Ties: 1924, 1957, 1973
Sep 1984–Apr 1985 8-Month	33.5°F (0.8°C)	33.8°F (1.0°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1899
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
	Ties: 1927, 2009
Aug 1984–Apr 1985 9-Month	38.0°F (3.3°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1899
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1902, 1967, 1973
Jul 1984–Apr 1985 10-Month	41.4°F (5.2°C)	41.3°F (5.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1899
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1910, 1915, 1924
Jun 1984–Apr 1985 11-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1899
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2012
	Ties: 1910, 1948
May 1984–Apr 1985 12-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1899
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2012
	Ties: 1910, 1973
Nov 1983–Apr 1985 18-Month	38.4°F (3.6°C)	38.7°F (3.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1979
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2000, 2006
	Ties: 1924
May 1983–Apr 1985 24-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2000
	Ties: 1963
May 1982–Apr 1985 36-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1918
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2000
	Ties: 1959, 1963, 1978
May 1981–Apr 1985 48-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1899
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2007
	Ties: 1946, 1948, 1966, 1967, 1981, 1986, 1995
May 1980–Apr 1985 60-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1920
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2006
	Ties: 1936, 1938, 1945, 2021

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 3, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/