Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
South Dakota
Average Temperature Rankings, March 1987
View Period (Months):All1234567891011121824364860
Download:
| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
March 1987 1-Month |
32.0°F (0.0°C) | 30.8°F (-0.7°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1899 |
| 55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1936, 1953, 1972 | ||||||
|
Feb–Mar 1987 2-Month |
31.8°F (-0.1°C) | 25.3°F (-3.7°C) |
6.5°F (3.6°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1899 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 1987 3-Month |
29.8°F (-1.2°C) | 21.9°F (-5.6°C) |
7.9°F (4.4°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1936 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1986–Mar 1987 4-Month |
29.1°F (-1.6°C) | 21.4°F (-5.9°C) |
7.7°F (4.3°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1936 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 1986–Mar 1987 5-Month |
29.0°F (-1.7°C) | 23.5°F (-4.7°C) |
5.5°F (3.0°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1899, 1936 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 1981 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 2005, 2006 | ||||||
|
Oct 1986–Mar 1987 6-Month |
32.2°F (0.1°C) | 27.6°F (-2.4°C) |
4.6°F (2.5°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1899 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 1981 | 2012 | ||||
|
Sep 1986–Mar 1987 7-Month |
35.6°F (2.0°C) | 32.1°F (0.1°C) |
3.5°F (1.9°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1899 |
| 15th Warmest | Warmest since: 1981 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1934, 1998 | ||||||
|
Aug 1986–Mar 1987 8-Month |
39.6°F (4.2°C) | 36.9°F (2.7°C) |
2.7°F (1.5°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1899 |
| 21st Warmest | Warmest since: 1983 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1991 | ||||||
|
Jul 1986–Mar 1987 9-Month |
43.3°F (6.3°C) | 40.9°F (4.9°C) |
2.4°F (1.4°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1899 |
| 22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1983 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1942, 1998 | ||||||
|
Jun 1986–Mar 1987 10-Month |
45.8°F (7.7°C) | 43.4°F (6.3°C) |
2.4°F (1.4°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1899 |
| 17th Warmest | Warmest since: 1981 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1998 | ||||||
|
May 1986–Mar 1987 11-Month |
46.8°F (8.2°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1899 |
| 17th Warmest | Warmest since: 1981 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2007 | ||||||
|
Apr 1986–Mar 1987 12-Month |
46.6°F (8.1°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1899 |
| 19th Warmest | Warmest since: 1981 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1988, 1990, 2004, 2005 | ||||||
|
Oct 1985–Mar 1987 18-Month |
39.8°F (4.3°C) | 38.9°F (3.8°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1979 |
| 41st Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2013 | ||||
|
Apr 1985–Mar 1987 24-Month |
45.3°F (7.4°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 88th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1952 |
| 39th Warmest | Warmest since: 1983 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1945, 1983, 1993 | ||||||
|
Apr 1984–Mar 1987 36-Month |
44.9°F (7.2°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1918 |
| 48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 1963, 1981, 1984, 2021 | ||||||
|
Apr 1983–Mar 1987 48-Month |
44.7°F (7.1°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.2°F (0.2°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1899, 1918 |
| 54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 1903, 1924, 1958, 1961, 1978, 1985, 1994 | ||||||
|
Apr 1982–Mar 1987 60-Month |
45.0°F (7.2°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1920 |
| 49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2006, 2008 | ||||
| Ties: 1933, 1958, 1964, 2011 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 2, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/