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
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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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/