Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Dakota
Average Temperature Rankings, March 1988
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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March 1988 1-Month |
34.3°F (1.3°C) | 30.8°F (-0.7°C) |
3.5°F (2.0°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1899 |
| 40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 1988 2-Month |
26.4°F (-3.1°C) | 25.3°F (-3.7°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1899 |
| 50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 1988 3-Month |
22.1°F (-5.5°C) | 21.9°F (-5.6°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1936 |
| 62nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1930, 1939 | ||||||
|
Dec 1987–Mar 1988 4-Month |
23.0°F (-5.0°C) | 21.4°F (-5.9°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1936 |
| 47th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1911, 1941, 1986 | ||||||
|
Nov 1987–Mar 1988 5-Month |
25.8°F (-3.4°C) | 23.5°F (-4.7°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1899, 1936 |
| 39th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2000 | ||||
|
Oct 1987–Mar 1988 6-Month |
29.0°F (-1.7°C) | 27.6°F (-2.4°C) |
1.4°F (0.7°C) | 88th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1899 |
| 40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1911 | ||||||
|
Sep 1987–Mar 1988 7-Month |
33.5°F (0.8°C) | 32.2°F (0.1°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1899 |
| 41st Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1958, 2003, 2008 | ||||||
|
Aug 1987–Mar 1988 8-Month |
37.8°F (3.2°C) | 37.0°F (2.8°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1899 |
| 50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul 1987–Mar 1988 9-Month |
41.9°F (5.5°C) | 41.0°F (5.0°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 84th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1899 |
| 44th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1902, 1932, 1955, 1963 | ||||||
|
Jun 1987–Mar 1988 10-Month |
44.6°F (7.0°C) | 43.4°F (6.3°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1899 |
| 39th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1938 | ||||||
|
May 1987–Mar 1988 11-Month |
46.2°F (7.9°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 95th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1899 |
| 33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1939, 1940, 1953, 1961 | ||||||
|
Apr 1987–Mar 1988 12-Month |
46.6°F (8.1°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1899 |
| 19th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1987, 1990, 2004, 2005 | ||||||
|
Oct 1986–Mar 1988 18-Month |
41.8°F (5.4°C) | 38.9°F (3.8°C) |
2.9°F (1.6°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1979 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 1935 | 2013 | ||||
|
Apr 1986–Mar 1988 24-Month |
46.6°F (8.1°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1952 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 1935 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 2003, 2005, 2008 | ||||||
|
Apr 1985–Mar 1988 36-Month |
45.8°F (7.7°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1918 |
| 25th Warmest | Warmest since: 1983 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 1955, 1982, 2009 | ||||||
|
Apr 1984–Mar 1988 48-Month |
45.3°F (7.4°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1899, 1918 |
| 36th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 1945, 1956, 1977 | ||||||
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Apr 1983–Mar 1988 60-Month |
45.1°F (7.3°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.6°F (0.4°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1920 |
| 42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2006, 2008 | ||||
| Ties: 1939, 1946, 1977, 1983, 1994, 1995 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 13, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/