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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 1989

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1989 1-Month	23.4°F (-4.8°C)	15.0°F (-9.4°C)	8.4°F (4.6°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1937
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2006
Dec 1988–Jan 1989 2-Month	23.7°F (-4.6°C)	17.4°F (-8.1°C)	6.3°F (3.5°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1979
				18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1992, 2021
Nov 1988–Jan 1989 3-Month	26.9°F (-2.8°C)	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	4.7°F (2.6°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1979
				19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2021
	Ties: 1900, 2005, 2007
Oct 1988–Jan 1989 4-Month	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1912
				22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2000
	Ties: 1900, 1934, 1998
Sep 1988–Jan 1989 5-Month	37.4°F (3.0°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1897
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2006
	Ties: 1919, 1954
Aug 1988–Jan 1989 6-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1912
				19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2006
Jul 1988–Jan 1989 7-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1912
				19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2006
	Ties: 1914
Jun 1988–Jan 1989 8-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	48.0°F (8.9°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1952
				7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2022
May 1988–Jan 1989 9-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1952
				2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2022
Apr 1988–Jan 1989 10-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1952
				2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2006
Mar 1988–Jan 1989 11-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1952
				4th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2013
Feb 1988–Jan 1989 12-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1918
				7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2013
Aug 1987–Jan 1989 18-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1918
				17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2013
	Ties: 1939, 1955, 1964, 1981
Feb 1987–Jan 1989 24-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1952
				4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2007
	Ties: 1932, 2006, 2018
Feb 1986–Jan 1989 36-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1918
				5th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2007, 2008, 2018
	Ties: 2000
Feb 1985–Jan 1989 48-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1918
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2008
	Ties: 2005
Feb 1984–Jan 1989 60-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1920
				19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2008
	Ties: 1990, 2010

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/