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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 1990

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1990 1-Month	28.5°F (-1.9°C)	15.0°F (-9.4°C)	13.5°F (7.5°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1937
				2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2006
Dec 1989–Jan 1990 2-Month	20.8°F (-6.2°C)	17.4°F (-8.1°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1979
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	1992, 2021
	Ties: 1900, 1967
Nov 1989–Jan 1990 3-Month	24.6°F (-4.1°C)	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1979
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2021
	Ties: 1980, 2017
Oct 1989–Jan 1990 4-Month	30.6°F (-0.8°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1912
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2000
	Ties: 2018
Sep 1989–Jan 1990 5-Month	36.6°F (2.6°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1897
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2006
	Ties: 1906
Aug 1989–Jan 1990 6-Month	42.5°F (5.8°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1912
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2006
	Ties: 1940, 1980, 2013
Jul 1989–Jan 1990 7-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1912
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2006
	Ties: 1998, 2004, 2008
Jun 1989–Jan 1990 8-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	48.0°F (8.9°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1952
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2022
	Ties: 2018
May 1989–Jan 1990 9-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1952
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2022
	Ties: 1902, 1958
Apr 1989–Jan 1990 10-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1952
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2006
	Ties: 1955, 2004, 2018
Mar 1989–Jan 1990 11-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1952
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2013
	Ties: 1922, 1958
Feb 1989–Jan 1990 12-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1918
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2013
	Ties: 1962
Aug 1988–Jan 1990 18-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1918
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2013
	Ties: 1931, 1933, 1965
Feb 1988–Jan 1990 24-Month	46.1°F (7.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1952
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2007
	Ties: 1993, 2005
Feb 1987–Jan 1990 36-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1918
				9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2007, 2008, 2018
	Ties: 1933
Feb 1986–Jan 1990 48-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1918
				13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2008
	Ties: 1942, 1991
Feb 1985–Jan 1990 60-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1920
				19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2008
	Ties: 1989, 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 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/