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 July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
South Dakota
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1990
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 1990 1-Month |
54.2°F (12.3°C) | 56.0°F (13.3°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1907 |
89th Warmest | Warmest since: 1989 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1971, 2010, 2020 | ||||||
Apr–May 1990 2-Month |
49.6°F (9.8°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1907 |
78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1989 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1923, 1993 | ||||||
Mar–May 1990 3-Month |
45.1°F (7.3°C) | 43.9°F (6.6°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1899 |
42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 2012 | ||||
Feb–May 1990 4-Month |
40.1°F (4.5°C) | 37.9°F (3.3°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 102nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1899 |
27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1988 | ||||||
Jan–May 1990 5-Month |
37.8°F (3.2°C) | 33.3°F (0.7°C) |
4.5°F (2.5°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1899 |
11th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1946 | ||||||
Dec 1989–May 1990 6-Month |
33.6°F (0.9°C) | 31.0°F (-0.6°C) |
2.6°F (1.5°C) | 104th Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1917 |
24th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1942, 1980, 1991 | ||||||
Nov 1989–May 1990 7-Month |
33.5°F (0.8°C) | 31.2°F (-0.4°C) |
2.3°F (1.2°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1899 |
27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 2012 | ||||
Oct 1989–May 1990 8-Month |
35.4°F (1.9°C) | 33.3°F (0.7°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1899 |
23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 2007, 2015 | ||||||
Sep 1989–May 1990 9-Month |
38.1°F (3.4°C) | 36.2°F (2.3°C) |
1.9°F (1.1°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1899 |
27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1955, 2015 | ||||||
Aug 1989–May 1990 10-Month |
41.5°F (5.3°C) | 39.6°F (4.2°C) |
1.9°F (1.1°C) | 102nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1899 |
26th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Jul 1989–May 1990 11-Month |
44.6°F (7.0°C) | 42.6°F (5.9°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1899 |
25th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1954, 2007 | ||||||
Jun 1989–May 1990 12-Month |
46.3°F (7.9°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 100th Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1899 |
28th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 2003 | ||||||
Dec 1988–May 1990 18-Month |
41.3°F (5.2°C) | 40.0°F (4.4°C) |
1.3°F (0.8°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1979 |
34th Warmest | Warmest since: 1989 | 2000, 2006 | ||||
Ties: 1941 | ||||||
Jun 1988–May 1990 24-Month |
46.1°F (7.8°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 102nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1917 |
25th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 2000, 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1940, 2001, 2008, 2018 | ||||||
Jun 1987–May 1990 36-Month |
46.1°F (7.8°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 1988 | 1918 |
21st Warmest | Warmest since: 1989 | 2000 | ||||
Ties: 1933 | ||||||
Jun 1986–May 1990 48-Month |
46.5°F (8.1°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
2.0°F (1.2°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1899 |
9th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2007 | ||||
Ties: 2018 | ||||||
Jun 1985–May 1990 60-Month |
45.8°F (7.7°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
1.3°F (0.8°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1920 |
17th Warmest | Warmest since: 1943 | 2006, 2007 | ||||
Ties: 1941, 1943, 1993, 2001, 2019 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 10, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/