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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, May 1990

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
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, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/