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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, May 1994

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1994 1-Month	60.3°F (15.7°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	4.3°F (2.4°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1907
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	1934
	Ties: 1958
Apr–May 1994 2-Month	52.7°F (11.5°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1907
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1991	1934
Mar–May 1994 3-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	43.8°F (6.6°C)	3.4°F (1.8°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1899
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2012
	Ties: 1992
Feb–May 1994 4-Month	38.4°F (3.6°C)	37.8°F (3.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1899
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2012
	Ties: 1901, 1942, 2003
Jan–May 1994 5-Month	32.7°F (0.4°C)	33.3°F (0.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1899
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2012
Dec 1993–May 1994 6-Month	31.2°F (-0.4°C)	31.0°F (-0.6°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1917
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2012
Nov 1993–May 1994 7-Month	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	31.2°F (-0.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1899
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2012
	Ties: 2018
Oct 1993–May 1994 8-Month	32.7°F (0.4°C)	33.3°F (0.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1899
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1933
Sep 1993–May 1994 9-Month	35.2°F (1.8°C)	36.3°F (2.4°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1899
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2012
	Ties: 1913
Aug 1993–May 1994 10-Month	38.4°F (3.6°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1899
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2012
	Ties: 1909, 1913, 1996
Jul 1993–May 1994 11-Month	41.0°F (5.0°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1899
				106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2012
	Ties: 1969
Jun 1993–May 1994 12-Month	42.7°F (5.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1899
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2012
	Ties: 1951, 1956, 1965
Dec 1992–May 1994 18-Month	38.2°F (3.4°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1979
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1993	2000, 2006
	Ties: 1913
Jun 1992–May 1994 24-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-2.1°F (-1.1°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1993	2000, 2017
	Ties: 1899
Jun 1991–May 1994 36-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1918
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1993	2000
	Ties: 1911, 1922, 1924, 1962, 1966, 1986
Jun 1990–May 1994 48-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1899
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1993	2007
	Ties: 1945, 2021
Jun 1989–May 1994 60-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1920
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1993	2006, 2007
	Ties: 1937, 1958, 1987, 2014

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 6, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/