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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
South Dakota
Average Temperature Rankings, March 1996
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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March 1996 1-Month |
24.2°F (-4.3°C) | 30.8°F (-0.7°C) |
-6.6°F (-3.6°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1899 |
111th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
Feb–Mar 1996 2-Month |
23.6°F (-4.7°C) | 25.3°F (-3.7°C) |
-1.7°F (-1.0°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1899 |
82nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
Jan–Mar 1996 3-Month |
19.2°F (-7.1°C) | 21.9°F (-5.6°C) |
-2.7°F (-1.5°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1936 |
95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1971 | ||||||
Dec 1995–Mar 1996 4-Month |
19.9°F (-6.7°C) | 21.4°F (-5.9°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 41st Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1936 |
87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1932 | ||||||
Nov 1995–Mar 1996 5-Month |
21.9°F (-5.6°C) | 23.5°F (-4.7°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 35th Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1899, 1936 |
93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2000 | ||||
Ties: 1986 | ||||||
Oct 1995–Mar 1996 6-Month |
26.0°F (-3.3°C) | 27.6°F (-2.4°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1994 | 1899 |
95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1970, 1986, 1994 | ||||||
Sep 1995–Mar 1996 7-Month |
30.7°F (-0.7°C) | 32.1°F (0.1°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1994 | 1899 |
96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1951 | ||||||
Aug 1995–Mar 1996 8-Month |
36.1°F (2.3°C) | 37.0°F (2.8°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 39th Coolest | Coolest since: 1994 | 1899 |
89th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1947, 1982, 2010, 2014 | ||||||
Jul 1995–Mar 1996 9-Month |
40.1°F (4.5°C) | 41.0°F (5.0°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1994 | 1899 |
90th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 2014 | ||||||
Jun 1995–Mar 1996 10-Month |
42.6°F (5.9°C) | 43.4°F (6.3°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1994 | 1899 |
90th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1905, 1906, 1909, 1925, 1970, 2014 | ||||||
May 1995–Mar 1996 11-Month |
43.5°F (6.4°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1994 | 1899 |
96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1972, 1986 | ||||||
Apr 1995–Mar 1996 12-Month |
43.1°F (6.2°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.7°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1994 | 1899 |
107th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2016 | ||||
Oct 1994–Mar 1996 18-Month |
38.9°F (3.8°C) | 38.8°F (3.8°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 61st Coolest | Coolest since: 1994 | 1979 |
66th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2013 | ||||
Ties: 1915, 1944, 1956, 2009 | ||||||
Apr 1994–Mar 1996 24-Month |
44.8°F (7.1°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1952 |
55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1993 | 2000 | ||||
Ties: 1915, 1946, 1961 | ||||||
Apr 1993–Mar 1996 36-Month |
43.9°F (6.6°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1918 |
94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1994 | 2000 | ||||
Ties: 1909, 1949, 1950, 1972, 1973, 1997, 2011 | ||||||
Apr 1992–Mar 1996 48-Month |
43.5°F (6.4°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1899, 1918 |
113th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2007 | ||||
Ties: 1905, 1913, 1972, 1997 | ||||||
Apr 1991–Mar 1996 60-Month |
44.5°F (6.9°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 54th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1920 |
70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2006, 2008 | ||||
Ties: 1932, 1947, 1963, 1968 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 6, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/