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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, February 2002

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 2002 1-Month	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	19.9°F (-6.7°C)	9.7°F (5.4°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1936
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	1954
Jan–Feb 2002 2-Month	26.8°F (-2.9°C)	17.4°F (-8.1°C)	9.4°F (5.2°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1936
				6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	1931, 1992
	Ties: 1990
Dec 2001–Feb 2002 3-Month	26.1°F (-3.3°C)	18.2°F (-7.7°C)	7.9°F (4.4°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1936
				7th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	1992
Nov 2001–Feb 2002 4-Month	29.8°F (-1.2°C)	21.6°F (-5.8°C)	8.2°F (4.6°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1936
				2nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2000
Oct 2001–Feb 2002 5-Month	33.3°F (0.7°C)	26.8°F (-2.9°C)	6.5°F (3.6°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1936
				2nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2000
Sep 2001–Feb 2002 6-Month	38.1°F (3.4°C)	32.4°F (0.2°C)	5.7°F (3.2°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1936
				2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Aug 2001–Feb 2002 7-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	5.3°F (2.9°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1936
				1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2002
Jul 2001–Feb 2002 8-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	4.9°F (2.7°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1897, 1936
				1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2002
Jun 2001–Feb 2002 9-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	4.4°F (2.5°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1936
				1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2002
May 2001–Feb 2002 10-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	46.0°F (7.8°C)	4.1°F (2.3°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1936
				1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2002
Apr 2001–Feb 2002 11-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	3.9°F (2.1°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1936
				1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2002
Mar 2001–Feb 2002 12-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	3.5°F (2.0°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1952
				4th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2013
	Ties: 2022
Sep 2000–Feb 2002 18-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	40.5°F (4.7°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1918
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2013
	Ties: 2008
Mar 2000–Feb 2002 24-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1918, 1952
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
	Ties: 1942, 1982
Mar 1999–Feb 2002 36-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1918
				7th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2000, 2007, 2018
	Ties: 1989, 2013
Mar 1998–Feb 2002 48-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1918
				2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2008
Mar 1997–Feb 2002 60-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1920
				2nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2008
	Ties: 1935, 2006

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 3, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/