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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, January 2004

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 2004 1-Month	16.1°F (-8.8°C)	15.0°F (-9.4°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1937
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2006
Dec 2003–Jan 2004 2-Month	21.4°F (-5.9°C)	17.5°F (-8.1°C)	3.9°F (2.2°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1979
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	1992, 2021
	Ties: 1906, 1975
Nov 2003–Jan 2004 3-Month	23.4°F (-4.8°C)	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1979
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2021
Oct 2003–Jan 2004 4-Month	30.5°F (-0.8°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1912
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2000
	Ties: 1980
Sep 2003–Jan 2004 5-Month	36.4°F (2.4°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1897
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2006
	Ties: 2007
Aug 2003–Jan 2004 6-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	40.8°F (4.9°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1912
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2006
	Ties: 1900, 1919, 1923, 1932
Jul 2003–Jan 2004 7-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1912
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2006
	Ties: 1990, 1998, 2008
Jun 2003–Jan 2004 8-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	47.9°F (8.8°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1952
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2022
	Ties: 1919
May 2003–Jan 2004 9-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1952
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2022
	Ties: 1954
Apr 2003–Jan 2004 10-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1952
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2006
	Ties: 1955, 1990, 2018
Mar 2003–Jan 2004 11-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1952
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2013
	Ties: 1914, 1941, 1947
Feb 2003–Jan 2004 12-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1918
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2013
	Ties: 1941, 1982, 2012
Aug 2002–Jan 2004 18-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1918
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2013
	Ties: 1902, 1975, 2002
Feb 2002–Jan 2004 24-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1952
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2007
	Ties: 1934
Feb 2001–Jan 2004 36-Month	46.1°F (7.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1918
				19th Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2007, 2008, 2018
	Ties: 1942, 1992
Feb 2000–Jan 2004 48-Month	46.1°F (7.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1918
				18th Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2008
Feb 1999–Jan 2004 60-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1920
				8th Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2008
	Ties: 2009

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/