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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

Year: 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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South Dakota

Average Temperature Rankings, April 2005

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 2005 1-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	44.7°F (7.1°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1920
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1915
Mar–Apr 2005 2-Month	41.6°F (5.3°C)	37.8°F (3.2°C)	3.8°F (2.1°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1899
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 2004	2012
	Ties: 1991, 2007
Feb–Apr 2005 3-Month	37.5°F (3.1°C)	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	5.7°F (3.2°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1899
				11th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
Jan–Apr 2005 4-Month	32.3°F (0.2°C)	27.6°F (-2.4°C)	4.7°F (2.6°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1936
				13th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
Dec 2004–Apr 2005 5-Month	31.3°F (-0.4°C)	26.1°F (-3.3°C)	5.2°F (2.9°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1936
				10th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
Nov 2004–Apr 2005 6-Month	32.2°F (0.1°C)	27.0°F (-2.8°C)	5.2°F (2.9°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1936
				9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
	Ties: 1931
Oct 2004–Apr 2005 7-Month	34.5°F (1.4°C)	29.9°F (-1.2°C)	4.6°F (2.6°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1899
				8th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
Sep 2004–Apr 2005 8-Month	38.1°F (3.4°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	4.4°F (2.5°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1899
				7th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
Aug 2004–Apr 2005 9-Month	41.2°F (5.1°C)	37.8°F (3.2°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1899
				8th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
	Ties: 1931
Jul 2004–Apr 2005 10-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	41.3°F (5.2°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1899
				11th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1934
Jun 2004–Apr 2005 11-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1899
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 2004	2012
May 2004–Apr 2005 12-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1899
				18th Warmest	Warmest since: 2004	2012
	Ties: 2004
Nov 2003–Apr 2005 18-Month	41.1°F (5.1°C)	38.7°F (3.7°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1979
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 2004	2000, 2006
	Ties: 2003, 2004
May 2003–Apr 2005 24-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1917
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2000
	Ties: 1932
May 2002–Apr 2005 36-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1918
				13th Warmest	Warmest since: 2004	2000
	Ties: 1991, 2002
May 2001–Apr 2005 48-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1899
				6th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2007
May 2000–Apr 2005 60-Month	46.1°F (7.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1920
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 2004	2006

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/