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, May 2006
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 2006 1-Month |
58.2°F (14.6°C) | 56.0°F (13.3°C) |
2.2°F (1.3°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 2005 | 1907 |
31st Warmest | Warmest since: 1998 | 1934 | ||||
Apr–May 2006 2-Month |
54.2°F (12.3°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
3.8°F (2.1°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2005 | 1907 |
8th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1939, 2012 | ||||||
Mar–May 2006 3-Month |
46.9°F (8.3°C) | 43.8°F (6.6°C) |
3.1°F (1.7°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 2005 | 1899 |
20th Warmest | Warmest since: 2004 | 2012 | ||||
Feb–May 2006 4-Month |
41.0°F (5.0°C) | 37.8°F (3.2°C) |
3.2°F (1.8°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 2003 | 1899 |
22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2005 | 2012 | ||||
Jan–May 2006 5-Month |
39.3°F (4.1°C) | 33.3°F (0.7°C) |
6.0°F (3.4°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2005 | 1899 |
4th Warmest | Warmest since: 1992 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 2005–May 2006 6-Month |
36.1°F (2.3°C) | 31.1°F (-0.5°C) |
5.0°F (2.8°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2005 | 1917 |
7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2000 | 2012 | ||||
Nov 2005–May 2006 7-Month |
36.2°F (2.3°C) | 31.2°F (-0.4°C) |
5.0°F (2.7°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2005 | 1899 |
7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2000 | 2012 | ||||
Oct 2005–May 2006 8-Month |
37.8°F (3.2°C) | 33.2°F (0.7°C) |
4.6°F (2.5°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2005 | 1899 |
5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2000 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1981 | ||||||
Sep 2005–May 2006 9-Month |
40.9°F (4.9°C) | 36.2°F (2.3°C) |
4.7°F (2.6°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2005 | 1899 |
4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2000 | 2012 | ||||
Aug 2005–May 2006 10-Month |
43.9°F (6.6°C) | 39.7°F (4.3°C) |
4.2°F (2.3°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2005 | 1899 |
4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2000 | 2012 | ||||
Jul 2005–May 2006 11-Month |
46.7°F (8.2°C) | 42.7°F (5.9°C) |
4.0°F (2.3°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2005 | 1899 |
3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2000 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 2016 | ||||||
Jun 2005–May 2006 12-Month |
48.4°F (9.1°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
3.9°F (2.2°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2005 | 1899 |
4th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 2004–May 2006 18-Month |
44.0°F (6.7°C) | 40.1°F (4.5°C) |
3.9°F (2.2°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2005 | 1979 |
1st Warmest | Warmest since: 2000 | 2000, 2006 | ||||
Ties: 2000 | ||||||
Jun 2004–May 2006 24-Month |
47.5°F (8.6°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
2.9°F (1.6°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2005 | 1917 |
3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2000 | 2000, 2017 | ||||
Ties: 2007, 2013 | ||||||
Jun 2003–May 2006 36-Month |
47.2°F (8.4°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
2.7°F (1.5°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2005 | 1918 |
2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2000 | 2000 | ||||
Ties: 2007, 2017 | ||||||
Jun 2002–May 2006 48-Month |
47.0°F (8.3°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
2.5°F (1.4°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2005 | 1899 |
2nd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2007 | ||||
Jun 2001–May 2006 60-Month |
46.9°F (8.3°C) | 44.4°F (6.9°C) |
2.5°F (1.4°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2005 | 1920 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2006, 2007 | ||||
Ties: 2007 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 2, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/