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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, May 2011

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 2011 1-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	-3.0°F (-1.6°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1907
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	1934
	Ties: 1943, 1979, 2008
Apr–May 2011 2-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1907
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	1934
	Ties: 1957, 1975
Mar–May 2011 3-Month	41.1°F (5.1°C)	43.8°F (6.6°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1899
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2012
Feb–May 2011 4-Month	34.9°F (1.6°C)	37.8°F (3.2°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1899
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2012
Jan–May 2011 5-Month	30.5°F (-0.8°C)	33.2°F (0.7°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1899
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2012
	Ties: 1922, 1940, 1965
Dec 2010–May 2011 6-Month	28.4°F (-2.0°C)	31.0°F (-0.6°C)	-2.6°F (-1.4°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1917
				112th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2012
	Ties: 1907, 1915, 1916, 1982
Nov 2010–May 2011 7-Month	28.9°F (-1.7°C)	31.1°F (-0.5°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1899
				108th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2012
	Ties: 1969
Oct 2010–May 2011 8-Month	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	33.3°F (0.7°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1899
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2012
	Ties: 1916
Sep 2010–May 2011 9-Month	34.8°F (1.6°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1899
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2012
Aug 2010–May 2011 10-Month	38.7°F (3.7°C)	39.7°F (4.3°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1899
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2012
	Ties: 1928, 1972, 1975, 1982
Jul 2010–May 2011 11-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1899
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2012
	Ties: 1896
Jun 2010–May 2011 12-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1899
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 2009	2012
	Ties: 1949, 1962, 1971, 2014
Dec 2009–May 2011 18-Month	39.3°F (4.1°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1979
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 2009	2000, 2006
	Ties: 1923, 1924, 1928, 1973
Jun 2009–May 2011 24-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1917
				100th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2000, 2017
	Ties: 1920, 1969, 1971, 1972
Jun 2008–May 2011 36-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1918
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2000
	Ties: 1901, 1908, 1912, 1916, 1973
Jun 2007–May 2011 48-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1899
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2007
	Ties: 1902, 1925, 1931, 1949, 1959
Jun 2006–May 2011 60-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1920
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2006, 2007
	Ties: 1940

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 1, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/