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 2012
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 2012 1-Month |
58.3°F (14.6°C) | 56.0°F (13.3°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1907 |
30th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 1934 | ||||
Apr–May 2012 2-Month |
54.2°F (12.3°C) | 50.3°F (10.2°C) |
3.9°F (2.1°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1907 |
8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2006 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1939, 2006 | ||||||
Mar–May 2012 3-Month |
51.8°F (11.0°C) | 43.8°F (6.6°C) |
8.0°F (4.4°C) | 128th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1899 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
Feb–May 2012 4-Month |
45.3°F (7.4°C) | 37.8°F (3.2°C) |
7.5°F (4.2°C) | 128th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1899 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
Jan–May 2012 5-Month |
41.3°F (5.2°C) | 33.3°F (0.7°C) |
8.0°F (4.5°C) | 128th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1899 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
Dec 2011–May 2012 6-Month |
38.9°F (3.8°C) | 31.0°F (-0.6°C) |
7.9°F (4.4°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1917 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
Nov 2011–May 2012 7-Month |
38.3°F (3.5°C) | 31.2°F (-0.4°C) |
7.1°F (3.9°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1899 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
Oct 2011–May 2012 8-Month |
39.9°F (4.4°C) | 33.2°F (0.7°C) |
6.7°F (3.7°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1899 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
Sep 2011–May 2012 9-Month |
42.1°F (5.6°C) | 36.2°F (2.3°C) |
5.9°F (3.3°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1899 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
Aug 2011–May 2012 10-Month |
45.1°F (7.3°C) | 39.7°F (4.3°C) |
5.4°F (3.0°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1899 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
Jul 2011–May 2012 11-Month |
47.9°F (8.8°C) | 42.7°F (5.9°C) |
5.2°F (2.9°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1899 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
Jun 2011–May 2012 12-Month |
49.3°F (9.6°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
4.7°F (2.6°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1899 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
Dec 2010–May 2012 18-Month |
42.3°F (5.7°C) | 40.0°F (4.4°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1979 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2000, 2006 | ||||
Ties: 2004, 2021 | ||||||
Jun 2010–May 2012 24-Month |
46.5°F (8.1°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
2.0°F (1.2°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1917 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2000, 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1991, 2004 | ||||||
Jun 2009–May 2012 36-Month |
45.6°F (7.6°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 95th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1918 |
31st Warmest | Warmest since: 2008 | 2000 | ||||
Ties: 1902, 1977, 1988, 1993, 1999 | ||||||
Jun 2008–May 2012 48-Month |
45.2°F (7.3°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1899 |
39th Warmest | Warmest since: 2009 | 2007 | ||||
Ties: 1956, 1976, 1987 | ||||||
Jun 2007–May 2012 60-Month |
45.3°F (7.4°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1920 |
35th Warmest | Warmest since: 2010 | 2006, 2007 | ||||
Ties: 1945, 1977, 2013, 2022 |
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/