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 2013
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 2013 1-Month |
55.9°F (13.3°C) | 56.0°F (13.3°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1907 |
59th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1921, 1999 | ||||||
Apr–May 2013 2-Month |
46.4°F (8.0°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
-4.0°F (-2.2°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1907 |
118th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 1934 | ||||
Mar–May 2013 3-Month |
40.3°F (4.6°C) | 43.8°F (6.6°C) |
-3.5°F (-2.0°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1899 |
118th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Feb–May 2013 4-Month |
36.2°F (2.3°C) | 37.9°F (3.3°C) |
-1.7°F (-1.0°C) | 35th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1899 |
94th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1966 | ||||||
Jan–May 2013 5-Month |
32.8°F (0.4°C) | 33.3°F (0.7°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1899 |
74th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1989 | ||||||
Dec 2012–May 2013 6-Month |
30.9°F (-0.6°C) | 31.0°F (-0.6°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1917 |
70th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Nov 2012–May 2013 7-Month |
31.5°F (-0.3°C) | 31.2°F (-0.4°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1899 |
61st Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Oct 2012–May 2013 8-Month |
33.2°F (0.7°C) | 33.2°F (0.7°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 62nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1899 |
66th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1957 | ||||||
Sep 2012–May 2013 9-Month |
36.5°F (2.5°C) | 36.2°F (2.3°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 66th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1899 |
62nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1906 | ||||||
Aug 2012–May 2013 10-Month |
40.0°F (4.4°C) | 39.7°F (4.3°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1899 |
60th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1906, 1919, 1989 | ||||||
Jul 2012–May 2013 11-Month |
43.5°F (6.4°C) | 42.7°F (5.9°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 84th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1899 |
44th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1902, 1926, 1940, 1963 | ||||||
Jun 2012–May 2013 12-Month |
45.7°F (7.6°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1899 |
37th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1958 | ||||||
Dec 2011–May 2013 18-Month |
43.4°F (6.3°C) | 40.0°F (4.4°C) |
3.4°F (1.9°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2012 | 1979 |
7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2006 | 2000, 2006 | ||||
Jun 2011–May 2013 24-Month |
47.5°F (8.6°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
2.9°F (1.6°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2012 | 1917 |
3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2000, 2017 | ||||
Ties: 2006, 2007 | ||||||
Jun 2010–May 2013 36-Month |
46.2°F (7.9°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
1.7°F (1.0°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 2012 | 1918 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 2008 | 2000 | ||||
Ties: 1942, 2014 | ||||||
Jun 2009–May 2013 48-Month |
45.6°F (7.6°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
1.1°F (0.7°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 2012 | 1899 |
26th Warmest | Warmest since: 2009 | 2007 | ||||
Ties: 1933, 1940, 1977, 2014 | ||||||
Jun 2008–May 2013 60-Month |
45.3°F (7.4°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 2012 | 1920 |
35th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2006, 2007 | ||||
Ties: 1945, 1977, 2012, 2022 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 1, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/