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 July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
South Dakota
Average Temperature Rankings, May 2015
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 2015 1-Month |
53.8°F (12.1°C) | 56.0°F (13.3°C) |
-2.2°F (-1.2°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1907 |
96th Warmest | Warmest since: 2014 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1909, 1913 | ||||||
Apr–May 2015 2-Month |
50.8°F (10.4°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1907 |
55th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1913, 1914, 1937 | ||||||
Mar–May 2015 3-Month |
46.8°F (8.2°C) | 43.8°F (6.6°C) |
3.0°F (1.6°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1899 |
21st Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Feb–May 2015 4-Month |
40.0°F (4.4°C) | 37.8°F (3.2°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 100th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1899 |
29th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1911 | ||||||
Jan–May 2015 5-Month |
36.5°F (2.5°C) | 33.2°F (0.7°C) |
3.3°F (1.8°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1899 |
21st Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 2014–May 2015 6-Month |
34.5°F (1.4°C) | 31.1°F (-0.5°C) |
3.4°F (1.9°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
15th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Nov 2014–May 2015 7-Month |
33.2°F (0.7°C) | 31.1°F (-0.5°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 95th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1899 |
33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Oct 2014–May 2015 8-Month |
35.4°F (1.9°C) | 33.3°F (0.7°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1899 |
23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1990, 2007 | ||||||
Sep 2014–May 2015 9-Month |
38.1°F (3.4°C) | 36.2°F (2.3°C) |
1.9°F (1.1°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1899 |
27th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1955, 1990 | ||||||
Aug 2014–May 2015 10-Month |
41.3°F (5.2°C) | 39.7°F (4.3°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 100th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1899 |
28th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Jul 2014–May 2015 11-Month |
43.8°F (6.6°C) | 42.6°F (5.9°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1899 |
39th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1900, 1901, 1938 | ||||||
Jun 2014–May 2015 12-Month |
45.5°F (7.5°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1899 |
42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2013 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1900, 1914, 2008 | ||||||
Dec 2013–May 2015 18-Month |
40.0°F (4.4°C) | 40.0°F (4.4°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 61st Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1979 |
66th Warmest | Warmest since: 2013 | 2000, 2006 | ||||
Ties: 1944, 1962, 1985 | ||||||
Jun 2013–May 2015 24-Month |
44.6°F (7.0°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1917 |
67th Warmest | Warmest since: 2014 | 2000, 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1927, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1983, 1998 | ||||||
Jun 2012–May 2015 36-Month |
45.0°F (7.2°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1918 |
46th Warmest | Warmest since: 2014 | 2000 | ||||
Ties: 1923, 1944, 1946, 1965, 2019 | ||||||
Jun 2011–May 2015 48-Month |
46.1°F (7.8°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1899 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 2009 | 2007 | ||||
Ties: 1941 | ||||||
Jun 2010–May 2015 60-Month |
45.6°F (7.6°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
1.1°F (0.7°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1920 |
26th Warmest | Warmest since: 2010 | 2006, 2007 | ||||
Ties: 1984, 1989 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 14, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/