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 August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
South Dakota
Average Temperature Rankings, March 2016
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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March 2016 1-Month |
40.1°F (4.5°C) | 30.8°F (-0.7°C) |
9.3°F (5.2°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 2016 2-Month |
35.6°F (2.0°C) | 25.3°F (-3.7°C) |
10.3°F (5.7°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 2016 3-Month |
30.4°F (-0.9°C) | 21.9°F (-5.6°C) |
8.5°F (4.7°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1936 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 2015–Mar 2016 4-Month |
28.8°F (-1.8°C) | 21.3°F (-5.9°C) |
7.5°F (4.1°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1936 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 2015–Mar 2016 5-Month |
30.4°F (-0.9°C) | 23.5°F (-4.7°C) |
6.9°F (3.8°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899, 1936 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2000 | ||||
|
Oct 2015–Mar 2016 6-Month |
33.9°F (1.1°C) | 27.5°F (-2.5°C) |
6.4°F (3.6°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
|
Sep 2015–Mar 2016 7-Month |
38.5°F (3.6°C) | 32.2°F (0.1°C) |
6.3°F (3.5°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
|
Aug 2015–Mar 2016 8-Month |
42.4°F (5.8°C) | 37.0°F (2.8°C) |
5.4°F (3.0°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul 2015–Mar 2016 9-Month |
45.7°F (7.6°C) | 40.9°F (4.9°C) |
4.8°F (2.7°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2000 | ||||||
|
Jun 2015–Mar 2016 10-Month |
47.9°F (8.8°C) | 43.4°F (6.3°C) |
4.5°F (2.5°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
|
May 2015–Mar 2016 11-Month |
48.4°F (9.1°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
3.9°F (2.2°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2000 | ||||||
|
Apr 2015–Mar 2016 12-Month |
48.4°F (9.1°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
3.8°F (2.1°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2016 | ||||
|
Oct 2014–Mar 2016 18-Month |
42.3°F (5.7°C) | 38.9°F (3.8°C) |
3.4°F (1.9°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1979 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2013 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1935 | ||||||
|
Apr 2014–Mar 2016 24-Month |
46.8°F (8.2°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1952 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2013 | 2000 | ||||
|
Apr 2013–Mar 2016 36-Month |
45.6°F (7.6°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
1.1°F (0.7°C) | 95th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1918 |
| 31st Warmest | Warmest since: 2014 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 1993 | ||||||
|
Apr 2012–Mar 2016 48-Month |
46.0°F (7.8°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
1.5°F (0.9°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899, 1918 |
| 18th Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 1941, 2015, 2019 | ||||||
|
Apr 2011–Mar 2016 60-Month |
46.4°F (8.0°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
1.9°F (1.1°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1920 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2009 | 2006, 2008 | ||||
| Ties: 2009 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 7, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/