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 2017
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2017 1-Month |
56.0°F (13.3°C) | 56.0°F (13.3°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1907 |
| 58th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1934 | ||||
|
Apr–May 2017 2-Month |
51.0°F (10.6°C) | 50.3°F (10.2°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1907 |
| 49th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1921, 1922, 1943, 1944, 1963 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 2017 3-Month |
45.9°F (7.7°C) | 43.9°F (6.6°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1899 |
| 31st Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2017 4-Month |
41.8°F (5.4°C) | 37.9°F (3.3°C) |
3.9°F (2.1°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 13th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1976 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 2017 5-Month |
36.7°F (2.6°C) | 33.3°F (0.7°C) |
3.4°F (1.9°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 17th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 2016–May 2017 6-Month |
33.2°F (0.7°C) | 31.1°F (-0.5°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
| 31st Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1988, 2020 | ||||||
|
Nov 2016–May 2017 7-Month |
34.4°F (1.3°C) | 31.1°F (-0.5°C) |
3.3°F (1.8°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Oct 2016–May 2017 8-Month |
36.6°F (2.6°C) | 33.3°F (0.7°C) |
3.3°F (1.9°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1931 | ||||||
|
Sep 2016–May 2017 9-Month |
39.4°F (4.1°C) | 36.2°F (2.3°C) |
3.2°F (1.8°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Aug 2016–May 2017 10-Month |
42.6°F (5.9°C) | 39.7°F (4.3°C) |
2.9°F (1.6°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1931 | ||||||
|
Jul 2016–May 2017 11-Month |
45.4°F (7.4°C) | 42.7°F (5.9°C) |
2.7°F (1.5°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun 2016–May 2017 12-Month |
47.5°F (8.6°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
2.9°F (1.6°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 2015–May 2017 18-Month |
43.8°F (6.6°C) | 40.1°F (4.5°C) |
3.7°F (2.1°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1979 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2000, 2006 | ||||
| Ties: 2016 | ||||||
|
Jun 2015–May 2017 24-Month |
48.0°F (8.9°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
3.4°F (1.9°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1917 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest since: 2000 | 2000, 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 2000 | ||||||
|
Jun 2014–May 2017 36-Month |
47.2°F (8.4°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
2.6°F (1.4°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1918 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 2006, 2007 | ||||||
|
Jun 2013–May 2017 48-Month |
46.3°F (7.9°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1899 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2008 | 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 1942, 1991, 2000, 2003 | ||||||
|
Jun 2012–May 2017 60-Month |
46.2°F (7.9°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
1.7°F (1.0°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1920 |
| 13th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2006, 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 1942 | ||||||
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/