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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.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

Year: 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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South Dakota

Average Temperature Rankings, January 2018

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 2018 1-Month	18.1°F (-7.7°C)	15.0°F (-9.4°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1937
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	2006
	Ties: 1961
Dec 2017–Jan 2018 2-Month	19.9°F (-6.7°C)	17.4°F (-8.1°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1979
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	1992, 2021
Nov 2017–Jan 2018 3-Month	24.8°F (-4.0°C)	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1979
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	2021
	Ties: 2020
Oct 2017–Jan 2018 4-Month	30.6°F (-0.8°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1912
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2000
	Ties: 1990
Sep 2017–Jan 2018 5-Month	36.9°F (2.7°C)	35.0°F (1.7°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1897
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2006
	Ties: 1983
Aug 2017–Jan 2018 6-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1912
				50th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2006
Jul 2017–Jan 2018 7-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1912
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2006
	Ties: 1902, 1935, 1938
Jun 2017–Jan 2018 8-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	48.0°F (8.9°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1952
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2022
	Ties: 1990
May 2017–Jan 2018 9-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1952
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2022
	Ties: 1919, 1937, 1955, 1998
Apr 2017–Jan 2018 10-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1952
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2006
	Ties: 1955, 1990, 2004
Mar 2017–Jan 2018 11-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1952
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2013
	Ties: 1911, 2005, 2012
Feb 2017–Jan 2018 12-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1918
				19th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2013
Aug 2016–Jan 2018 18-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2016	1918
				13th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2013
	Ties: 1942, 2001, 2016
Feb 2016–Jan 2018 24-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2016	1952
				4th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2007
	Ties: 1932, 1989, 2006
Feb 2015–Jan 2018 36-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	2.9°F (1.7°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1918
				1st Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2007, 2008, 2018
	Ties: 2007, 2008
Feb 2014–Jan 2018 48-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1918
				7th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2008
	Ties: 1934, 1935, 2019
Feb 2013–Jan 2018 60-Month	46.1°F (7.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2016	1920
				12th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2008
	Ties: 1936, 2005, 2019

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 4, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/