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 2019
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 2019 1-Month |
50.4°F (10.2°C) | 56.0°F (13.3°C) |
-5.6°F (-3.1°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1935 | 1907 |
125th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 1934 | ||||
Apr–May 2019 2-Month |
47.3°F (8.5°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
-3.1°F (-1.7°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 2013 | 1907 |
113th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1996 | ||||||
Mar–May 2019 3-Month |
39.9°F (4.4°C) | 43.8°F (6.6°C) |
-3.9°F (-2.2°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1899 |
122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2012 | ||||
Feb–May 2019 4-Month |
31.4°F (-0.3°C) | 37.8°F (3.2°C) |
-6.4°F (-3.5°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1899 | 1899 |
127th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2012 | ||||
Jan–May 2019 5-Month |
28.8°F (-1.8°C) | 33.3°F (0.7°C) |
-4.5°F (-2.5°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1899 |
122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 2018–May 2019 6-Month |
28.2°F (-2.1°C) | 31.1°F (-0.5°C) |
-2.9°F (-1.6°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1917 |
116th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1997 | ||||||
Nov 2018–May 2019 7-Month |
28.3°F (-2.1°C) | 31.1°F (-0.5°C) |
-2.8°F (-1.6°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1899 |
114th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1904 | ||||||
Oct 2018–May 2019 8-Month |
30.2°F (-1.0°C) | 33.2°F (0.7°C) |
-3.0°F (-1.7°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1899 |
116th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1937 | ||||||
Sep 2018–May 2019 9-Month |
33.7°F (0.9°C) | 36.2°F (2.3°C) |
-2.5°F (-1.4°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1899 |
114th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1904 | ||||||
Aug 2018–May 2019 10-Month |
37.3°F (2.9°C) | 39.7°F (4.3°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.4°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1899 |
114th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1956 | ||||||
Jul 2018–May 2019 11-Month |
40.5°F (4.7°C) | 42.7°F (5.9°C) |
-2.2°F (-1.2°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1899 |
113th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1965 | ||||||
Jun 2018–May 2019 12-Month |
42.9°F (6.1°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
-1.7°F (-0.9°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1899 |
106th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 2017–May 2019 18-Month |
38.6°F (3.7°C) | 40.0°F (4.4°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.7°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1979 |
108th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2000, 2006 | ||||
Ties: 1900, 1970 | ||||||
Jun 2017–May 2019 24-Month |
43.8°F (6.6°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1917 |
95th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2000, 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1903, 1906, 1908, 1910, 1957, 1960 | ||||||
Jun 2016–May 2019 36-Month |
45.0°F (7.2°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1918 |
46th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2000 | ||||
Ties: 1923, 1944, 1946, 1965, 2015 | ||||||
Jun 2015–May 2019 48-Month |
45.9°F (7.7°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1899 |
20th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2007 | ||||
Ties: 2004, 2016 | ||||||
Jun 2014–May 2019 60-Month |
45.8°F (7.7°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
1.3°F (0.8°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1920 |
17th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2006, 2007 | ||||
Ties: 1941, 1943, 1990, 1993, 2001 |
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/