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, January 2021
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 2021 1-Month |
26.5°F (-3.1°C) | 15.0°F (-9.4°C) |
11.5°F (6.3°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1937 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2006 | 2006 | ||||
|
Dec 2020–Jan 2021 2-Month |
27.4°F (-2.6°C) | 17.4°F (-8.1°C) |
10.0°F (5.5°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1979 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest since: 1992 | 1992, 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1992 | ||||||
|
Nov 2020–Jan 2021 3-Month |
31.1°F (-0.5°C) | 22.2°F (-5.4°C) |
8.9°F (4.9°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1979 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2021 | ||||
|
Oct 2020–Jan 2021 4-Month |
33.6°F (0.9°C) | 28.6°F (-1.9°C) |
5.0°F (2.8°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1912 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2000 | ||||
|
Sep 2020–Jan 2021 5-Month |
39.0°F (3.9°C) | 34.9°F (1.6°C) |
4.1°F (2.3°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1897 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2006 | ||||
|
Aug 2020–Jan 2021 6-Month |
44.6°F (7.0°C) | 40.9°F (4.9°C) |
3.7°F (2.1°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1912 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2006 | ||||
| Ties: 2016 | ||||||
|
Jul 2020–Jan 2021 7-Month |
48.7°F (9.3°C) | 45.4°F (7.4°C) |
3.3°F (1.9°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1912 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2006 | ||||
|
Jun 2020–Jan 2021 8-Month |
51.4°F (10.8°C) | 47.9°F (8.8°C) |
3.5°F (2.0°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1952 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2006 | 2022 | ||||
| Ties: 1939 | ||||||
|
May 2020–Jan 2021 9-Month |
51.7°F (10.9°C) | 48.8°F (9.3°C) |
2.9°F (1.6°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1952 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2006 | 2022 | ||||
| Ties: 1935, 1942, 1964 | ||||||
|
Apr 2020–Jan 2021 10-Month |
50.8°F (10.4°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
2.3°F (1.2°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1952 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2006 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1932, 1992, 1999, 2000 | ||||||
|
Mar 2020–Jan 2021 11-Month |
49.5°F (9.7°C) | 46.9°F (8.3°C) |
2.6°F (1.4°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1952 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 2000 | ||||||
|
Feb 2020–Jan 2021 12-Month |
47.3°F (8.5°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
2.7°F (1.5°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1918 |
| 13th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1999, 2016 | ||||||
|
Aug 2019–Jan 2021 18-Month |
45.2°F (7.3°C) | 43.3°F (6.3°C) |
1.9°F (1.0°C) | 104th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1918 |
| 23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 2005 | ||||||
|
Feb 2019–Jan 2021 24-Month |
44.9°F (7.2°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.4°F (0.3°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1952 |
| 52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 1945, 1947, 1958, 1987 | ||||||
|
Feb 2018–Jan 2021 36-Month |
44.6°F (7.0°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1918 |
| 58th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2007, 2008, 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1902, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1959, 1985, 2010 | ||||||
|
Feb 2017–Jan 2021 48-Month |
45.2°F (7.3°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 2012 | 1918 |
| 40th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2008 | ||||
| Ties: 1940, 2010 | ||||||
|
Feb 2016–Jan 2021 60-Month |
45.8°F (7.7°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
1.3°F (0.8°C) | 102nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1920 |
| 22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2008 | ||||
| Ties: 1943, 2020 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 2, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/