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 July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
South Dakota
Average Temperature Rankings, March 2021
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
March 2021 1-Month |
39.4°F (4.1°C) | 30.8°F (-0.7°C) |
8.6°F (4.8°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1899 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 2021 2-Month |
26.1°F (-3.3°C) | 25.3°F (-3.7°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1899 |
| 54th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1942 | ||||||
|
Jan–Mar 2021 3-Month |
26.2°F (-3.2°C) | 21.9°F (-5.6°C) |
4.3°F (2.4°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1936 |
| 26th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 2020–Mar 2021 4-Month |
26.8°F (-2.9°C) | 21.4°F (-5.9°C) |
5.4°F (3.0°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1936 |
| 13th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 2020–Mar 2021 5-Month |
29.1°F (-1.6°C) | 23.4°F (-4.8°C) |
5.7°F (3.2°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1899, 1936 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2000 | ||||
|
Oct 2020–Mar 2021 6-Month |
31.1°F (-0.5°C) | 27.5°F (-2.5°C) |
3.6°F (2.0°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1899 |
| 17th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Sep 2020–Mar 2021 7-Month |
35.3°F (1.8°C) | 32.2°F (0.1°C) |
3.1°F (1.7°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1899 |
| 18th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1983 | ||||||
|
Aug 2020–Mar 2021 8-Month |
40.0°F (4.4°C) | 37.0°F (2.8°C) |
3.0°F (1.6°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1899 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul 2020–Mar 2021 9-Month |
43.7°F (6.5°C) | 40.9°F (4.9°C) |
2.8°F (1.6°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1899 |
| 13th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2005 | ||||||
|
Jun 2020–Mar 2021 10-Month |
46.4°F (8.0°C) | 43.5°F (6.4°C) |
2.9°F (1.6°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1899 |
| 13th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
May 2020–Mar 2021 11-Month |
47.1°F (8.4°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
2.5°F (1.4°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1899 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Apr 2020–Mar 2021 12-Month |
46.7°F (8.2°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1899 |
| 18th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
|
Oct 2019–Mar 2021 18-Month |
40.8°F (4.9°C) | 38.9°F (3.8°C) |
1.9°F (1.1°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1979 |
| 21st Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 2008 | ||||||
|
Apr 2019–Mar 2021 24-Month |
45.8°F (7.7°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 94th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1952 |
| 33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2000 | ||||
|
Apr 2018–Mar 2021 36-Month |
44.9°F (7.2°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.4°F (0.3°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1918 |
| 48th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 1963, 1981, 1984, 1987 | ||||||
|
Apr 2017–Mar 2021 48-Month |
44.9°F (7.2°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.4°F (0.3°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1899, 1918 |
| 46th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 1932, 1982, 1999 | ||||||
|
Apr 2016–Mar 2021 60-Month |
45.5°F (7.5°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1920 |
| 26th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2006, 2008 | ||||
| Ties: 1936, 1944, 1984, 1989, 2000, 2022 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 15, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/