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, April 2021
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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April 2021 1-Month |
43.6°F (6.4°C) | 44.7°F (7.1°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.7°C) | 48th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1920 |
81st Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 1915 | ||||
Ties: 1984 | ||||||
Mar–Apr 2021 2-Month |
41.5°F (5.3°C) | 37.8°F (3.2°C) |
3.7°F (2.1°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1899 |
19th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
Feb–Apr 2021 3-Month |
31.9°F (-0.1°C) | 31.8°F (-0.1°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1899 |
57th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 2009 | ||||||
Jan–Apr 2021 4-Month |
30.6°F (-0.8°C) | 27.6°F (-2.4°C) |
3.0°F (1.6°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1936 |
26th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1908, 1984 | ||||||
Dec 2020–Apr 2021 5-Month |
30.1°F (-1.1°C) | 26.0°F (-3.3°C) |
4.1°F (2.2°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1936 |
16th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1946 | ||||||
Nov 2020–Apr 2021 6-Month |
31.5°F (-0.3°C) | 27.0°F (-2.8°C) |
4.5°F (2.5°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1936 |
11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
Oct 2020–Apr 2021 7-Month |
32.9°F (0.5°C) | 30.0°F (-1.1°C) |
2.9°F (1.6°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1899 |
20th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1946 | ||||||
Sep 2020–Apr 2021 8-Month |
36.4°F (2.4°C) | 33.8°F (1.0°C) |
2.6°F (1.4°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1899 |
20th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 2004, 2022 | ||||||
Aug 2020–Apr 2021 9-Month |
40.4°F (4.7°C) | 37.9°F (3.3°C) |
2.5°F (1.4°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1899 |
20th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1964, 2022 | ||||||
Jul 2020–Apr 2021 10-Month |
43.7°F (6.5°C) | 41.3°F (5.2°C) |
2.4°F (1.3°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1899 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1964, 1990, 1998 | ||||||
Jun 2020–Apr 2021 11-Month |
46.1°F (7.8°C) | 43.5°F (6.4°C) |
2.6°F (1.4°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1899 |
14th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
May 2020–Apr 2021 12-Month |
46.8°F (8.2°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1899 |
17th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
Nov 2019–Apr 2021 18-Month |
41.0°F (5.0°C) | 38.7°F (3.7°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1979 |
17th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2000, 2006 | ||||
Ties: 1964 | ||||||
May 2019–Apr 2021 24-Month |
45.8°F (7.7°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1917 |
34th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2000 | ||||
May 2018–Apr 2021 36-Month |
45.1°F (7.3°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.6°F (0.4°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1918 |
44th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2000 | ||||
Ties: 1965, 1987, 2015 | ||||||
May 2017–Apr 2021 48-Month |
44.9°F (7.2°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.4°F (0.3°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1899 |
49th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2007 | ||||
Ties: 1924 | ||||||
May 2016–Apr 2021 60-Month |
45.4°F (7.4°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 94th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1920 |
30th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2006 | ||||
Ties: 1936, 1938, 1945, 1985 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 18, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/