Climate at a Glance
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1940
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| Period | Value | 1981-2010 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1940 1-Month |
58.2°F (14.6°C) | 59.2°F (15.1°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 39th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1997 |
| 51st Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1989 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1940 2-Month |
51.5°F (10.8°C) | 53.4°F (11.9°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.1°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1935 | 1950 |
| 65th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1977 | ||||
| Ties: 1975, 2018 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1940 3-Month |
43.5°F (6.4°C) | 46.9°F (8.3°C) |
-3.4°F (-1.9°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1950 |
| 72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1940 4-Month |
37.6°F (3.1°C) | 40.9°F (4.9°C) |
-3.3°F (-1.8°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1960 |
| 68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2013 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1940 5-Month |
31.1°F (-0.5°C) | 36.3°F (2.4°C) |
-5.2°F (-2.9°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1979 |
| 80th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1939–May 1940 6-Month |
30.8°F (-0.7°C) | 33.6°F (0.9°C) |
-2.8°F (-1.6°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1979 |
| 61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1952 | ||||||
|
Nov 1939–May 1940 7-Month |
31.6°F (-0.2°C) | 33.6°F (0.9°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.1°C) | 35th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1979 |
| 54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Oct 1939–May 1940 8-Month |
33.7°F (0.9°C) | 35.6°F (2.0°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.1°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1979 |
| 59th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1959 | ||||||
|
Sep 1939–May 1940 9-Month |
37.2°F (2.9°C) | 38.5°F (3.6°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1997 |
| 55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1948 | ||||||
|
Aug 1939–May 1940 10-Month |
40.4°F (4.7°C) | 41.9°F (5.5°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1997 |
| 58th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul 1939–May 1940 11-Month |
43.6°F (6.4°C) | 44.8°F (7.1°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1997 |
| 60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1984, 2011 | ||||||
|
Jun 1939–May 1940 12-Month |
45.9°F (7.7°C) | 46.8°F (8.2°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1993, 1997 |
| 52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1948, 1961, 2010 | ||||||
|
Dec 1938–May 1940 18-Month |
42.1°F (5.6°C) | 42.5°F (5.8°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1979 |
| 32nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1976, 2001 | ||||||
|
Jun 1938–May 1940 24-Month |
47.1°F (8.4°C) | 46.8°F (8.2°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1979, 1994 |
| 26th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 1937–May 1940 36-Month |
47.0°F (8.3°C) | 46.8°F (8.2°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1952 |
| 25th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1939, 2003 | ||||||
|
Jun 1936–May 1940 48-Month |
46.7°F (8.2°C) | 46.8°F (8.2°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 54th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1952 |
| 28th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun 1935–May 1940 60-Month |
46.0°F (7.8°C) | 46.7°F (8.2°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 35th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1997 |
| 45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2006 | ||||
| Ties: 1964 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 1, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/