Climate at a Glance
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Average Temperature Rankings, March 1981
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Period | Value | 1981-2010 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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March 1981 1-Month |
39.5°F (4.2°C) | 34.4°F (1.3°C) |
5.1°F (2.9°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1960 |
14th Warmest | Warmest since: 1973 | 2012 | ||||
Feb–Mar 1981 2-Month |
33.2°F (0.7°C) | 28.6°F (-1.9°C) |
4.6°F (2.6°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1960 |
9th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1945, 1976 | ||||||
Jan–Mar 1981 3-Month |
29.9°F (-1.2°C) | 25.0°F (-3.9°C) |
4.9°F (2.7°C) | 84th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1936 |
8th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
Dec 1980–Mar 1981 4-Month |
28.0°F (-2.2°C) | 24.0°F (-4.4°C) |
4.0°F (2.2°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1979 |
6th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1998 | ||||||
Nov 1980–Mar 1981 5-Month |
29.9°F (-1.2°C) | 26.0°F (-3.3°C) |
3.9°F (2.1°C) | 84th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1979 |
7th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
Oct 1980–Mar 1981 6-Month |
32.7°F (0.4°C) | 29.9°F (-1.2°C) |
2.8°F (1.6°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1979 |
10th Warmest | Warmest since: 1945 | 2012 | ||||
Sep 1980–Mar 1981 7-Month |
37.0°F (2.8°C) | 34.5°F (1.4°C) |
2.5°F (1.4°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1936 |
13th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1945 | ||||||
Aug 1980–Mar 1981 8-Month |
41.4°F (5.2°C) | 39.2°F (4.0°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1978 |
13th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
Jul 1980–Mar 1981 9-Month |
45.2°F (7.3°C) | 43.2°F (6.2°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1979 |
12th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
Jun 1980–Mar 1981 10-Month |
47.6°F (8.7°C) | 45.7°F (7.6°C) |
1.9°F (1.1°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1979, 1986 |
14th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
May 1980–Mar 1981 11-Month |
48.7°F (9.3°C) | 47.0°F (8.3°C) |
1.7°F (1.0°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1936, 1979 |
16th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
Apr 1980–Mar 1981 12-Month |
48.9°F (9.4°C) | 47.0°F (8.3°C) |
1.9°F (1.1°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1936, 1979 |
14th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 2013 | ||||||
Oct 1979–Mar 1981 18-Month |
42.6°F (5.9°C) | 41.4°F (5.2°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1979 |
20th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1940 | ||||||
Apr 1979–Mar 1981 24-Month |
47.8°F (8.8°C) | 47.0°F (8.3°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 64th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1994 |
24th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1954, 2008 | ||||||
Apr 1978–Mar 1981 36-Month |
46.3°F (7.9°C) | 47.0°F (8.3°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 23rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1952 |
63rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1949, 1963, 1968, 1984, 1985, 2011 | ||||||
Apr 1977–Mar 1981 48-Month |
46.2°F (7.9°C) | 47.0°F (8.3°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1996, 1997 |
63rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1949, 1987, 1999 | ||||||
Apr 1976–Mar 1981 60-Month |
46.3°F (7.9°C) | 47.0°F (8.3°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1997 |
61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2006 | ||||
Ties: 1950, 1982, 1987, 1995 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 23, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/