Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Dakota
Precipitation Rankings, January 1953
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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January 1953 1-Month |
0.62" (15.75mm) | 0.47" (11.94mm) |
0.15" (3.81mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1942 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1897 | ||||
| Ties: 1905 | ||||||
|
Dec 1952–Jan 1953 2-Month |
0.85" (21.59mm) | 0.95" (24.13mm) |
-0.10" (-2.54mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1987 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1910 | ||||
|
Nov 1952–Jan 1953 3-Month |
1.55" (39.37mm) | 1.60" (40.64mm) |
-0.05" (-1.27mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1913 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1923 | ||||
| Ties: 1931, 1983 | ||||||
|
Oct 1952–Jan 1953 4-Month |
1.58" (40.13mm) | 2.88" (73.15mm) |
-1.30" (-33.02mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1946 | 1913 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1999 | ||||
|
Sep 1952–Jan 1953 5-Month |
1.91" (48.51mm) | 4.51" (114.55mm) |
-2.60" (-66.04mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1953 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1997 | ||||
|
Aug 1952–Jan 1953 6-Month |
3.93" (99.82mm) | 6.67" (169.42mm) |
-2.74" (-69.60mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1899 | 1959 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1997, 2020 | ||||
|
Jul 1952–Jan 1953 7-Month |
5.50" (139.70mm) | 9.22" (234.19mm) |
-3.72" (-94.49mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1977 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1952–Jan 1953 8-Month |
8.92" (226.57mm) | 12.65" (321.31mm) |
-3.73" (-94.74mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1937 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2020 | ||||
|
May 1952–Jan 1953 9-Month |
11.38" (289.05mm) | 15.55" (394.97mm) |
-4.17" (-105.92mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1937 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 1952–Jan 1953 10-Month |
11.75" (298.45mm) | 17.49" (444.25mm) |
-5.74" (-145.80mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1937 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2020 | ||||
|
Mar 1952–Jan 1953 11-Month |
12.62" (320.55mm) | 18.54" (470.92mm) |
-5.92" (-150.37mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1937 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1952–Jan 1953 12-Month |
13.62" (345.95mm) | 19.08" (484.63mm) |
-5.46" (-138.68mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1937 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2020 | ||||
|
Aug 1951–Jan 1953 18-Month |
23.19" (589.03mm) | 25.74" (653.80mm) |
-2.55" (-64.77mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1937 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1951–Jan 1953 24-Month |
35.79" (909.07mm) | 38.13" (968.50mm) |
-2.34" (-59.43mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1935 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1968 | ||||||
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Feb 1950–Jan 1953 36-Month |
52.86" (1,342.64mm) | 57.09" (1,450.09mm) |
-4.23" (-107.45mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1942 | 1937 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1949–Jan 1953 48-Month |
69.23" (1,758.44mm) | 76.02" (1,930.91mm) |
-6.79" (-172.47mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1942 | 1937 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb 1948–Jan 1953 60-Month |
89.42" (2,271.27mm) | 94.93" (2,411.22mm) |
-5.51" (-139.95mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1942 | 1938 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2012 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on February 24, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/