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 January 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
South Dakota
Precipitation Rankings, January 1960
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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January 1960 1-Month |
0.51" (12.95mm) | 0.47" (11.94mm) |
0.04" (1.01mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1942 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 1897 | ||||
| Ties: 1947, 1971, 1993 | ||||||
|
Dec 1959–Jan 1960 2-Month |
0.97" (24.64mm) | 0.95" (24.13mm) |
0.02" (0.51mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1987 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 1910 | ||||
| Ties: 1965 | ||||||
|
Nov 1959–Jan 1960 3-Month |
1.81" (45.97mm) | 1.60" (40.64mm) |
0.21" (5.33mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1913 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1923 | ||||
| Ties: 1912 | ||||||
|
Oct 1959–Jan 1960 4-Month |
3.03" (76.96mm) | 2.88" (73.15mm) |
0.15" (3.81mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1913 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1999 | ||||
|
Sep 1959–Jan 1960 5-Month |
5.74" (145.80mm) | 4.51" (114.55mm) |
1.23" (31.25mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1953 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1997 | ||||
|
Aug 1959–Jan 1960 6-Month |
7.24" (183.90mm) | 6.67" (169.42mm) |
0.57" (14.48mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1959 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1997, 2020 | ||||
|
Jul 1959–Jan 1960 7-Month |
8.85" (224.79mm) | 9.22" (234.19mm) |
-0.37" (-9.40mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1977 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 2007 | ||||||
|
Jun 1959–Jan 1960 8-Month |
11.28" (286.51mm) | 12.65" (321.31mm) |
-1.37" (-34.80mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1937 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2020 | ||||
|
May 1959–Jan 1960 9-Month |
15.06" (382.52mm) | 15.55" (394.97mm) |
-0.49" (-12.45mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1937 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 1959–Jan 1960 10-Month |
15.94" (404.88mm) | 17.49" (444.25mm) |
-1.55" (-39.37mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1937 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2020 | ||||
|
Mar 1959–Jan 1960 11-Month |
16.33" (414.78mm) | 18.54" (470.92mm) |
-2.21" (-56.14mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1937 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1959–Jan 1960 12-Month |
16.95" (430.53mm) | 19.08" (484.63mm) |
-2.13" (-54.10mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1937 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2020 | ||||
|
Aug 1958–Jan 1960 18-Month |
19.95" (506.73mm) | 25.74" (653.80mm) |
-5.79" (-147.07mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1937 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1958–Jan 1960 24-Month |
31.86" (809.24mm) | 38.13" (968.50mm) |
-6.27" (-159.26mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1935 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1957–Jan 1960 36-Month |
54.26" (1,378.20mm) | 57.09" (1,450.09mm) |
-2.83" (-71.89mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1937 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1956–Jan 1960 48-Month |
70.93" (1,801.62mm) | 76.02" (1,930.91mm) |
-5.09" (-129.29mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1937 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb 1955–Jan 1960 60-Month |
87.05" (2,211.07mm) | 94.93" (2,411.22mm) |
-7.88" (-200.15mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1938 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2012 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 7, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/