Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Dakota
Precipitation Rankings, January 1987
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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January 1987 1-Month |
0.13" (3.30mm) | 0.47" (11.94mm) |
-0.34" (-8.64mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1942 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1897 | ||||
| Ties: 1900 | ||||||
|
Dec 1986–Jan 1987 2-Month |
0.15" (3.81mm) | 0.95" (24.13mm) |
-0.80" (-20.32mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1987 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1910 | ||||
|
Nov 1986–Jan 1987 3-Month |
0.92" (23.37mm) | 1.60" (40.64mm) |
-0.68" (-17.27mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1913 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1923 | ||||
| Ties: 1900 | ||||||
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Oct 1986–Jan 1987 4-Month |
1.96" (49.78mm) | 2.88" (73.15mm) |
-0.92" (-23.37mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1913 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1999 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 1963 | ||||||
|
Sep 1986–Jan 1987 5-Month |
6.15" (156.21mm) | 4.51" (114.55mm) |
1.64" (41.66mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1953 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1997 | ||||
|
Aug 1986–Jan 1987 6-Month |
8.04" (204.22mm) | 6.67" (169.42mm) |
1.37" (34.80mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1959 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1997, 2020 | ||||
|
Jul 1986–Jan 1987 7-Month |
10.97" (278.64mm) | 9.22" (234.19mm) |
1.75" (44.45mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1977 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1986–Jan 1987 8-Month |
14.63" (371.60mm) | 12.65" (321.31mm) |
1.98" (50.29mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1937 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2020 | ||||
|
May 1986–Jan 1987 9-Month |
17.97" (456.44mm) | 15.55" (394.97mm) |
2.42" (61.47mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1937 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 1986–Jan 1987 10-Month |
23.11" (586.99mm) | 17.49" (444.25mm) |
5.62" (142.74mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1937 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 2020 | ||||
|
Mar 1986–Jan 1987 11-Month |
24.30" (617.22mm) | 18.54" (470.92mm) |
5.76" (146.30mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1937 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1983 | ||||||
|
Feb 1986–Jan 1987 12-Month |
24.93" (633.22mm) | 19.08" (484.63mm) |
5.85" (148.59mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1937 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 2020 | ||||
|
Aug 1985–Jan 1987 18-Month |
34.07" (865.38mm) | 25.74" (653.80mm) |
8.33" (211.58mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1937 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1985–Jan 1987 24-Month |
43.46" (1,103.88mm) | 38.13" (968.50mm) |
5.33" (135.38mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1935 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1984–Jan 1987 36-Month |
64.99" (1,650.75mm) | 57.09" (1,450.09mm) |
7.90" (200.66mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1937 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1983–Jan 1987 48-Month |
84.35" (2,142.49mm) | 76.02" (1,930.91mm) |
8.33" (211.58mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1937 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1945 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb 1982–Jan 1987 60-Month |
108.86" (2,765.04mm) | 94.93" (2,411.22mm) |
13.93" (353.82mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1938 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1910 | 2012 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 3, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/