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 December 2020. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
South Dakota
Precipitation Rankings, January 2018
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 2018 1-Month |
0.30" (7.62mm) | 0.47" (11.94mm) |
-0.17" (-4.32mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1942 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 1897 | ||||
| Ties: 2006 | ||||||
|
Dec 2017–Jan 2018 2-Month |
0.72" (18.29mm) | 0.95" (24.13mm) |
-0.23" (-5.84mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 1987 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 1910 | ||||
| Ties: 1963, 1989 | ||||||
|
Nov 2017–Jan 2018 3-Month |
0.95" (24.13mm) | 1.60" (40.64mm) |
-0.65" (-16.51mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 1913 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 1923 | ||||
|
Oct 2017–Jan 2018 4-Month |
2.19" (55.63mm) | 2.88" (73.15mm) |
-0.69" (-17.52mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1913 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 1999 | ||||
| Ties: 1924 | ||||||
|
Sep 2017–Jan 2018 5-Month |
4.68" (118.87mm) | 4.51" (114.55mm) |
0.17" (4.32mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1953 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 1997 | ||||
|
Aug 2017–Jan 2018 6-Month |
7.85" (199.39mm) | 6.67" (169.42mm) |
1.18" (29.97mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1959 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 1997, 2020 | ||||
|
Jul 2017–Jan 2018 7-Month |
9.97" (253.24mm) | 9.22" (234.19mm) |
0.75" (19.05mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1977 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 2017–Jan 2018 8-Month |
12.16" (308.86mm) | 12.65" (321.31mm) |
-0.49" (-12.45mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1937 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2020 | ||||
|
May 2017–Jan 2018 9-Month |
14.28" (362.71mm) | 15.55" (394.97mm) |
-1.27" (-32.26mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1937 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 2017–Jan 2018 10-Month |
16.22" (411.99mm) | 17.49" (444.25mm) |
-1.27" (-32.26mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1937 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2020 | ||||
|
Mar 2017–Jan 2018 11-Month |
16.88" (428.75mm) | 18.54" (470.92mm) |
-1.66" (-42.17mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1937 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 2017–Jan 2018 12-Month |
17.25" (438.15mm) | 19.08" (484.63mm) |
-1.83" (-46.48mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1937 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2020 | ||||
|
Aug 2016–Jan 2018 18-Month |
25.90" (657.86mm) | 25.74" (653.80mm) |
0.16" (4.06mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1937 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 2016–Jan 2018 24-Month |
38.34" (973.84mm) | 38.13" (968.50mm) |
0.21" (5.34mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1935 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 2015–Jan 2018 36-Month |
61.12" (1,552.45mm) | 57.09" (1,450.09mm) |
4.03" (102.36mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1937 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 2014–Jan 2018 48-Month |
81.34" (2,066.04mm) | 76.02" (1,930.91mm) |
5.32" (135.13mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1937 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb 2013–Jan 2018 60-Month |
106.07" (2,694.18mm) | 94.93" (2,411.22mm) |
11.14" (282.96mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1938 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1919 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 19, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/