Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Dakota
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1896
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1896 1-Month |
58.9°F (14.9°C) | 56.0°F (13.3°C) |
2.9°F (1.6°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 1895 | 1907 |
| 25th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1911 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1896 2-Month |
51.8°F (11.0°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 92nd Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1907 |
| 34th Warmest | Warmest since: 1895 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1915, 2004, 2010 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1896 3-Month |
41.8°F (5.4°C) | 43.8°F (6.6°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.2°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1899 |
| 94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1895 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1896 4-Month |
37.4°F (3.0°C) | 37.9°F (3.3°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 65th Coolest | Coolest since: 1895 | 1899 |
| 61st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1896 5-Month |
33.3°F (0.7°C) | 33.3°F (0.7°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1895 | 1899 |
| 66th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1895–May 1896 6-Month |
31.3°F (-0.4°C) | 31.1°F (-0.5°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 65th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1917 |
| 60th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1927, 1989 | ||||||
|
Nov 1895–May 1896 7-Month |
30.7°F (-0.7°C) | 31.2°F (-0.4°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1899 |
| 72nd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1913, 1927 | ||||||
|
Oct 1895–May 1896 8-Month |
32.3°F (0.2°C) | 33.3°F (0.7°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1899 |
| 85th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1915 | ||||||
|
Sep 1895–May 1896 9-Month |
35.5°F (1.9°C) | 36.2°F (2.3°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1899 |
| 81st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1930, 1975 | ||||||
|
Aug 1895–May 1896 10-Month |
38.8°F (3.8°C) | 39.6°F (4.2°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 42nd Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1899 |
| 83rd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2014 | ||||||
|
Jul 1895–May 1896 11-Month |
41.7°F (5.4°C) | 42.7°F (5.9°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 39th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1899 |
| 86th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2011 | ||||||
|
Jun 1895–May 1896 12-Month |
43.4°F (6.3°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1899 |
| 95th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1905, 1943, 1996 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published March 2020, retrieved on March 30, 2020 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/