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 April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
South Dakota
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1921
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1921 1-Month |
55.9°F (13.3°C) | 56.0°F (13.3°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1920 | 1907 |
| 59th Warmest | Warmest since: 1918 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1999, 2013 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1921 2-Month |
51.0°F (10.6°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
0.6°F (0.4°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 1920 | 1907 |
| 49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1915 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1922, 1943, 1944, 1963, 2017 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1921 3-Month |
45.8°F (7.7°C) | 43.8°F (6.6°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 96th Coolest | Coolest since: 1920 | 1899 |
| 32nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1918 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1926, 1999 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1921 4-Month |
41.3°F (5.2°C) | 37.8°F (3.2°C) |
3.5°F (2.0°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 1920 | 1899 |
| 16th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1930, 1998 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1921 5-Month |
37.9°F (3.3°C) | 33.3°F (0.7°C) |
4.6°F (2.6°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 1920 | 1899 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1920–May 1921 6-Month |
35.1°F (1.7°C) | 31.1°F (-0.5°C) |
4.0°F (2.2°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 1920 | 1917 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2005 | ||||||
|
Nov 1920–May 1921 7-Month |
34.3°F (1.3°C) | 31.2°F (-0.4°C) |
3.1°F (1.7°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 1920 | 1899 |
| 15th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
|
Oct 1920–May 1921 8-Month |
36.4°F (2.4°C) | 33.2°F (0.7°C) |
3.2°F (1.7°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 1920 | 1899 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
|
Sep 1920–May 1921 9-Month |
39.2°F (4.0°C) | 36.2°F (2.3°C) |
3.0°F (1.7°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 1920 | 1899 |
| 13th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1931 | ||||||
|
Aug 1920–May 1921 10-Month |
42.1°F (5.6°C) | 39.6°F (4.2°C) |
2.5°F (1.4°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 1920 | 1899 |
| 17th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1939, 2002 | ||||||
|
Jul 1920–May 1921 11-Month |
44.7°F (7.1°C) | 42.6°F (5.9°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 1920 | 1899 |
| 20th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1942, 1976, 2021 | ||||||
|
Jun 1920–May 1921 12-Month |
46.4°F (8.0°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 104th Coolest | Coolest since: 1920 | 1899 |
| 23rd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1932, 1942, 1976 | ||||||
|
Dec 1919–May 1921 18-Month |
40.5°F (4.7°C) | 40.0°F (4.4°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1920 | 1979 |
| 48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1902 | 2000, 2006 | ||||
| Ties: 1958, 1959, 1995 | ||||||
|
Jun 1919–May 1921 24-Month |
44.5°F (6.9°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1920 | 1917 |
| 67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1915 | 2000, 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 1918–May 1921 36-Month |
44.6°F (7.0°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1920 | 1918 |
| 58th Warmest | Warmest since: 1902 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 1926, 1927, 1957, 1974 | ||||||
|
Jun 1917–May 1921 48-Month |
44.2°F (6.8°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.1°C) | 37th Coolest | Coolest since: 1920 | 1899 |
| 87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1911 | 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 1928, 1962 | ||||||
|
Jun 1916–May 1921 60-Month |
43.5°F (6.4°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1920 | 1920 |
| 109th Warmest | Warmest since: 1915 | 2006, 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 1951 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 21, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/