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 September 2019. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
South Dakota
Average Temperature Rankings, January 1940
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 1940 1-Month |
5.6°F (-14.7°C) | 15.0°F (-9.4°C) |
-9.4°F (-5.3°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1937 |
| 115th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2006 | ||||
|
Dec 1939–Jan 1940 2-Month |
17.7°F (-7.9°C) | 17.4°F (-8.1°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 62nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1979 |
| 63rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1992 | ||||
| Ties: 1935 | ||||||
|
Nov 1939–Jan 1940 3-Month |
24.2°F (-4.3°C) | 22.2°F (-5.4°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1979 |
| 43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 2015, 2019 | ||||||
|
Oct 1939–Jan 1940 4-Month |
30.0°F (-1.1°C) | 28.6°F (-1.9°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1912 |
| 50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2000 | ||||
|
Sep 1939–Jan 1940 5-Month |
36.8°F (2.7°C) | 34.9°F (1.6°C) |
1.9°F (1.1°C) | 90th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1897 |
| 35th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2006 | ||||
| Ties: 1923, 1975, 2003, 2013 | ||||||
|
Aug 1939–Jan 1940 6-Month |
42.5°F (5.8°C) | 40.9°F (4.9°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1912 |
| 34th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2006 | ||||
| Ties: 1980, 1990, 2013 | ||||||
|
Jul 1939–Jan 1940 7-Month |
47.4°F (8.6°C) | 45.4°F (7.4°C) |
2.0°F (1.2°C) | 102nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1912 |
| 23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2006 | ||||
| Ties: 2003, 2017 | ||||||
|
Jun 1939–Jan 1940 8-Month |
49.6°F (9.8°C) | 47.9°F (8.8°C) |
1.7°F (1.0°C) | 95th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1952 |
| 30th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2006 | ||||
| Ties: 1954 | ||||||
|
May 1939–Jan 1940 9-Month |
51.1°F (10.6°C) | 48.8°F (9.3°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1952 |
| 16th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1989 | ||||
| Ties: 1941, 1992, 2007 | ||||||
|
Apr 1939–Jan 1940 10-Month |
50.5°F (10.3°C) | 48.4°F (9.1°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 102nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1952 |
| 23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar 1939–Jan 1940 11-Month |
48.9°F (9.4°C) | 46.8°F (8.2°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1952 |
| 17th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1931, 1932, 1988 | ||||||
|
Feb 1939–Jan 1940 12-Month |
45.6°F (7.6°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
1.1°F (0.7°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1918 |
| 39th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1953, 1958, 1995 | ||||||
|
Aug 1938–Jan 1940 18-Month |
45.4°F (7.4°C) | 43.3°F (6.3°C) |
2.1°F (1.1°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1918 |
| 21st Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2013 | ||||
|
Feb 1938–Jan 1940 24-Month |
46.4°F (8.0°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
1.9°F (1.1°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1952 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest since: 1935 | 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 1982, 1999, 2014 | ||||||
|
Feb 1937–Jan 1940 36-Month |
45.9°F (7.7°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1918 |
| 26th Warmest | Warmest since: 1936 | 2007, 2008, 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1983 | ||||||
|
Feb 1936–Jan 1940 48-Month |
45.2°F (7.3°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 84th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1918 |
| 38th Warmest | Warmest since: 1937 | 2008 | ||||
| Ties: 2010 | ||||||
|
Feb 1935–Jan 1940 60-Month |
45.0°F (7.2°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1932 | 1920 |
| 44th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2008 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published October 2019, retrieved on October 16, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/