Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Dakota
Average Temperature Rankings, March 1956
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
March 1956 1-Month |
29.3°F (-1.5°C) | 30.8°F (-0.7°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1899 |
| 81st Warmest | Warmest since: 1953 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 1956 2-Month |
22.1°F (-5.5°C) | 25.3°F (-3.7°C) |
-3.2°F (-1.8°C) | 41st Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1899 |
| 87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 1956 3-Month |
19.1°F (-7.2°C) | 21.9°F (-5.6°C) |
-2.8°F (-1.6°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1936 |
| 95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1955–Mar 1956 4-Month |
17.3°F (-8.2°C) | 21.4°F (-5.9°C) |
-4.1°F (-2.3°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1936 |
| 113th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 1955–Mar 1956 5-Month |
18.2°F (-7.7°C) | 23.5°F (-4.7°C) |
-5.3°F (-3.0°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1899, 1936 |
| 119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2000 | ||||
|
Oct 1955–Mar 1956 6-Month |
23.5°F (-4.7°C) | 27.5°F (-2.5°C) |
-4.0°F (-2.2°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1899 |
| 117th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
|
Sep 1955–Mar 1956 7-Month |
28.9°F (-1.7°C) | 32.2°F (0.1°C) |
-3.3°F (-1.8°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1899 |
| 117th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
|
Aug 1955–Mar 1956 8-Month |
34.7°F (1.5°C) | 37.0°F (2.8°C) |
-2.3°F (-1.3°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1899 |
| 112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul 1955–Mar 1956 9-Month |
39.3°F (4.1°C) | 40.9°F (4.9°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.8°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1899 |
| 105th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1913, 1962, 1986 | ||||||
|
Jun 1955–Mar 1956 10-Month |
41.7°F (5.4°C) | 43.4°F (6.3°C) |
-1.7°F (-0.9°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1899 |
| 108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1896, 1918, 1986 | ||||||
|
May 1955–Mar 1956 11-Month |
43.4°F (6.3°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 29th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1899 |
| 98th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1906, 1960 | ||||||
|
Apr 1955–Mar 1956 12-Month |
44.1°F (6.7°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 46th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1899 |
| 81st Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1907, 1922, 1950, 2009 | ||||||
|
Oct 1954–Mar 1956 18-Month |
38.9°F (3.8°C) | 38.9°F (3.8°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 63rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1953 | 1979 |
| 63rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1915, 1944, 1996, 2009 | ||||||
|
Apr 1954–Mar 1956 24-Month |
44.5°F (6.9°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 61st Coolest | Coolest since: 1953 | 1952 |
| 65th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 1914, 1957, 1968 | ||||||
|
Apr 1953–Mar 1956 36-Month |
45.0°F (7.2°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1918 |
| 45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 1946 | ||||||
|
Apr 1952–Mar 1956 48-Month |
45.3°F (7.4°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1899, 1918 |
| 35th Warmest | Warmest since: 1945 | 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 1945, 1977, 1988 | ||||||
|
Apr 1951–Mar 1956 60-Month |
44.4°F (6.9°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 46th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1920 |
| 77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1948 | 2006, 2008 | ||||
| Ties: 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1962, 1966, 1975 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on May 6, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/