Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Dakota
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1966
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1966 1-Month |
55.4°F (13.0°C) | 56.0°F (13.3°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1961 | 1907 |
| 73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1895, 1981 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1966 2-Month |
47.5°F (8.6°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
-2.9°F (-1.6°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1961 | 1907 |
| 107th Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 1934 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1966 3-Month |
43.4°F (6.3°C) | 43.9°F (6.6°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 1965 | 1899 |
| 71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1989 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1966 4-Month |
36.2°F (2.3°C) | 37.9°F (3.3°C) |
-1.7°F (-1.0°C) | 35th Coolest | Coolest since: 1965 | 1899 |
| 91st Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2013 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1966 5-Month |
30.2°F (-1.0°C) | 33.3°F (0.7°C) |
-3.1°F (-1.7°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1950 | 1899 |
| 111th Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1965–May 1966 6-Month |
29.7°F (-1.3°C) | 31.0°F (-0.6°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1965 | 1917 |
| 87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1943 | ||||||
|
Nov 1965–May 1966 7-Month |
30.2°F (-1.0°C) | 31.1°F (-0.5°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 41st Coolest | Coolest since: 1965 | 1899 |
| 84th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1943, 1984 | ||||||
|
Oct 1965–May 1966 8-Month |
32.9°F (0.5°C) | 33.3°F (0.7°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 1965 | 1899 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1927, 2018 | ||||||
|
Sep 1965–May 1966 9-Month |
34.7°F (1.5°C) | 36.2°F (2.3°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1965 | 1899 |
| 100th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1916, 1918, 1951, 1962, 1993 | ||||||
|
Aug 1965–May 1966 10-Month |
38.2°F (3.4°C) | 39.6°F (4.2°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1965 | 1899 |
| 98th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1922 | ||||||
|
Jul 1965–May 1966 11-Month |
41.3°F (5.2°C) | 42.7°F (5.9°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.7°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1965 | 1899 |
| 99th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun 1965–May 1966 12-Month |
43.2°F (6.2°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1965 | 1899 |
| 99th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1909 | ||||||
|
Dec 1964–May 1966 18-Month |
38.0°F (3.3°C) | 40.0°F (4.4°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.1°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1979 |
| 113th Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 2000, 2006 | ||||
| Ties: 1950 | ||||||
|
Jun 1964–May 1966 24-Month |
42.9°F (6.1°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.8°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1917 |
| 110th Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 2000, 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1929 | ||||||
|
Jun 1963–May 1966 36-Month |
44.3°F (6.8°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 1962 | 1918 |
| 79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 1911, 1922, 1924, 1962, 1986, 1994 | ||||||
|
Jun 1962–May 1966 48-Month |
44.6°F (7.0°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 61st Coolest | Coolest since: 1963 | 1899 |
| 61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 1926, 1946, 1963, 1986 | ||||||
|
Jun 1961–May 1966 60-Month |
44.4°F (6.9°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1963 | 1920 |
| 74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 2006, 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 1947, 1949, 1955, 1956, 1963, 1968, 1980 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2020, retrieved on May 25, 2020 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/