Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Dakota
Average Temperature Rankings, March 1986
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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March 1986 1-Month |
39.0°F (3.9°C) | 30.8°F (-0.7°C) |
8.2°F (4.6°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1899 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2015 | ||||||
|
Feb–Mar 1986 2-Month |
28.0°F (-2.2°C) | 25.3°F (-3.7°C) |
2.7°F (1.5°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1899 |
| 41st Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1910 | ||||||
|
Jan–Mar 1986 3-Month |
26.4°F (-3.1°C) | 21.9°F (-5.6°C) |
4.5°F (2.5°C) | 104th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1936 |
| 23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1983 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1985–Mar 1986 4-Month |
23.0°F (-5.0°C) | 21.4°F (-5.9°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1936 |
| 45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1983 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1911, 1941, 1988 | ||||||
|
Nov 1985–Mar 1986 5-Month |
21.9°F (-5.6°C) | 23.4°F (-4.8°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 35th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1899, 1936 |
| 91st Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 1996 | ||||||
|
Oct 1985–Mar 1986 6-Month |
26.0°F (-3.3°C) | 27.5°F (-2.5°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1899 |
| 93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1970, 1994, 1996 | ||||||
|
Sep 1985–Mar 1986 7-Month |
30.4°F (-0.9°C) | 32.2°F (0.1°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1899 |
| 99th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2012 | ||||
|
Aug 1985–Mar 1986 8-Month |
35.0°F (1.7°C) | 36.9°F (2.7°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.0°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1899 |
| 105th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1916, 1922, 1929, 1950 | ||||||
|
Jul 1985–Mar 1986 9-Month |
39.3°F (4.1°C) | 40.9°F (4.9°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.8°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1899 |
| 104th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1913, 1956, 1962 | ||||||
|
Jun 1985–Mar 1986 10-Month |
41.7°F (5.4°C) | 43.5°F (6.4°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1899 |
| 107th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1896, 1918, 1956 | ||||||
|
May 1985–Mar 1986 11-Month |
43.5°F (6.4°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1899 |
| 94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1972, 1996 | ||||||
|
Apr 1985–Mar 1986 12-Month |
44.0°F (6.7°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.2°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1899 |
| 82nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1985 | ||||||
|
Oct 1984–Mar 1986 18-Month |
38.3°F (3.5°C) | 38.8°F (3.8°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 43rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1979 |
| 82nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1921, 1925, 1973, 1985 | ||||||
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Apr 1984–Mar 1986 24-Month |
44.0°F (6.7°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1952 |
| 87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 1903, 1920, 1925, 1971 | ||||||
|
Apr 1983–Mar 1986 36-Month |
44.1°F (6.7°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 41st Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1918 |
| 83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 1948 | ||||||
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Apr 1982–Mar 1986 48-Month |
44.5°F (6.9°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1899, 1918 |
| 70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 1926, 1927, 1946, 1955, 1963, 1981 | ||||||
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Apr 1981–Mar 1986 60-Month |
44.6°F (7.0°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 61st Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1920 |
| 61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2006, 2008 | ||||
| Ties: 1927, 1948, 1959, 1982 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published July 2020, retrieved on July 11, 2020 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/