Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Dakota
Average Temperature Rankings, August 1986
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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August 1986 1-Month |
67.7°F (19.8°C) | 70.5°F (21.4°C) |
-2.8°F (-1.6°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1915 |
106th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 1937, 1983 | ||||
Ties: 1902, 1946, 1951 | ||||||
Jul–Aug 1986 2-Month |
70.1°F (21.2°C) | 71.5°F (21.9°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.7°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1992 |
93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 1936 | ||||
Ties: 2019 | ||||||
Jun–Aug 1986 3-Month |
69.6°F (20.9°C) | 69.6°F (20.9°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 54th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1915 |
73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 1936 | ||||
Ties: 1997, 2013 | ||||||
May–Aug 1986 4-Month |
66.4°F (19.1°C) | 66.3°F (19.1°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1915 |
56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 1936 | ||||
Ties: 1994 | ||||||
Apr–Aug 1986 5-Month |
62.0°F (16.7°C) | 61.9°F (16.6°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 63rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1907 |
64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 1934, 1936 | ||||
Ties: 1984, 1999, 2018 | ||||||
Mar–Aug 1986 6-Month |
58.2°F (14.6°C) | 56.8°F (13.8°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1950 |
36th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 2017, 2020 | ||||||
Feb–Aug 1986 7-Month |
52.3°F (11.3°C) | 51.5°F (10.8°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1899 |
45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1910, 1964, 2010 | ||||||
Jan–Aug 1986 8-Month |
48.7°F (9.3°C) | 46.9°F (8.3°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1950 |
30th Warmest | Warmest since: 1983 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 1985–Aug 1986 9-Month |
44.7°F (7.1°C) | 43.9°F (6.6°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1950 |
49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1983 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1995 | ||||||
Nov 1985–Aug 1986 10-Month |
42.0°F (5.6°C) | 42.7°F (5.9°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.3°C) | 43rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1899, 1979 |
83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1898, 1949 | ||||||
Oct 1985–Aug 1986 11-Month |
42.4°F (5.8°C) | 43.2°F (6.2°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 41st Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1899 |
85th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1994, 2011 | ||||||
Sep 1985–Aug 1986 12-Month |
43.6°F (6.4°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.6°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1899 |
90th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1924, 1928, 1937, 1966, 1982 | ||||||
Mar 1985–Aug 1986 18-Month |
48.5°F (9.2°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1899 |
70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2006, 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1923, 1944, 1949, 1984 | ||||||
Sep 1984–Aug 1986 24-Month |
44.0°F (6.7°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 41st Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1979 |
84th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2006 | ||||
Ties: 2014 | ||||||
Sep 1983–Aug 1986 36-Month |
44.1°F (6.7°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1899 |
84th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2000, 2007 | ||||
Ties: 1901, 1903, 1937, 1938, 1958, 1968, 1996, 1998 | ||||||
Sep 1982–Aug 1986 48-Month |
44.7°F (7.1°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.2°F (0.2°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1899, 1918 |
52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2007 | ||||
Ties: 1924, 1939, 1945, 1946, 1958, 1966, 1978, 1985 | ||||||
Sep 1981–Aug 1986 60-Month |
44.4°F (6.9°C) | 44.4°F (6.9°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1920 |
73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2006 | ||||
Ties: 1923, 1962, 1966, 1980 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 20, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/