Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Dakota
Average Temperature Rankings, April 1988
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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April 1988 1-Month |
46.4°F (8.0°C) | 44.7°F (7.1°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1920 |
40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1915 | ||||
Ties: 1974 | ||||||
Mar–Apr 1988 2-Month |
40.4°F (4.7°C) | 37.8°F (3.2°C) |
2.6°F (1.5°C) | 94th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1899 |
33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Feb–Apr 1988 3-Month |
33.1°F (0.6°C) | 31.8°F (-0.1°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1899 |
45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1918 | ||||||
Jan–Apr 1988 4-Month |
28.2°F (-2.1°C) | 27.7°F (-2.4°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 66th Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1936 |
61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 1987–Apr 1988 5-Month |
27.6°F (-2.4°C) | 26.0°F (-3.3°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1936 |
41st Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1963, 1973 | ||||||
Nov 1987–Apr 1988 6-Month |
29.2°F (-1.6°C) | 27.0°F (-2.8°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 95th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1936 |
31st Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1963 | ||||||
Oct 1987–Apr 1988 7-Month |
31.5°F (-0.3°C) | 30.0°F (-1.1°C) |
1.5°F (0.8°C) | 90th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1899 |
36th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1925 | ||||||
Sep 1987–Apr 1988 8-Month |
35.1°F (1.7°C) | 33.7°F (0.9°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 90th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1899 |
36th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1945 | ||||||
Aug 1987–Apr 1988 9-Month |
38.7°F (3.7°C) | 37.8°F (3.2°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1899 |
45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1900, 2008 | ||||||
Jul 1987–Apr 1988 10-Month |
42.3°F (5.7°C) | 41.3°F (5.2°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1899 |
39th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1908, 1995 | ||||||
Jun 1987–Apr 1988 11-Month |
44.8°F (7.1°C) | 43.5°F (6.4°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 96th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1899 |
30th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1938, 1955, 1961, 1974, 1983, 2008, 2013, 2015 | ||||||
May 1987–Apr 1988 12-Month |
46.2°F (7.9°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1899 |
27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Nov 1986–Apr 1988 18-Month |
41.7°F (5.4°C) | 38.7°F (3.7°C) |
3.0°F (1.7°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1979 |
11th Warmest | Warmest since: 1981 | 2000, 2006 | ||||
May 1986–Apr 1988 24-Month |
46.7°F (8.2°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1917 |
12th Warmest | Warmest since: 1981 | 2000 | ||||
Ties: 2003 | ||||||
May 1985–Apr 1988 36-Month |
45.7°F (7.6°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 95th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1918 |
29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1983 | 2000 | ||||
May 1984–Apr 1988 48-Month |
45.4°F (7.4°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1899 |
32nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2007 | ||||
Ties: 1944, 1964, 1977 | ||||||
May 1983–Apr 1988 60-Month |
45.2°F (7.3°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1920 |
36th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2006 | ||||
Ties: 1937, 1977, 1999, 2014 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on February 24, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/