Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Dakota
Average Temperature Rankings, March 1997
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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March 1997 1-Month |
31.9°F (-0.1°C) | 30.8°F (-0.7°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1899 |
| 58th Warmest | Warmest since: 1994 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 1997 2-Month |
27.4°F (-2.6°C) | 25.4°F (-3.7°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1899 |
| 45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 1997 3-Month |
21.8°F (-5.7°C) | 21.9°F (-5.6°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1936 |
| 68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1996–Mar 1997 4-Month |
19.2°F (-7.1°C) | 21.4°F (-5.9°C) |
-2.2°F (-1.2°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1936 |
| 94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1913 | ||||||
|
Nov 1996–Mar 1997 5-Month |
19.8°F (-6.8°C) | 23.5°F (-4.7°C) |
-3.7°F (-2.1°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1899, 1936 |
| 113th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 1922 | ||||||
|
Oct 1996–Mar 1997 6-Month |
24.3°F (-4.3°C) | 27.5°F (-2.5°C) |
-3.2°F (-1.8°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1899 |
| 112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1960 | ||||||
|
Sep 1996–Mar 1997 7-Month |
29.2°F (-1.6°C) | 32.2°F (0.1°C) |
-3.0°F (-1.7°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1899 |
| 114th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2012 | ||||
|
Aug 1996–Mar 1997 8-Month |
34.5°F (1.4°C) | 37.0°F (2.8°C) |
-2.5°F (-1.4°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1899 |
| 114th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul 1996–Mar 1997 9-Month |
38.4°F (3.6°C) | 41.0°F (5.0°C) |
-2.6°F (-1.4°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1994 | 1899 |
| 114th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1903, 1916, 1994 | ||||||
|
Jun 1996–Mar 1997 10-Month |
41.3°F (5.2°C) | 43.4°F (6.3°C) |
-2.1°F (-1.1°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1994 | 1899 |
| 110th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2012 | ||||
|
May 1996–Mar 1997 11-Month |
42.3°F (5.7°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
-2.3°F (-1.3°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1994 | 1899 |
| 115th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1903, 1993 | ||||||
|
Apr 1996–Mar 1997 12-Month |
42.3°F (5.7°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
-2.3°F (-1.3°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1994 | 1899 |
| 116th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1904 | ||||||
|
Oct 1995–Mar 1997 18-Month |
36.8°F (2.7°C) | 38.8°F (3.8°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.1°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1994 | 1979 |
| 113th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2013 | ||||
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Apr 1995–Mar 1997 24-Month |
42.7°F (5.9°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.1°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1994 | 1952 |
| 115th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 1937 | ||||||
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Apr 1994–Mar 1997 36-Month |
43.9°F (6.6°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1918 |
| 93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 1909, 1949, 1950, 1972, 1973, 1996, 2011 | ||||||
|
Apr 1993–Mar 1997 48-Month |
43.5°F (6.4°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1899, 1918 |
| 112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 1905, 1913, 1972, 1996 | ||||||
|
Apr 1992–Mar 1997 60-Month |
43.3°F (6.3°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.6°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1920 |
| 116th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2006, 2008 | ||||
| Ties: 1917 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2021, retrieved on June 12, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/