Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
South Dakota
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1998
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1998 1-Month |
59.3°F (15.2°C) | 56.0°F (13.3°C) |
3.3°F (1.9°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1907 |
| 20th Warmest | Warmest since: 1994 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1980 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1998 2-Month |
53.1°F (11.7°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
2.7°F (1.5°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1907 |
| 21st Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 1934 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1998 3-Month |
44.2°F (6.8°C) | 43.8°F (6.6°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1899 |
| 54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1994 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1972, 2020 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1998 4-Month |
41.3°F (5.2°C) | 37.8°F (3.2°C) |
3.5°F (2.0°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1899 |
| 16th Warmest | Warmest since: 1992 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1921, 1930 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1998 5-Month |
36.9°F (2.7°C) | 33.3°F (0.7°C) |
3.6°F (2.0°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1899 |
| 15th Warmest | Warmest since: 1992 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1997–May 1998 6-Month |
35.4°F (1.9°C) | 31.0°F (-0.6°C) |
4.4°F (2.5°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1917 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 1992 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 1997–May 1998 7-Month |
34.7°F (1.5°C) | 31.2°F (-0.4°C) |
3.5°F (1.9°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1899 |
| 13th Warmest | Warmest since: 1992 | 2012 | ||||
|
Oct 1997–May 1998 8-Month |
36.5°F (2.5°C) | 33.2°F (0.7°C) |
3.3°F (1.8°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1899 |
| 13th Warmest | Warmest since: 1992 | 2012 | ||||
|
Sep 1997–May 1998 9-Month |
39.5°F (4.2°C) | 36.2°F (2.3°C) |
3.3°F (1.9°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1899 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 1992 | 2012 | ||||
|
Aug 1997–May 1998 10-Month |
42.5°F (5.8°C) | 39.7°F (4.3°C) |
2.8°F (1.5°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1899 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 1992 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2005 | ||||||
|
Jul 1997–May 1998 11-Month |
45.1°F (7.3°C) | 42.6°F (5.9°C) |
2.5°F (1.4°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1899 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 1992 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1964, 2002, 2004, 2005 | ||||||
|
Jun 1997–May 1998 12-Month |
47.0°F (8.3°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
2.4°F (1.3°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1899 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest since: 1992 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1996–May 1998 18-Month |
40.8°F (4.9°C) | 40.1°F (4.5°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1979 |
| 44th Warmest | Warmest since: 1992 | 2000, 2006 | ||||
|
Jun 1996–May 1998 24-Month |
44.6°F (7.0°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1917 |
| 67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1993 | 2000, 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1927, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1983, 2015 | ||||||
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Jun 1995–May 1998 36-Month |
44.2°F (6.8°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 41st Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1918 |
| 85th Warmest | Warmest since: 1994 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 1910, 1928, 2020 | ||||||
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Jun 1994–May 1998 48-Month |
44.4°F (6.9°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 46th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1899 |
| 79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 1923, 1967, 1974, 1981 | ||||||
|
Jun 1993–May 1998 60-Month |
44.1°F (6.7°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1920 |
| 93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2006, 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 1911, 1914, 1915, 1979 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/