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 April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
South Dakota
Average Temperature Rankings, May 2004
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 2004 1-Month |
55.6°F (13.1°C) | 56.0°F (13.3°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 2003 | 1907 |
70th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1903, 1919, 2014 | ||||||
Apr–May 2004 2-Month |
51.8°F (11.0°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 94th Coolest | Coolest since: 2003 | 1907 |
34th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1896, 1915, 2010 | ||||||
Mar–May 2004 3-Month |
47.3°F (8.5°C) | 43.8°F (6.6°C) |
3.5°F (1.9°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2003 | 1899 |
13th Warmest | Warmest since: 2000 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1988 | ||||||
Feb–May 2004 4-Month |
41.2°F (5.1°C) | 37.8°F (3.2°C) |
3.4°F (1.9°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 2003 | 1899 |
19th Warmest | Warmest since: 2000 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1926 | ||||||
Jan–May 2004 5-Month |
36.2°F (2.3°C) | 33.3°F (0.7°C) |
2.9°F (1.6°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 2003 | 1899 |
22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2000 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 2003–May 2004 6-Month |
34.6°F (1.4°C) | 31.1°F (-0.5°C) |
3.5°F (1.9°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 2003 | 1917 |
14th Warmest | Warmest since: 2000 | 2012 | ||||
Nov 2003–May 2004 7-Month |
33.6°F (0.9°C) | 31.2°F (-0.4°C) |
2.4°F (1.3°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2003 | 1899 |
24th Warmest | Warmest since: 2003 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1958, 2003 | ||||||
Oct 2003–May 2004 8-Month |
35.9°F (2.2°C) | 33.3°F (0.7°C) |
2.6°F (1.5°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 2003 | 1899 |
16th Warmest | Warmest since: 2000 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1964 | ||||||
Sep 2003–May 2004 9-Month |
38.5°F (3.6°C) | 36.2°F (2.3°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 2003 | 1899 |
20th Warmest | Warmest since: 2002 | 2012 | ||||
Aug 2003–May 2004 10-Month |
42.2°F (5.7°C) | 39.7°F (4.3°C) |
2.5°F (1.4°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 2003 | 1899 |
15th Warmest | Warmest since: 2000 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1991 | ||||||
Jul 2003–May 2004 11-Month |
45.1°F (7.3°C) | 42.6°F (5.9°C) |
2.5°F (1.4°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2003 | 1899 |
12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2002 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1964, 1998, 2002, 2005 | ||||||
Jun 2003–May 2004 12-Month |
46.7°F (8.2°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 2003 | 1899 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 2002 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1991, 2007 | ||||||
Dec 2002–May 2004 18-Month |
42.3°F (5.7°C) | 40.1°F (4.5°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 2003 | 1979 |
17th Warmest | Warmest since: 2000 | 2000, 2006 | ||||
Ties: 2012, 2021 | ||||||
Jun 2002–May 2004 24-Month |
46.5°F (8.1°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
1.9°F (1.1°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1917 |
17th Warmest | Warmest since: 2003 | 2000, 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1991, 2012 | ||||||
Jun 2001–May 2004 36-Month |
46.6°F (8.1°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2003 | 1918 |
8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2000 | ||||
Ties: 1934, 1989, 2001 | ||||||
Jun 2000–May 2004 48-Month |
45.9°F (7.7°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 104th Coolest | Coolest since: 1999 | 1899 |
20th Warmest | Warmest since: 2003 | 2007 | ||||
Ties: 2016, 2019 | ||||||
Jun 1999–May 2004 60-Month |
46.4°F (8.0°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
1.9°F (1.1°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 2001 | 1920 |
10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2003 | 2006, 2007 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 23, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/