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 January 2020. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
South Dakota
Average Temperature Rankings, May 2016
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2016 1-Month |
56.7°F (13.7°C) | 56.0°F (13.3°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1907 |
| 44th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1975, 1989 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 2016 2-Month |
51.5°F (10.8°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1907 |
| 41st Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 1934 | ||||
|
Mar–May 2016 3-Month |
47.7°F (8.7°C) | 43.8°F (6.6°C) |
3.9°F (2.1°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2007 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 2016 4-Month |
43.6°F (6.4°C) | 37.9°F (3.3°C) |
5.7°F (3.1°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2016 5-Month |
38.8°F (3.8°C) | 33.3°F (0.7°C) |
5.5°F (3.1°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 2015–May 2016 6-Month |
36.4°F (2.4°C) | 31.0°F (-0.6°C) |
5.4°F (3.0°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1981 | ||||||
|
Nov 2015–May 2016 7-Month |
36.4°F (2.4°C) | 31.1°F (-0.5°C) |
5.3°F (2.9°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
|
Oct 2015–May 2016 8-Month |
38.3°F (3.5°C) | 33.2°F (0.7°C) |
5.1°F (2.8°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1987 | ||||||
|
Sep 2015–May 2016 9-Month |
41.4°F (5.2°C) | 36.3°F (2.4°C) |
5.1°F (2.8°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
|
Aug 2015–May 2016 10-Month |
44.2°F (6.8°C) | 39.6°F (4.2°C) |
4.6°F (2.6°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul 2015–May 2016 11-Month |
46.7°F (8.2°C) | 42.6°F (5.9°C) |
4.1°F (2.3°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2006 | ||||||
|
Jun 2015–May 2016 12-Month |
48.5°F (9.2°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
3.9°F (2.2°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 2014–May 2016 18-Month |
43.8°F (6.6°C) | 40.0°F (4.4°C) |
3.8°F (2.2°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1979 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2006 | 2000, 2006 | ||||
| Ties: 2017 | ||||||
|
Jun 2014–May 2016 24-Month |
47.0°F (8.3°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
2.4°F (1.3°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2013 | 2000, 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 2013–May 2016 36-Month |
45.9°F (7.7°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1918 |
| 24th Warmest | Warmest since: 2014 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 1940, 1982 | ||||||
|
Jun 2012–May 2016 48-Month |
45.9°F (7.7°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 102nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1899 |
| 20th Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 2004, 2019 | ||||||
|
Jun 2011–May 2016 60-Month |
46.6°F (8.1°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1920 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2008 | 2006, 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 1935, 1992, 2003 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2020, retrieved on February 17, 2020 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/