Statewide Rankings
South Dakota
February 1981 Average Temperature Rankings
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean | Anomaly | Rank (1895-2025) | Coolest/Warmest Since | Record |
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February 1981 1-Month | 25.6°F (-3.6°C) | 19.9°F (-6.7°C) | 5.7°F | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: | 1936 |
24th Warmest | Warmest since: | 1954 | ||||
Ties: 1934 | ||||||
Jan– 2-Month | 25.3°F (-3.7°C) | 17.5°F (-8.1°C) | 7.8°F | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: | 1936 |
13th Warmest | Warmest since: | 1931, 1992 | ||||
Dec 1980– 3-Month | 24.6°F (-4.1°C) | 18.2°F (-7.7°C) | 6.4°F | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: | 1936 |
13th Warmest | Warmest since: | 1992 | ||||
Nov 1980– 4-Month | 27.7°F (-2.4°C) | 21.6°F (-5.8°C) | 6.1°F | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: | 1936 |
11th Warmest | Warmest since: | 2000 | ||||
Oct 1980– 5-Month | 31.5°F (-0.3°C) | 26.9°F (-2.8°C) | 4.6°F | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: | 1936 |
14th Warmest | Warmest since: | 2000 | ||||
Sep 1980– 6-Month | 36.4°F (2.4°C) | 32.4°F (0.2°C) | 4.0°F | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: | 1936 |
14th Warmest | Warmest since: | 2016, 2024 | ||||
Aug 1980– 7-Month | 41.2°F (5.1°C) | 37.8°F (3.2°C) | 3.4°F | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: | 1936 |
14th Warmest | Warmest since: | 2002 | ||||
Jul 1980– 8-Month | 45.5°F (7.5°C) | 42.2°F (5.7°C) | 3.3°F | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: | 1897, 1936 |
12th Warmest | Warmest since: | 2002 | ||||
Jun 1980– 9-Month | 48.0°F (8.9°C) | 44.8°F (7.1°C) | 3.2°F | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: | 1936 |
14th Warmest | Warmest since: | 2002 | ||||
May 1980– 10-Month | 49.2°F (9.6°C) | 45.9°F (7.7°C) | 3.3°F | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: | 1936 |
10th Warmest | Warmest since: | 2024 | ||||
Apr 1980– 11-Month | 49.1°F (9.5°C) | 45.8°F (7.7°C) | 3.3°F | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: | 1936 |
6th Warmest | Warmest since: | 2002 | ||||
Mar 1980– 12-Month | 47.4°F (8.6°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) | 2.8°F | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: | 1952 |
13th Warmest | Warmest since: | 2013 | ||||
Sep 1979– 18-Month | 43.1°F (6.2°C) | 40.5°F (4.7°C) | 2.6°F | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: | 1918 |
13th Warmest | Warmest since: | 2013 | ||||
Mar 1979– 24-Month | 46.1°F (7.8°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) | 1.6°F | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: | 1918, 1952 |
27th Warmest | Warmest since: | 2017 | ||||
Mar 1978– 36-Month | 44.7°F (7.1°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) | 0.2°F | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: | 1918 |
55th Warmest | Warmest since: | 2000, 2007, 2018 | ||||
Mar 1977– 48-Month | 44.5°F (6.9°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) | 0.0°F | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: | 1918 |
73rd Warmest | Warmest since: | 2008 | ||||
Ties: 1926, 1963, 1966 | ||||||
Mar 1976– 60-Month | 44.6°F (7.0°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) | 0.1°F | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: | 1920 |
69th Warmest | Warmest since: | 2008 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2025, retrieved on March 22, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings