Average Temperature in South Dakota by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the U.S. state of South Dakota for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest Year in South Dakota History?

2012 was the warmest year in South Dakota history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 62.7 °F, and the average low was 35.9 °F.

What Was the Coldest Year in South Dakota History?

1950 was the coolest year in South Dakota history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 53.4 °F, and the average low was 28.5 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	16	58.8	34.8
2022	44	58.2	32.2
2021	7	60.6	35.5
2020	16	59.1	34.4
2019	119	52.8	31.8
2018	81	55.6	32.7
2017	16	59.1	34.5
2016	4	60.5	36.1
2015	9	59.8	35.2
2014	89	55.7	31.7
2013	83	55.7	32.4
2012	1	62.7	35.9
2011	59	56.3	33.2
2010	47	56.3	33.9
2009	95	55.0	32.1
2008	87	56.0	31.7
2007	16	58.8	34.8
2006	6	60.6	35.7
2005	12	59.6	35.0
2004	27	58.6	34.0
2003	32	58.4	33.7
2002	28	58.6	33.8
2001	24	58.4	34.6
2000	35	58.4	33.5
1999	8	60.1	35.6
1998	11	58.6	36.2
1997	59	56.2	33.4
1996	125	53.0	30.2
1995	63	55.8	33.6
1994	55	56.7	33.0
1993	119	53.4	31.2
1992	40	57.4	33.8
1991	16	58.7	34.8
1990	15	59.8	34.0
1989	74	56.9	31.7
1988	21	60.0	33.4
1987	3	60.9	36.2
1986	39	57.1	34.5
1985	107	55.3	30.5
1984	50	56.9	33.2
1983	50	56.4	33.6
1982	106	54.7	31.3
1981	9	60.3	34.7
1980	28	59.3	33.2
1979	113	54.9	30.3
1978	121	54.1	30.2
1977	40	57.5	33.6
1976	28	59.7	32.6
1975	83	56.0	31.9
1974	35	59.3	32.6
1973	35	58.0	34.0
1972	113	54.3	30.8
1971	89	55.9	31.6
1970	95	56.1	31.2
1969	95	55.6	31.6
1968	77	56.6	31.8
1967	77	56.8	31.6
1966	100	55.9	30.7
1965	100	55.5	31.2
1964	59	57.9	31.8
1963	24	59.2	33.7
1962	74	56.4	32.2
1961	47	58.0	32.2
1960	89	56.2	31.2
1959	70	57.0	31.7
1958	50	58.0	32.1
1957	77	55.7	32.7
1956	67	57.4	31.7
1955	70	57.5	31.3
1954	32	58.6	33.6
1953	32	58.2	33.9
1952	63	57.6	31.9
1951	128	52.8	28.9
1950	128	53.4	28.5
1949	70	57.6	31.2
1948	69	57.1	31.8
1947	70	56.6	32.2
1946	35	58.9	33.1
1945	89	56.3	31.1
1944	77	56.3	32.1
1943	63	58.0	31.2
1942	63	56.7	32.8
1941	24	58.3	34.7
1940	59	56.9	32.7
1939	13	60.9	33.5
1938	23	59.3	34.0
1937	100	55.6	31.0
1936	89	56.8	30.6
1935	55	57.2	32.6
1934	5	62.0	34.3
1933	21	60.1	33.3
1932	83	56.2	31.7
1931	2	61.9	35.4
1930	40	57.8	33.3
1929	123	54.2	30.0
1928	44	58.1	32.4
1927	113	54.5	30.8
1926	50	57.7	32.4
1925	50	57.7	32.2
1924	121	54.6	29.7
1923	55	57.2	32.6
1922	89	56.0	31.4
1921	14	59.9	34.4
1920	87	55.4	32.1
1919	99	54.9	31.9
1918	74	56.8	31.8
1917	127	53.7	28.3
1916	126	54.1	29.0
1915	110	53.9	31.5
1914	55	57.6	32.2
1913	67	57.5	31.6
1912	108	55.3	30.3
1911	81	56.9	31.2
1910	44	58.5	32.0
1909	110	54.4	30.9
1908	47	57.7	32.4
1907	108	55.8	29.8
1906	83	56.0	31.9
1905	104	55.4	30.8
1904	104	56.1	30.2
1903	110	55.0	30.4
1902	100	55.7	30.9
1901	40	58.4	32.8
1900	28	59.0	33.3
1899	124	54.7	28.9
1898	98	56.5	30.6
1897	113	54.9	30.3
1896	117	54.9	30.1
1895	118	56.1	28.8