Coldest Januarys in South Dakota since 1895
Stacker compiled a ranking of the coldest Januarys in South Dakota since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Rankings are based on the lowest average temperature in each month. For each of the coldest months listed below, we've included the average state temperature, state-wide highs and lows for the month, and the total precipitation.
#10. January 1930
- Average temperature: 4.2°F
- Monthly high temperature: 14.3°F
- Monthly low temperature: -5.8°F
- Total precipitation: 0.49"
#7. January 1982 (tie)
- Average temperature: 4.1°F
- Monthly high temperature: 15.7°F
- Monthly low temperature: -7.4°F
- Total precipitation: 0.72"
#7. January 1936 (tie)
- Average temperature: 4.1°F
- Monthly high temperature: 14.7°F
- Monthly low temperature: -6.6°F
- Total precipitation: 0.69"
#7. January 1912 (tie)
- Average temperature: 4.1°F
- Monthly high temperature: 14.6°F
- Monthly low temperature: -6.4°F
- Total precipitation: 0.4"
#6. January 1929
- Average temperature: 3.3°F
- Monthly high temperature: 14.2°F
- Monthly low temperature: -7.6°F
- Total precipitation: 0.9"
#5. January 1978
- Average temperature: 2.7°F
- Monthly high temperature: 12.6°F
- Monthly low temperature: -7.2°F
- Total precipitation: 0.26"
#4. January 1916
- Average temperature: 2.3°F
- Monthly high temperature: 13.7°F
- Monthly low temperature: -9.1°F
- Total precipitation: 1.14"
#2. January 1979 (tie)
- Average temperature: 2.1°F
- Monthly high temperature: 12.1°F
- Monthly low temperature: -7.9°F
- Total precipitation: 0.77"
#2. January 1950 (tie)
- Average temperature: 2.1°F
- Monthly high temperature: 13.6°F
- Monthly low temperature: -9.4°F
- Total precipitation: 0.55"
#1. January 1937
- Average temperature: -1°F
- Monthly high temperature: 8.9°F
- Monthly low temperature: -10.9°F
- Total precipitation: 0.85"
