Cooling degree days (F) - South Dakota (US) - NOAA - Daily
This series is part of the dataset: Heating and cooling degree days (NOAA)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In South Dakota, cooling degree days were 0.0 degrees Fahrenheit on 12 February 2026, the same value recorded on the previous day.
Sample. There are 16,479 observations overall in the daily time series presented in the plot above. The series covers the time period going from January 1981 to February 2026.
History. Take a look at some summary statistics calculated on the whole sample: degree days had a mean value of 1.9 degrees Fahrenheit; they reached their lowest level of 0.0 on 1 January 1981; they recorded a maximum of 23.0 on 16 August 1988.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Degrees Fahrenheit |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-10 | 0.0 |
| 2026-02-11 | 0.0 |
| 2026-02-12 | 0.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Cooling degree days |
| Country | South Dakota (US) |
| Economic concept | Cooling needs |
| Data type | Estimate based on daily minimum and maximum temperatures |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | Population-weighted averages of weather-station observations |
| Frequency | Daily |
| Unit | Degrees Fahrenheit |
| Source | NOAA National Weather Service |
| Source type | Federal Administration |
| Data licence | Not copyrightable under U.S. law |
| Measure type | (max_daily_temperature + min_daily_temperature) / 2 - 65F |
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