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 stood at 6.0 degrees Fahrenheit on 14 August 2026, unchanged with respect to 13 August 2026.
Sample. In this daily series, there are 16,662 records. The span of time covered by the series goes from January 1981 to August 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of some descriptive statistics computed on the entire sample: degree days recorded their maximum of 23.0 degrees Fahrenheit on 16 August 1988; they reached their lowest level of 0.0 on 1 January 1981; they were equal on average to 1.9.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Degrees Fahrenheit |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | 10.0 |
| 2026-08-13 | 6.0 |
| 2026-08-14 | 6.0 |
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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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