Heating 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, heating degree days stood at 27.0 degrees Fahrenheit on 12 February 2026, versus 29.0 on 11 February 2026.
Sample. There are 16,479 data points overall in the daily series shown in the plot above. The series covers the time range going from January 1981 to February 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of some simple statistics calculated on the full sample: degree days reached their lowest level of 0.0 degrees Fahrenheit on 2 May 1981; they peaked at 86.0 on 22 December 1989; they had a mean of 20.4.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Degrees Fahrenheit |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-10 | 30.0 |
| 2026-02-11 | 29.0 |
| 2026-02-12 | 27.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Heating degree days |
| Country | South Dakota (US) |
| Economic concept | Heating 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 | 65F - (max_daily_temperature + min_daily_temperature) / 2 |
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