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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1988

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1988 1-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	2000
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2015
Nov–Dec 1988 2-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	52.3°F (11.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1950, 1976, 2000
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2015
	Ties: 1958, 2019
Oct–Dec 1988 3-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	56.7°F (13.7°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1976
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2015
	Ties: 1954, 1960, 1977
Sep–Dec 1988 4-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1976
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2016
	Ties: 1953, 1975, 1987
Aug–Dec 1988 5-Month	64.9°F (18.3°C)	65.4°F (18.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1976
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2016
	Ties: 2003, 2010
Jul–Dec 1988 6-Month	67.6°F (19.8°C)	68.1°F (20.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1976
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2016
	Ties: 1983, 2003, 2013
Jun–Dec 1988 7-Month	69.1°F (20.6°C)	69.7°F (20.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1976
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2016
	Ties: 1953, 1983
May–Dec 1988 8-Month	69.2°F (20.7°C)	70.0°F (21.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1976
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2016
Apr–Dec 1988 9-Month	68.6°F (20.3°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1976
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2015, 2016
	Ties: 1963, 1966, 1979, 2013
Mar–Dec 1988 10-Month	67.4°F (19.7°C)	68.2°F (20.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1976
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2016
	Ties: 1968, 1993
Feb–Dec 1988 11-Month	65.5°F (18.6°C)	66.5°F (19.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1976
				62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2016
	Ties: 1981, 1993, 1996
Jan–Dec 1988 12-Month	63.5°F (17.5°C)	64.8°F (18.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1976
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2019
	Ties: 1966, 1969, 1979, 1981
Jul 1987–Dec 1988 18-Month	65.1°F (18.4°C)	66.0°F (18.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1968
				63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 1967, 1970, 1981, 1993
Jan 1987–Dec 1988 24-Month	64.0°F (17.8°C)	64.9°F (18.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1969
				63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 1964, 1966, 1970, 1980, 1981, 1993, 1997
Jan 1986–Dec 1988 36-Month	64.8°F (18.2°C)	64.9°F (18.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1968, 1969
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2019
	Ties: 1973, 1990
Jan 1985–Dec 1988 48-Month	64.8°F (18.2°C)	64.8°F (18.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1969
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2019
	Ties: 1960, 1990
Jan 1984–Dec 1988 60-Month	64.8°F (18.2°C)	64.8°F (18.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1969, 1970
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2020
	Ties: 1987, 1992

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 6, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/