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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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Houston, Texas

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1961

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1961 1-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1989
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2021
	Ties: 1964, 1974
Nov–Dec 1961 2-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1976
				62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2021
	Ties: 1951, 1960
Oct–Dec 1961 3-Month	61.9°F (16.6°C)	63.9°F (17.7°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1976
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2021
	Ties: 1957
Sep–Dec 1961 4-Month	66.2°F (19.0°C)	68.0°F (20.0°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1976
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2021
	Ties: 1938, 1939
Aug–Dec 1961 5-Month	69.3°F (20.7°C)	71.3°F (21.8°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1976
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2021
Jul–Dec 1961 6-Month	71.4°F (21.9°C)	73.4°F (23.0°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1976
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2021
	Ties: 1940, 1959
Jun–Dec 1961 7-Month	72.7°F (22.6°C)	74.7°F (23.7°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1976
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2021
May–Dec 1961 8-Month	73.1°F (22.8°C)	74.9°F (23.8°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1976
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2021
Apr–Dec 1961 9-Month	72.4°F (22.4°C)	74.4°F (23.6°C)	-2.0°F (-1.2°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1976
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2021
Mar–Dec 1961 10-Month	71.7°F (22.1°C)	73.4°F (23.0°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1932, 1976
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2021
	Ties: 1960
Feb–Dec 1961 11-Month	70.3°F (21.3°C)	71.9°F (22.2°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1936, 1940, 1983
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2020
	Ties: 1939, 1978
Jan–Dec 1961 12-Month	68.5°F (20.3°C)	70.4°F (21.3°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1940
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2020
	Ties: 1958
Jul 1960–Dec 1961 18-Month	69.8°F (21.0°C)	71.4°F (21.9°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1940
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
Jan 1960–Dec 1961 24-Month	68.4°F (20.2°C)	70.4°F (21.3°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1941, 1979
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2021
	Ties: 1959, 1960
Jan 1959–Dec 1961 36-Month	68.4°F (20.2°C)	70.4°F (21.3°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1941, 1980
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2021
	Ties: 1960, 1979
Jan 1958–Dec 1961 48-Month	68.4°F (20.2°C)	70.4°F (21.3°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1979
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2020
Jan 1957–Dec 1961 60-Month	68.7°F (20.4°C)	70.3°F (21.3°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1979, 1980
				64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1962

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/