Climate at a Glance
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Houston, Texas
Average Temperature Rankings, January 1972
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Period | Value | 1981-2010 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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January 1972 1-Month |
59.8°F (15.4°C) | 55.2°F (12.9°C) |
4.6°F (2.5°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1940 |
11th Warmest | Warmest since: 1952 | 1950 | ||||
Dec 1971–Jan 1972 2-Month |
61.2°F (16.2°C) | 56.2°F (13.4°C) |
5.0°F (2.8°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1984 |
5th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2022 | ||||
Nov 1971–Jan 1972 3-Month |
62.1°F (16.7°C) | 59.0°F (15.0°C) |
3.1°F (1.7°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
4th Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1989 | ||||||
Oct 1971–Jan 1972 4-Month |
65.3°F (18.5°C) | 62.5°F (16.9°C) |
2.8°F (1.6°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
4th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
Sep 1971–Jan 1972 5-Month |
68.3°F (20.2°C) | 66.3°F (19.1°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
9th Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1932, 1989, 2008 | ||||||
Aug 1971–Jan 1972 6-Month |
70.7°F (21.5°C) | 69.6°F (20.9°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
15th Warmest | Warmest since: 1952 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1952, 2013 | ||||||
Jul 1971–Jan 1972 7-Month |
72.8°F (22.7°C) | 71.8°F (22.1°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
16th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1957 | ||||||
Jun 1971–Jan 1972 8-Month |
74.0°F (23.3°C) | 73.3°F (22.9°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 2018 | ||||||
May 1971–Jan 1972 9-Month |
74.2°F (23.4°C) | 73.8°F (23.2°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 62nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 2009 | ||||||
Apr 1971–Jan 1972 10-Month |
73.7°F (23.2°C) | 73.6°F (23.1°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1966 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1992, 1995 | ||||||
Mar 1971–Jan 1972 11-Month |
72.8°F (22.7°C) | 72.8°F (22.7°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 57th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1991, 1995 | ||||||
Feb 1971–Jan 1972 12-Month |
71.6°F (22.0°C) | 71.6°F (22.0°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
30th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1997 | ||||||
Aug 1970–Jan 1972 18-Month |
71.1°F (21.7°C) | 70.8°F (21.6°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 62nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
19th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1950, 1957, 1975 | ||||||
Feb 1970–Jan 1972 24-Month |
71.4°F (21.9°C) | 71.6°F (22.0°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1941, 1977 |
33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1952, 1986, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2011 | ||||||
Feb 1969–Jan 1972 36-Month |
71.1°F (21.7°C) | 71.5°F (21.9°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1942, 1979 |
41st Warmest | Warmest since: 1966 | 2018, 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1936, 1966, 1974, 1994, 1996 | ||||||
Feb 1968–Jan 1972 48-Month |
70.8°F (21.6°C) | 71.5°F (21.9°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.3°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1980 |
50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1960, 1968, 1976 | ||||||
Feb 1967–Jan 1972 60-Month |
70.9°F (21.6°C) | 71.4°F (21.9°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1980, 1981 |
45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1960, 1967, 1968, 1974, 1987 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 18, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/