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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, January 1997

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1997 1-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1991	1940
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	1950
	Ties: 1976
Dec 1996–Jan 1997 2-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1984
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2022
	Ties: 1939, 1974
Nov 1996–Jan 1997 3-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	57.8°F (14.3°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017, 2022
	Ties: 1986
Oct 1996–Jan 1997 4-Month	62.3°F (16.8°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2022
	Ties: 1952
Sep 1996–Jan 1997 5-Month	65.7°F (18.7°C)	65.2°F (18.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 1971, 2004, 2018
Aug 1996–Jan 1997 6-Month	68.6°F (20.3°C)	68.4°F (20.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2022
	Ties: 1996
Jul 1996–Jan 1997 7-Month	71.0°F (21.7°C)	70.6°F (21.4°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
Jun 1996–Jan 1997 8-Month	72.4°F (22.4°C)	72.1°F (22.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2022
	Ties: 1957, 2002, 2004
May 1996–Jan 1997 9-Month	73.3°F (22.9°C)	72.7°F (22.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2022
	Ties: 1934, 2018, 2019
Apr 1996–Jan 1997 10-Month	72.9°F (22.7°C)	72.5°F (22.5°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2022
	Ties: 1934, 1950, 1992, 2002, 2007, 2009
Mar 1996–Jan 1997 11-Month	71.5°F (21.9°C)	71.6°F (22.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017, 2022
	Ties: 1972, 1974, 1975, 1996, 2003
Feb 1996–Jan 1997 12-Month	70.5°F (21.4°C)	70.5°F (21.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
	Ties: 1957, 1991, 1996
Aug 1995–Jan 1997 18-Month	69.9°F (21.1°C)	69.8°F (21.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1941
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017, 2018, 2021
	Ties: 1987, 1992, 2010
Feb 1995–Jan 1997 24-Month	70.5°F (21.4°C)	70.4°F (21.3°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1941
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2022
	Ties: 2016
Feb 1994–Jan 1997 36-Month	70.6°F (21.4°C)	70.4°F (21.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1942
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1993	2022
	Ties: 1993, 2003, 2015
Feb 1993–Jan 1997 48-Month	70.3°F (21.3°C)	70.4°F (21.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1980
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2022
	Ties: 1994, 1995
Feb 1992–Jan 1997 60-Month	70.3°F (21.3°C)	70.3°F (21.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1980, 1981
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2021

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 1, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/