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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 1997

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1997 1-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1989
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2021
Nov–Dec 1997 2-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-3.3°F (-1.8°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1976
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2021
	Ties: 1935
Oct–Dec 1997 3-Month	61.3°F (16.3°C)	63.9°F (17.7°C)	-2.6°F (-1.4°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1976
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2021
	Ties: 1958
Sep–Dec 1997 4-Month	66.3°F (19.1°C)	68.0°F (20.0°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1976
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2021
	Ties: 1980
Aug–Dec 1997 5-Month	70.0°F (21.1°C)	71.2°F (21.8°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1976
				63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2021
	Ties: 1960, 1968, 2000
Jul–Dec 1997 6-Month	72.6°F (22.6°C)	73.4°F (23.0°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1992	1976
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2021
	Ties: 2000
Jun–Dec 1997 7-Month	73.8°F (23.2°C)	74.7°F (23.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1992	1976
				62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2021
	Ties: 1960, 1964, 1992
May–Dec 1997 8-Month	73.9°F (23.3°C)	74.9°F (23.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1992	1976
				63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2021
	Ties: 1931, 1957, 1992
Apr–Dec 1997 9-Month	73.0°F (22.8°C)	74.4°F (23.6°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1976
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2021
	Ties: 1975
Mar–Dec 1997 10-Month	72.4°F (22.4°C)	73.3°F (22.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1932, 1976
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2021
	Ties: 1969, 1980, 1987
Feb–Dec 1997 11-Month	71.0°F (21.7°C)	71.9°F (22.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1936, 1940, 1983
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2020
	Ties: 1950, 1951, 1987
Jan–Dec 1997 12-Month	69.5°F (20.8°C)	70.4°F (21.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1940
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2020
	Ties: 1980, 1993, 2014
Jul 1996–Dec 1997 18-Month	71.0°F (21.7°C)	71.4°F (21.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1940
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
	Ties: 1956
Jan 1996–Dec 1997 24-Month	70.0°F (21.1°C)	70.4°F (21.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1941, 1979
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2021
	Ties: 1956, 1982
Jan 1995–Dec 1997 36-Month	70.2°F (21.2°C)	70.4°F (21.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1941, 1980
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2021
	Ties: 1993
Jan 1994–Dec 1997 48-Month	70.3°F (21.3°C)	70.4°F (21.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1979
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2020
	Ties: 1994, 1996
Jan 1993–Dec 1997 60-Month	70.2°F (21.2°C)	70.4°F (21.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1979, 1980
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2020, 2021

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/