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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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Wichita Falls, Texas

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1959

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1959 1-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	42.5°F (5.8°C)	3.1°F (1.8°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1983
				12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2021
	Ties: 1980, 2020
Nov–Dec 1959 2-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	2000
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 1938, 1945
Oct–Dec 1959 3-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	-2.8°F (-1.5°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1976
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 1936
Sep–Dec 1959 4-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1932, 1976
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 1945
Aug–Dec 1959 5-Month	62.1°F (16.7°C)	63.7°F (17.6°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1932
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
Jul–Dec 1959 6-Month	65.1°F (18.4°C)	67.1°F (19.5°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1976
				86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1998
	Ties: 1967
Jun–Dec 1959 7-Month	67.2°F (19.6°C)	68.8°F (20.4°C)	-1.6°F (-0.8°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1976
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2011
	Ties: 1983
May–Dec 1959 8-Month	68.1°F (20.1°C)	69.1°F (20.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1976
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2011
Apr–Dec 1959 9-Month	67.5°F (19.7°C)	68.4°F (20.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1935, 1976
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2011
	Ties: 1925, 1975
Mar–Dec 1959 10-Month	66.0°F (18.9°C)	66.9°F (19.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1932
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2011
	Ties: 1930, 1951, 1960, 1972
Feb–Dec 1959 11-Month	64.0°F (17.8°C)	65.0°F (18.3°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1929
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2011
	Ties: 1948, 1949, 1970
Jan–Dec 1959 12-Month	61.7°F (16.5°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1924
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2011, 2012
	Ties: 1936, 1941, 1969, 1970
Jul 1958–Dec 1959 18-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	64.4°F (18.0°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1929
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1925, 1927, 1989
Jan 1958–Dec 1959 24-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1930
				86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1932, 1983
Jan 1957–Dec 1959 36-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1926, 1930, 1942
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1932, 1937, 1951, 1960, 1961, 1970
Jan 1956–Dec 1959 48-Month	62.1°F (16.7°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1932, 1950
				65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2001, 2012, 2013
	Ties: 1972, 1978
Jan 1955–Dec 1959 60-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	62.9°F (17.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1932
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1980, 1982

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/