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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 1961

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1961 1-Month	39.5°F (4.2°C)	42.5°F (5.8°C)	-3.0°F (-1.6°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1983
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2021
Nov–Dec 1961 2-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	-4.5°F (-2.5°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	2000
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2021
	Ties: 1935
Oct–Dec 1961 3-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	-3.2°F (-1.8°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1976
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2021
	Ties: 2000
Sep–Dec 1961 4-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	-2.8°F (-1.6°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1932, 1976
				94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2021
Aug–Dec 1961 5-Month	60.9°F (16.1°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1932
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2021
Jul–Dec 1961 6-Month	64.6°F (18.1°C)	67.0°F (19.4°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1976
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1998
	Ties: 1945, 1972, 1989
Jun–Dec 1961 7-Month	66.5°F (19.2°C)	68.8°F (20.4°C)	-2.3°F (-1.2°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1976
				94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2011
	Ties: 1940, 1945
May–Dec 1961 8-Month	67.1°F (19.5°C)	69.1°F (20.6°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1976
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2011
	Ties: 1926
Apr–Dec 1961 9-Month	66.5°F (19.2°C)	68.4°F (20.2°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1935, 1976
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2011
Mar–Dec 1961 10-Month	65.2°F (18.4°C)	66.9°F (19.4°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1932
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2011
	Ties: 1928, 1968, 1989, 1993
Feb–Dec 1961 11-Month	63.3°F (17.4°C)	64.9°F (18.3°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1929
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2011
Jan–Dec 1961 12-Month	61.1°F (16.2°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1924
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2011, 2012
Jul 1960–Dec 1961 18-Month	63.1°F (17.3°C)	64.4°F (18.0°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1929
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 1940, 1942, 1976, 1985
Jan 1960–Dec 1961 24-Month	61.3°F (16.3°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1930
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2012
	Ties: 1925, 1948, 1949, 1969
Jan 1959–Dec 1961 36-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1926, 1930, 1942
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2012
	Ties: 1932, 1937, 1951, 1959, 1960, 1970
Jan 1958–Dec 1961 48-Month	61.3°F (16.3°C)	62.9°F (17.2°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1932, 1950
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2001, 2012, 2013
	Ties: 1929, 1931
Jan 1957–Dec 1961 60-Month	61.3°F (16.3°C)	62.9°F (17.2°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1932
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2012
	Ties: 1930

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 29, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/