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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, September 1978

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1978 1-Month	79.1°F (26.2°C)	75.5°F (24.2°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1974
				11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1998
	Ties: 1933, 2005
Aug–Sep 1978 2-Month	80.4°F (26.9°C)	79.5°F (26.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1974
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2000, 2011, 2019
	Ties: 1982
Jul–Sep 1978 3-Month	83.3°F (28.5°C)	81.1°F (27.3°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1950
				11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2011
Jun–Sep 1978 4-Month	82.5°F (28.1°C)	80.6°F (27.0°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1950
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2011
	Ties: 1953, 1963, 2001
May–Sep 1978 5-Month	80.3°F (26.8°C)	78.8°F (26.0°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1950
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2011
	Ties: 1953, 2006, 2010
Apr–Sep 1978 6-Month	77.9°F (25.5°C)	76.0°F (24.4°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1950
				11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2011
Mar–Sep 1978 7-Month	74.2°F (23.4°C)	72.8°F (22.7°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1926
				12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2011
	Ties: 1925
Feb–Sep 1978 8-Month	69.0°F (20.6°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1924
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2011
	Ties: 1971, 1984, 2007
Jan–Sep 1978 9-Month	64.6°F (18.1°C)	66.3°F (19.1°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1940
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2011
	Ties: 1948
Dec 1977–Sep 1978 10-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	64.0°F (17.8°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1979
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2011
	Ties: 1942, 1960, 1966
Nov 1977–Sep 1978 11-Month	61.6°F (16.4°C)	62.9°F (17.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1926, 1940, 1973
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2011
	Ties: 1937, 1957, 1982
Oct 1977–Sep 1978 12-Month	61.8°F (16.6°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1926
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2011
	Ties: 1961, 1965, 1966, 1977, 1987
Apr 1977–Sep 1978 18-Month	67.1°F (19.5°C)	67.4°F (19.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1929
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2012
	Ties: 1974, 1995
Oct 1976–Sep 1978 24-Month	61.8°F (16.6°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1927, 1930, 1931, 1941, 1950
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1947, 1951, 1966, 1983
Oct 1975–Sep 1978 36-Month	62.3°F (16.8°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1931
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2013
	Ties: 1940, 1944, 1966, 1967
Oct 1974–Sep 1978 48-Month	62.1°F (16.7°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1929
				64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1940, 1941, 1946, 1987
Oct 1973–Sep 1978 60-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	62.9°F (17.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1930
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
	Ties: 1936, 1959, 1976, 1991, 1994

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 4, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/