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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, August 1979

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1979 1-Month	81.7°F (27.6°C)	83.7°F (28.7°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1950, 1992
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2011
	Ties: 1997
Jul–Aug 1979 2-Month	83.1°F (28.4°C)	84.0°F (28.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1950
				64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2011
	Ties: 1924, 2002
Jun–Aug 1979 3-Month	81.6°F (27.6°C)	82.3°F (27.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1950
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2011
	Ties: 1955
May–Aug 1979 4-Month	78.5°F (25.8°C)	79.6°F (26.4°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1950
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2011
	Ties: 1929, 1942
Apr–Aug 1979 5-Month	75.1°F (23.9°C)	76.1°F (24.5°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1926
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2011
	Ties: 1947
Mar–Aug 1979 6-Month	71.5°F (21.9°C)	72.4°F (22.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1931
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2011
	Ties: 2002
Feb–Aug 1979 7-Month	66.7°F (19.3°C)	68.6°F (20.3°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1931
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2011
Jan–Aug 1979 8-Month	62.1°F (16.7°C)	65.2°F (18.4°C)	-3.1°F (-1.7°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1940
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2011
	Ties: 1924
Dec 1978–Aug 1979 9-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	62.7°F (17.1°C)	-3.1°F (-1.8°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1979
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2011
Nov 1978–Aug 1979 10-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	61.7°F (16.5°C)	-2.8°F (-1.6°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1926, 1973
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2011
	Ties: 1931
Oct 1978–Aug 1979 11-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	61.9°F (16.6°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1926
				94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2011
	Ties: 1958
Sep 1978–Aug 1979 12-Month	61.1°F (16.2°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1926
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2011
	Ties: 1945, 1949
Mar 1978–Aug 1979 18-Month	65.2°F (18.4°C)	66.2°F (19.0°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1958
				64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2012
	Ties: 1985
Sep 1977–Aug 1979 24-Month	61.5°F (16.4°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1931
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2012
	Ties: 1929, 1942, 1949
Sep 1976–Aug 1979 36-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1931
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2013
	Ties: 1951, 1962, 1970
Sep 1975–Aug 1979 48-Month	61.8°F (16.6°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1931
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
	Ties: 1928, 1943, 1970, 1985
Sep 1974–Aug 1979 60-Month	61.7°F (16.5°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1930
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2012
	Ties: 1948

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/