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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

Year: 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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City: Duluth International Falls Minneapolis-St. Paul Rochester St. Paul

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Rochester, Minnesota

Average Temperature Rankings, January 1973

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1973 1-Month	15.0°F (-9.4°C)	14.4°F (-9.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1912
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2006
	Ties: 2016
Dec 1972–Jan 1973 2-Month	12.6°F (-10.8°C)	16.6°F (-8.6°C)	-4.0°F (-2.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1918
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2002
	Ties: 1991
Nov 1972–Jan 1973 3-Month	18.5°F (-7.5°C)	21.8°F (-5.7°C)	-3.3°F (-1.8°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1977
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2002
Oct 1972–Jan 1973 4-Month	24.5°F (-4.2°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	-3.6°F (-2.0°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1977
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2002
	Ties: 2014
Sep 1972–Jan 1973 5-Month	31.0°F (-0.6°C)	34.4°F (1.3°C)	-3.4°F (-1.9°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1977
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1932
	Ties: 1917, 1956
Aug 1972–Jan 1973 6-Month	37.1°F (2.8°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918, 1977
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1932
Jul 1972–Jan 1973 7-Month	41.4°F (5.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-3.0°F (-1.7°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1932
Jun 1972–Jan 1973 8-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	-2.8°F (-1.6°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1932
	Ties: 1970
May 1972–Jan 1973 9-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
				86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1932
	Ties: 1982
Apr 1972–Jan 1973 10-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	47.9°F (8.8°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1932
	Ties: 1920
Mar 1972–Jan 1973 11-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	46.4°F (8.0°C)	-2.6°F (-1.4°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
				94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2013
Feb 1972–Jan 1973 12-Month	41.1°F (5.1°C)	44.1°F (6.7°C)	-3.0°F (-1.6°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1918
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2013
Aug 1971–Jan 1973 18-Month	40.7°F (4.8°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2013
Feb 1971–Jan 1973 24-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	44.0°F (6.7°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1918
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2013
	Ties: 1938, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1997
Feb 1970–Jan 1973 36-Month	42.1°F (5.6°C)	44.0°F (6.7°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1918
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2013
	Ties: 1969, 1971, 1979
Feb 1969–Jan 1973 48-Month	41.9°F (5.5°C)	44.0°F (6.7°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1918
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2013
	Ties: 1970, 1971
Feb 1968–Jan 1973 60-Month	42.1°F (5.6°C)	44.0°F (6.7°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1970
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2017
	Ties: 1969, 1972

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 6, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/