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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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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1988

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1988 1-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1989
				18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2021
Nov–Dec 1988 2-Month	62.3°F (16.8°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1976
				6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2021
	Ties: 1981, 2016
Oct–Dec 1988 3-Month	66.7°F (19.3°C)	64.9°F (18.3°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1976
				7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2021
Sep–Dec 1988 4-Month	71.0°F (21.7°C)	69.6°F (20.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1976
				8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2021
	Ties: 1981
Aug–Dec 1988 5-Month	74.4°F (23.6°C)	73.5°F (23.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1976
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2021
	Ties: 1956, 1994
Jul–Dec 1988 6-Month	76.8°F (24.9°C)	76.1°F (24.5°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1976
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2021
	Ties: 1980, 1999
Jun–Dec 1988 7-Month	78.2°F (25.7°C)	77.7°F (25.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1976
				19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2021
	Ties: 1982, 2009, 2020
May–Dec 1988 8-Month	78.5°F (25.8°C)	78.2°F (25.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1976
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	1998
	Ties: 2005
Apr–Dec 1988 9-Month	78.2°F (25.7°C)	77.9°F (25.5°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1976
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2011
	Ties: 1955, 1965
Mar–Dec 1988 10-Month	77.1°F (25.1°C)	76.8°F (24.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1976
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2011
	Ties: 1986, 2002, 2015
Feb–Dec 1988 11-Month	75.4°F (24.1°C)	75.3°F (24.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1976
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2011
Jan–Dec 1988 12-Month	73.5°F (23.1°C)	73.7°F (23.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1976
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2011
	Ties: 1989
Jul 1987–Dec 1988 18-Month	74.2°F (23.4°C)	74.5°F (23.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1976
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1983, 1993, 2005
Jan 1987–Dec 1988 24-Month	72.7°F (22.6°C)	73.7°F (23.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
	Ties: 1974
Jan 1986–Dec 1988 36-Month	73.2°F (22.9°C)	73.6°F (23.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1970
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2000
	Ties: 1985
Jan 1985–Dec 1988 48-Month	73.2°F (22.9°C)	73.7°F (23.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1976
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2001
	Ties: 1982, 1985, 1987
Jan 1984–Dec 1988 60-Month	73.3°F (22.9°C)	73.7°F (23.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1970
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2002
	Ties: 1991

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/