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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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Contiguous U.S.

Average Temperature Rankings, February 1963

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1963 1-Month	34.12°F (1.18°C)	33.82°F (1.01°C)	0.30°F (0.17°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1936
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	1954
Jan–Feb 1963 2-Month	29.28°F (-1.51°C)	31.97°F (-0.02°C)	-2.69°F (-1.49°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1979
				113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2017
Dec 1962–Feb 1963 3-Month	30.65°F (-0.75°C)	32.22°F (0.12°C)	-1.57°F (-0.87°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1979
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2016
Nov 1962–Feb 1963 4-Month	33.78°F (0.99°C)	34.60°F (1.44°C)	-0.82°F (-0.45°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1979
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2000
	Ties: 1913
Oct 1962–Feb 1963 5-Month	38.25°F (3.47°C)	38.50°F (3.61°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1899
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2017
	Ties: 1924
Sep 1962–Feb 1963 6-Month	42.57°F (5.87°C)	42.89°F (6.05°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1899
				86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2016
Aug 1962–Feb 1963 7-Month	46.79°F (8.22°C)	47.06°F (8.37°C)	-0.27°F (-0.15°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1899
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2017
Jul 1962–Feb 1963 8-Month	49.95°F (9.97°C)	50.38°F (10.21°C)	-0.43°F (-0.24°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1899
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2017
	Ties: 1930
Jun 1962–Feb 1963 9-Month	51.95°F (11.08°C)	52.40°F (11.33°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1977
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2017
May 1962–Feb 1963 10-Month	52.98°F (11.66°C)	53.18°F (11.77°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1918, 1977
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2017
Apr 1962–Feb 1963 11-Month	52.87°F (11.59°C)	52.98°F (11.66°C)	-0.11°F (-0.07°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1918
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2017
Mar 1962–Feb 1963 12-Month	51.63°F (10.91°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1918
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2017
	Ties: 1993
Sep 1961–Feb 1963 18-Month	48.35°F (9.08°C)	48.97°F (9.43°C)	-0.62°F (-0.35°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1918
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2017
	Ties: 1903, 1970
Mar 1961–Feb 1963 24-Month	51.53°F (10.85°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	-0.48°F (-0.27°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
				101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2017
	Ties: 1916, 1973
Mar 1960–Feb 1963 36-Month	51.70°F (10.94°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.30°F (-0.17°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1918
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2018
Mar 1959–Feb 1963 48-Month	51.76°F (10.98°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
				94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2019
	Ties: 1931
Mar 1958–Feb 1963 60-Month	51.77°F (10.98°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.21°F (-0.12°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2020

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/