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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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Contiguous U.S.

Average Temperature Rankings, September 1974

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1974 1-Month	62.31°F (16.84°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	-2.55°F (-1.42°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1965
				125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1998
Aug–Sep 1974 2-Month	66.30°F (19.06°C)	68.47°F (20.26°C)	-2.17°F (-1.20°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1974
				127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1998
Jul–Sep 1974 3-Month	68.90°F (20.50°C)	70.19°F (21.22°C)	-1.29°F (-0.72°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1950
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1998
	Ties: 1924
Jun–Sep 1974 4-Month	68.80°F (20.44°C)	69.77°F (20.98°C)	-0.97°F (-0.54°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1903
				115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2021
May–Sep 1974 5-Month	67.11°F (19.51°C)	67.85°F (19.92°C)	-0.74°F (-0.41°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1907
				108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2018
Apr–Sep 1974 6-Month	64.52°F (18.07°C)	65.06°F (18.37°C)	-0.54°F (-0.30°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1907
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2012
Mar–Sep 1974 7-Month	61.64°F (16.47°C)	61.69°F (16.49°C)	-0.05°F (-0.02°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1912
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2012
	Ties: 1995
Feb–Sep 1974 8-Month	58.28°F (14.60°C)	58.21°F (14.56°C)	0.07°F (0.04°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2012
Jan–Sep 1974 9-Month	55.25°F (12.92°C)	55.09°F (12.83°C)	0.16°F (0.09°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1912
				65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 1927
Dec 1973–Sep 1974 10-Month	53.09°F (11.72°C)	52.85°F (11.58°C)	0.24°F (0.14°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
Nov 1973–Sep 1974 11-Month	52.17°F (11.21°C)	51.84°F (11.02°C)	0.33°F (0.19°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1912
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
Oct 1973–Sep 1974 12-Month	52.49°F (11.38°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.47°F (0.26°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1912
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
Apr 1973–Sep 1974 18-Month	56.51°F (13.62°C)	56.37°F (13.54°C)	0.14°F (0.08°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2012
Oct 1972–Sep 1974 24-Month	51.91°F (11.06°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1913, 1918
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1928, 1983
Oct 1971–Sep 1974 36-Month	51.99°F (11.11°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.01°F (0.00°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2018
	Ties: 1910, 1981
Oct 1970–Sep 1974 48-Month	51.84°F (11.02°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.15°F (-0.09°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2018
	Ties: 1903, 1910, 1975, 1982
Oct 1969–Sep 1974 60-Month	51.77°F (10.98°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.21°F (-0.12°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1920
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	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 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/