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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, November 1997

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
November 1997 1-Month	40.87°F (4.93°C)	41.69°F (5.38°C)	-0.82°F (-0.45°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1911
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1999
Oct–Nov 1997 2-Month	47.40°F (8.56°C)	47.91°F (8.84°C)	-0.51°F (-0.28°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1976
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
Sep–Nov 1997 3-Month	53.74°F (12.08°C)	53.56°F (11.98°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1976
				63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2016
Aug–Nov 1997 4-Month	58.24°F (14.58°C)	58.19°F (14.55°C)	0.05°F (0.03°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1976
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
Jul–Nov 1997 5-Month	61.23°F (16.24°C)	61.28°F (16.27°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1976
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
	Ties: 1948
Jun–Nov 1997 6-Month	62.41°F (16.89°C)	62.48°F (16.93°C)	-0.07°F (-0.04°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1976
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
	Ties: 1966
May–Nov 1997 7-Month	61.98°F (16.66°C)	62.16°F (16.76°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1976
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
Apr–Nov 1997 8-Month	60.22°F (15.68°C)	60.77°F (15.98°C)	-0.55°F (-0.30°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1907
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2016
Mar–Nov 1997 9-Month	58.49°F (14.72°C)	58.62°F (14.79°C)	-0.13°F (-0.07°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1917
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
Feb–Nov 1997 10-Month	56.25°F (13.47°C)	56.15°F (13.42°C)	0.10°F (0.05°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1917
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
	Ties: 1962, 1974
Jan–Nov 1997 11-Month	53.86°F (12.14°C)	53.78°F (12.10°C)	0.08°F (0.04°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1912
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
Dec 1996–Nov 1997 12-Month	52.19°F (11.22°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.17°F (0.10°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1917
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
	Ties: 1908, 1947
Jun 1996–Nov 1997 18-Month	55.50°F (13.06°C)	55.51°F (13.06°C)	-0.01°F (0.00°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1917
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
	Ties: 1919, 1947
Dec 1995–Nov 1997 24-Month	52.02°F (11.12°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.00°F (0.00°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1917
				65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
	Ties: 1964
Dec 1994–Nov 1997 36-Month	52.31°F (11.28°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	0.30°F (0.16°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
Dec 1993–Nov 1997 48-Month	52.41°F (11.34°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	0.41°F (0.23°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1918
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1993	2018
Dec 1992–Nov 1997 60-Month	52.14°F (11.19°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.15°F (0.08°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1920
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2020
	Ties: 1945

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 30, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/