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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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Maximum Temperature Rankings, December 1929

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1929 1-Month	44.69°F (7.05°C)	42.76°F (5.98°C)	1.93°F (1.07°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1928	1983
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1923	2021
Nov–Dec 1929 2-Month	46.98°F (8.32°C)	47.73°F (8.74°C)	-0.75°F (-0.42°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	2000
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	1999
Oct–Dec 1929 3-Month	53.47°F (11.93°C)	54.09°F (12.27°C)	-0.62°F (-0.34°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1972
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	1999
Sep–Dec 1929 4-Month	59.06°F (15.03°C)	60.02°F (15.57°C)	-0.96°F (-0.54°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1972
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	2021
Aug–Dec 1929 5-Month	64.54°F (18.08°C)	65.04°F (18.36°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1972
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	2021
Jul–Dec 1929 6-Month	68.27°F (20.15°C)	68.65°F (20.36°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1972
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	2021
Jun–Dec 1929 7-Month	70.05°F (21.14°C)	70.46°F (21.37°C)	-0.41°F (-0.23°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1928	1972
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2021
May–Dec 1929 8-Month	70.25°F (21.25°C)	70.77°F (21.54°C)	-0.52°F (-0.29°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1972
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	2021
	Ties: 1902
Apr–Dec 1929 9-Month	69.45°F (20.81°C)	69.96°F (21.09°C)	-0.51°F (-0.28°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1928	1972
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2012, 2021
	Ties: 1915
Mar–Dec 1929 10-Month	68.01°F (20.01°C)	68.27°F (20.15°C)	-0.26°F (-0.14°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1928	1912
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	2012
	Ties: 1911
Feb–Dec 1929 11-Month	65.27°F (18.48°C)	66.14°F (18.97°C)	-0.87°F (-0.49°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1912
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	2012
	Ties: 1915
Jan–Dec 1929 12-Month	62.92°F (17.18°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-1.08°F (-0.60°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1912
				117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	2012
	Ties: 1924
Jul 1928–Dec 1929 18-Month	64.76°F (18.20°C)	65.56°F (18.64°C)	-0.80°F (-0.44°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1912
				111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	2012
Jan 1928–Dec 1929 24-Month	63.42°F (17.46°C)	63.99°F (17.77°C)	-0.57°F (-0.31°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1913
				101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	2017
Jan 1927–Dec 1929 36-Month	63.59°F (17.55°C)	63.99°F (17.77°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1905
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	2017
	Ties: 1908
Jan 1926–Dec 1929 48-Month	63.66°F (17.59°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1906
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	2018
	Ties: 1978
Jan 1925–Dec 1929 60-Month	63.85°F (17.69°C)	63.96°F (17.76°C)	-0.11°F (-0.07°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1928	1907
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	2016
	Ties: 1928, 1997

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, Maximum Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/