National Rankings

Parameter:

Year:

Month:

Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI), and Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) are not offered for multiple-month time scales.

Contiguous U.S.

Minimum Temperature Rankings, April 1916

View Period (Months):

All

Download:

Record Coolest

Bottom 1/10

Bottom 1/3

Normal

Top 1/3

Top 1/10

Record Warmest
Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1916 1-Month	38.01°F (3.34°C)	38.61°F (3.67°C)	-0.60°F (-0.33°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1911	1920
April 1916 1-Month	38.01°F (3.34°C)	38.61°F (3.67°C)	-0.60°F (-0.33°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	1981
Mar–Apr 1916 2-Month	33.85°F (1.03°C)	34.30°F (1.28°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1950
Mar–Apr 1916 2-Month	33.85°F (1.03°C)	34.30°F (1.28°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2012
Feb–Apr 1916 3-Month	29.79°F (-1.23°C)	30.48°F (-0.84°C)	-0.69°F (-0.39°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1914	1899
Feb–Apr 1916 3-Month	29.79°F (-1.23°C)	30.48°F (-0.84°C)	-0.69°F (-0.39°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2012
Jan–Apr 1916 4-Month	26.88°F (-2.84°C)	27.79°F (-2.34°C)	-0.91°F (-0.50°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1912
Jan–Apr 1916 4-Month	26.88°F (-2.84°C)	27.79°F (-2.34°C)	-0.91°F (-0.50°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2012
Dec 1915–Apr 1916 5-Month	26.13°F (-3.26°C)	26.76°F (-2.91°C)	-0.63°F (-0.35°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1899
Dec 1915–Apr 1916 5-Month	26.13°F (-3.26°C)	26.76°F (-2.91°C)	-0.63°F (-0.35°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2012
Nov 1915–Apr 1916 6-Month	27.02°F (-2.77°C)	27.42°F (-2.54°C)	-0.40°F (-0.23°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1899
	27.02°F (-2.77°C)	27.42°F (-2.54°C)	-0.40°F (-0.23°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2017
	Ties: 1915
Oct 1915–Apr 1916 7-Month	29.13°F (-1.59°C)	29.42°F (-1.43°C)	-0.29°F (-0.16°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1899
Oct 1915–Apr 1916 7-Month	29.13°F (-1.59°C)	29.42°F (-1.43°C)	-0.29°F (-0.16°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2017
Sep 1915–Apr 1916 8-Month	32.03°F (0.02°C)	32.24°F (0.13°C)	-0.21°F (-0.11°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1917
	32.03°F (0.02°C)	32.24°F (0.13°C)	-0.21°F (-0.11°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2016
	Ties: 1948, 1966
Aug 1915–Apr 1916 9-Month	34.85°F (1.58°C)	35.22°F (1.79°C)	-0.37°F (-0.21°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1917
	34.85°F (1.58°C)	35.22°F (1.79°C)	-0.37°F (-0.21°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2017
	Ties: 1910
Jul 1915–Apr 1916 10-Month	37.24°F (2.91°C)	37.75°F (3.19°C)	-0.51°F (-0.28°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1917
	37.24°F (2.91°C)	37.75°F (3.19°C)	-0.51°F (-0.28°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2017
	Ties: 1960
Jun 1915–Apr 1916 11-Month	38.71°F (3.73°C)	39.37°F (4.09°C)	-0.66°F (-0.36°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1917
Jun 1915–Apr 1916 11-Month	38.71°F (3.73°C)	39.37°F (4.09°C)	-0.66°F (-0.36°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2017
May 1915–Apr 1916 12-Month	39.36°F (4.09°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.68°F (-0.38°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1917
	39.36°F (4.09°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.68°F (-0.38°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2016
	Ties: 1933
Nov 1914–Apr 1916 18-Month	35.25°F (1.81°C)	35.83°F (2.13°C)	-0.58°F (-0.32°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1918
	35.25°F (1.81°C)	35.83°F (2.13°C)	-0.58°F (-0.32°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2017
	Ties: 1970
May 1914–Apr 1916 24-Month	39.75°F (4.31°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.28°F (-0.15°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1914	1918
May 1914–Apr 1916 24-Month	39.75°F (4.31°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.28°F (-0.15°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2017
May 1913–Apr 1916 36-Month	39.90°F (4.39°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1918
May 1913–Apr 1916 36-Month	39.90°F (4.39°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1909	2017
May 1912–Apr 1916 48-Month	39.66°F (4.26°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.35°F (-0.19°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1918
	39.66°F (4.26°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.35°F (-0.19°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1911	2019
	Ties: 1900, 1968
May 1911–Apr 1916 60-Month	39.46°F (4.14°C)	39.99°F (4.44°C)	-0.53°F (-0.30°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1920
May 1911–Apr 1916 60-Month	39.46°F (4.14°C)	39.99°F (4.44°C)	-0.53°F (-0.30°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2020

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings