Regional Rankings

Parameter:

Year:

Month:

Region:

Please note, Palmer Indices are not available for NWS Regions. Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI), and Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) are not offered for multiple-month time scales.

Upper Colorado River Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1898

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
December 1898 1-Month	14.7°F (-9.6°C)	23.0°F (-5.0°C)	-8.3°F (-4.6°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1909
December 1898 1-Month	14.7°F (-9.6°C)	23.0°F (-5.0°C)	-8.3°F (-4.6°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	1980
Nov–Dec 1898 2-Month	22.0°F (-5.6°C)	27.5°F (-2.5°C)	-5.5°F (-3.1°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1895
	22.0°F (-5.6°C)	27.5°F (-2.5°C)	-5.5°F (-3.1°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2017
	Ties: 1931
Oct–Dec 1898 3-Month	28.5°F (-1.9°C)	33.5°F (0.8°C)	-5.0°F (-2.7°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1898
Oct–Dec 1898 3-Month	28.5°F (-1.9°C)	33.5°F (0.8°C)	-5.0°F (-2.7°C)	128th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	1950, 2017
Sep–Dec 1898 4-Month	35.2°F (1.8°C)	39.3°F (4.1°C)	-4.1°F (-2.3°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1898, 1912
	35.2°F (1.8°C)	39.3°F (4.1°C)	-4.1°F (-2.3°C)	128th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2021
	Ties: 1912
Aug–Dec 1898 5-Month	41.5°F (5.3°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1912
Aug–Dec 1898 5-Month	41.5°F (5.3°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2021
Jul–Dec 1898 6-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-2.3°F (-1.2°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1912
Jul–Dec 1898 6-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-2.3°F (-1.2°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2021
Jun–Dec 1898 7-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1912
Jun–Dec 1898 7-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2021
May–Dec 1898 8-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1912
May–Dec 1898 8-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2021
Apr–Dec 1898 9-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1912
	47.7°F (8.7°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2021
	Ties: 1899, 1903, 1924
Mar–Dec 1898 10-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1912
	45.8°F (7.7°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2012
	Ties: 1923, 1975
Feb–Dec 1898 11-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1912
	43.8°F (6.6°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2017
	Ties: 1929
Jan–Dec 1898 12-Month	41.2°F (5.1°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1895, 1912
	41.2°F (5.1°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2012
	Ties: 1908
Jul 1897–Dec 1898 18-Month	43.1°F (6.2°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1912
	43.1°F (6.2°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	1934
	Ties: 1899, 1909
Jan 1897–Dec 1898 24-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1913
Jan 1897–Dec 1898 24-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2018
Jan 1896–Dec 1898 36-Month	42.1°F (5.6°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1899, 1913
	42.1°F (5.6°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1924
Jan 1895–Dec 1898 48-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1898
Jan 1895–Dec 1898 48-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings