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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, January 1989

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1989 1-Month	39.7°F (4.3°C)	34.7°F (1.5°C)	5.0°F (2.8°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1940
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2006
Dec 1988–Jan 1989 2-Month	39.2°F (4.0°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1984
				8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1923, 2022
	Ties: 2002, 2016
Nov 1988–Jan 1989 3-Month	42.1°F (5.6°C)	39.1°F (3.9°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1930
				13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2022
	Ties: 1935
Oct 1988–Jan 1989 4-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	44.0°F (6.7°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2022
Sep 1988–Jan 1989 5-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2022
	Ties: 1928, 1947, 1957, 2011
Aug 1988–Jan 1989 6-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2022
Jul 1988–Jan 1989 7-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1955, 1999, 2022
	Ties: 1901, 1965
Jun 1988–Jan 1989 8-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1935
	Ties: 1901, 1937, 2008
May 1988–Jan 1989 9-Month	61.0°F (16.1°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1935
	Ties: 1901, 1947, 2018
Apr 1988–Jan 1989 10-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1935
	Ties: 1901, 1928
Mar 1988–Jan 1989 11-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1918, 1977
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2013
	Ties: 1902, 1938, 1941
Feb 1988–Jan 1989 12-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1918
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2013
	Ties: 1897, 1919, 1938, 1941, 1944, 1965, 1975
Aug 1987–Jan 1989 18-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1918
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2013
	Ties: 1929, 1945, 1946, 1951, 1990, 2010, 2015
Feb 1987–Jan 1989 24-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1962
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2013
	Ties: 1981, 2010
Feb 1986–Jan 1989 36-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1906
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2013
	Ties: 1938, 1993, 2010, 2011, 2016
Feb 1985–Jan 1989 48-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1907
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2019
	Ties: 1948, 1965, 1992
Feb 1984–Jan 1989 60-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1907, 1908, 1962
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2020
	Ties: 1911, 1924, 1932, 1944, 1945, 1966, 1982, 1992, 1995

Citing This Page

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