Regional Rankings

Parameter:

Year:

Month:

Region:

Please note, Palmer Indices are not available for NWS Regions. Degree Days are not available for Great Plains, Souther Plains and Gulf Coast Rockies and Westward, River Basins, or Agricultural Belts. Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI), and Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) are not offered for multiple-month time scales.

Souris-Red-Rainy Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1897

View Period (Months):

All

Download: CSV JSON XML

Record Coolest

Bottom ⅒

Bottom ⅓

Normal

Top ⅓

Top ⅒

Record Warmest
Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1897 1-Month	7.2°F (-13.8°C)	10.8°F (-11.8°C)	-3.6°F (-2.0°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1983
December 1897 1-Month	7.2°F (-13.8°C)	10.8°F (-11.8°C)	-3.6°F (-2.0°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1939
Nov–Dec 1897 2-Month	13.3°F (-10.4°C)	18.3°F (-7.6°C)	-5.0°F (-2.8°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1927
Nov–Dec 1897 2-Month	13.3°F (-10.4°C)	18.3°F (-7.6°C)	-5.0°F (-2.8°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1895	1999
Oct–Dec 1897 3-Month	23.8°F (-4.6°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	-2.9°F (-1.7°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1919
	23.8°F (-4.6°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	-2.9°F (-1.7°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1978, 2000
Sep–Dec 1897 4-Month	33.5°F (0.8°C)	33.9°F (1.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1919
	33.5°F (0.8°C)	33.9°F (1.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1936
Aug–Dec 1897 5-Month	39.2°F (4.0°C)	40.2°F (4.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1985
Aug–Dec 1897 5-Month	39.2°F (4.0°C)	40.2°F (4.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
Jul–Dec 1897 6-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1985
	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1909, 1915, 1978
Jun–Dec 1897 7-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1985
	46.5°F (8.1°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
	Ties: 1946
May–Dec 1897 8-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1927
	47.4°F (8.6°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
	Ties: 1906, 1909, 1958, 1966, 2008
Apr–Dec 1897 9-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1927
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1968
Mar–Dec 1897 10-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1951
	43.2°F (6.2°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1895	2021
	Ties: 1985
Feb–Dec 1897 11-Month	39.8°F (4.3°C)	41.6°F (5.3°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	39.8°F (4.3°C)	41.6°F (5.3°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1895	1987
	Ties: 1924
Jan–Dec 1897 12-Month	36.6°F (2.6°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1950
	36.6°F (2.6°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1987
	Ties: 1912, 1927, 1965
Jul 1896–Dec 1897 18-Month	37.8°F (3.2°C)	40.6°F (4.8°C)	-2.8°F (-1.6°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest to Date	1917
	37.8°F (3.2°C)	40.6°F (4.8°C)	-2.8°F (-1.6°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2016
	Ties: 1904
Jan 1896–Dec 1897 24-Month	36.3°F (2.4°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917, 1951
	36.3°F (2.4°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2016
	Ties: 1896, 1950
Jan 1895–Dec 1897 36-Month	36.4°F (2.4°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1918, 1951
	36.4°F (2.4°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1952

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings