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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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South Atlantic-Gulf Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, January 1987

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1987 1-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1940
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1950
	Ties: 1964
Dec 1986–Jan 1987 2-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	47.8°F (8.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1918
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	1932
Nov 1986–Jan 1987 3-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1977
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	1932
	Ties: 1983
Oct 1986–Jan 1987 4-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1932
	Ties: 1909, 1942, 2007
Sep 1986–Jan 1987 5-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1977
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	1932
	Ties: 2002
Aug 1986–Jan 1987 6-Month	62.8°F (17.1°C)	61.6°F (16.4°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1977
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	1932
	Ties: 1957
Jul 1986–Jan 1987 7-Month	65.6°F (18.7°C)	64.2°F (17.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1977
				22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	1932
	Ties: 1901, 1907, 1916, 1942, 1947, 1949
Jun 1986–Jan 1987 8-Month	67.3°F (19.6°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1977
				18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	1932, 2017
	Ties: 1923, 2022
May 1986–Jan 1987 9-Month	67.7°F (19.8°C)	66.4°F (19.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1977
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2017
	Ties: 1942, 1949, 1972, 2021
Apr 1986–Jan 1987 10-Month	67.3°F (19.6°C)	66.1°F (18.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1977
				17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2017
	Ties: 1916, 1974, 2007, 2013
Mar 1986–Jan 1987 11-Month	66.3°F (19.1°C)	65.2°F (18.4°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1977
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2017
	Ties: 1898
Feb 1986–Jan 1987 12-Month	65.2°F (18.4°C)	63.9°F (17.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1918
				19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017, 2020
	Ties: 1947, 2022
Aug 1985–Jan 1987 18-Month	64.3°F (17.9°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1978
				18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
	Ties: 1934, 1991
Feb 1985–Jan 1987 24-Month	64.9°F (18.3°C)	63.9°F (17.7°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1970
				18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017, 2020
Feb 1984–Jan 1987 36-Month	64.4°F (18.0°C)	63.8°F (17.7°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1970
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2021
	Ties: 1899, 1922, 1939, 1952, 1954, 1991, 2002, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016
Feb 1983–Jan 1987 48-Month	64.0°F (17.8°C)	63.9°F (17.7°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1970
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2020
	Ties: 1913, 1914, 1931, 1938, 1946, 1990, 1998
Feb 1982–Jan 1987 60-Month	64.1°F (17.8°C)	63.9°F (17.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1970
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1910, 1913, 1928, 1929, 1940, 1955, 1989, 1996

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/