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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

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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Alabama

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1948

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1948 1-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	46.4°F (8.0°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1963
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015, 2021
	Ties: 1970
Nov–Dec 1948 2-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1976
				22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
Oct–Dec 1948 3-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1976
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1931
	Ties: 1899, 1902, 1926, 1938
Sep–Dec 1948 4-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1976
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1931
	Ties: 1916
Aug–Dec 1948 5-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1976
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1931
	Ties: 1955, 1964, 1980
Jul–Dec 1948 6-Month	66.2°F (19.0°C)	66.3°F (19.1°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1976
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1931, 2016
	Ties: 1905, 1916, 1932, 1972, 2012, 2014
Jun–Dec 1948 7-Month	68.0°F (20.0°C)	67.9°F (19.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1976
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1931
	Ties: 1914, 1942, 1959, 1987, 2001
May–Dec 1948 8-Month	68.4°F (20.2°C)	68.2°F (20.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1976
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1998
	Ties: 1909, 1916, 1924, 1939, 1942, 1946, 1980, 2012, 2017
Apr–Dec 1948 9-Month	68.2°F (20.1°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1976
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1977, 2017
Mar–Dec 1948 10-Month	67.2°F (19.6°C)	66.4°F (19.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1976
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2016
	Ties: 2010, 2017
Feb–Dec 1948 11-Month	65.7°F (18.7°C)	64.8°F (18.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1976
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2016
	Ties: 1936, 1946, 1954
Jan–Dec 1948 12-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1976
				50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	1921
	Ties: 1900, 1916, 1923, 1929, 1934, 1937, 1955, 2005
Jul 1947–Dec 1948 18-Month	64.6°F (18.1°C)	64.2°F (17.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1968
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2016
	Ties: 1913, 1952, 1987, 1990, 2002
Jan 1947–Dec 1948 24-Month	63.0°F (17.2°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1969
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1922
	Ties: 1896, 1899, 1906, 1915, 1929, 1973, 1975, 1992, 1995, 2004
Jan 1946–Dec 1948 36-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1969
				50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2017, 2019
	Ties: 1897, 1899, 1912, 1920, 1926, 1949, 1952, 2002, 2009
Jan 1945–Dec 1948 48-Month	63.5°F (17.5°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1969
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2019
	Ties: 1912, 1914, 1937, 1953, 2013, 2015
Jan 1944–Dec 1948 60-Month	63.5°F (17.5°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1970
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1909, 1910, 1913, 1921, 1930, 1946, 1947, 1950, 2000, 2012

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/