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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

Year: 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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Alabama

Average Temperature Rankings, April 1978

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1978 1-Month	63.9°F (17.7°C)	62.8°F (17.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1983
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1896
	Ties: 1932
Mar–Apr 1978 2-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1926, 1960
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1908, 2012
	Ties: 1940, 1949
Feb–Apr 1978 3-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	-4.0°F (-2.2°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1958
				127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1960
Jan–Apr 1978 4-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	-5.4°F (-3.0°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1978
				128th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
Dec 1977–Apr 1978 5-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-4.7°F (-2.6°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1978
				127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
Nov 1977–Apr 1978 6-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	51.9°F (11.1°C)	-3.5°F (-2.0°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
				126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1940
Oct 1977–Apr 1978 7-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	-3.5°F (-1.9°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
				126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
Sep 1977–Apr 1978 8-Month	53.3°F (11.8°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
				126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
Aug 1977–Apr 1978 9-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
				125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1902
Jul 1977–Apr 1978 10-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	60.9°F (16.1°C)	-2.2°F (-1.3°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
				125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1958
Jun 1977–Apr 1978 11-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1902, 1970
May 1977–Apr 1978 12-Month	61.5°F (16.4°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1918, 1940, 1980
Nov 1976–Apr 1978 18-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977, 1978
				126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
	Ties: 1977
May 1976–Apr 1978 24-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1978
				126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
May 1975–Apr 1978 36-Month	61.3°F (16.3°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1970
				124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1979
May 1974–Apr 1978 48-Month	61.5°F (16.4°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1971, 1980
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2020
May 1973–Apr 1978 60-Month	62.1°F (16.7°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1970, 1971, 1980, 1981
				115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2020
	Ties: 1962, 1984

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 7, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/