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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, January 1989

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1989 1-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	5.5°F (3.0°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1940
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	1950
Dec 1988–Jan 1989 2-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	1950
	Ties: 2002
Nov 1988–Jan 1989 3-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
				19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	1932
Oct 1988–Jan 1989 4-Month	53.3°F (11.8°C)	52.3°F (11.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1932
	Ties: 1929, 1935, 2000, 2019
Sep 1988–Jan 1989 5-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	56.7°F (13.7°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932
	Ties: 1926, 2012, 2013
Aug 1988–Jan 1989 6-Month	61.3°F (16.3°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	1932
	Ties: 1917, 1926
Jul 1988–Jan 1989 7-Month	63.8°F (17.7°C)	63.2°F (17.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932, 2017
	Ties: 1917, 2002
Jun 1988–Jan 1989 8-Month	65.5°F (18.6°C)	65.1°F (18.4°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932, 2017
	Ties: 1910, 1914, 1917, 1943, 2011, 2013
May 1988–Jan 1989 9-Month	65.8°F (18.8°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 1929, 1983, 1992
Apr 1988–Jan 1989 10-Month	65.5°F (18.6°C)	65.4°F (18.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 1960, 1971, 1979, 1986, 1995, 2003
Mar 1988–Jan 1989 11-Month	64.5°F (18.1°C)	64.5°F (18.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 2002, 2004
Feb 1988–Jan 1989 12-Month	62.9°F (17.2°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 1908, 1943, 1996
Aug 1987–Jan 1989 18-Month	61.9°F (16.6°C)	62.2°F (16.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2017
	Ties: 1915, 1948, 1960, 1990, 2002
Feb 1987–Jan 1989 24-Month	62.9°F (17.2°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1970
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	1923
	Ties: 1897, 1906, 1915, 1972, 1986
Feb 1986–Jan 1989 36-Month	63.3°F (17.4°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1970
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2021
	Ties: 1908, 1926, 1987, 2005, 2012
Feb 1985–Jan 1989 48-Month	63.3°F (17.4°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1970
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2020
	Ties: 1899, 1915, 1927, 1951, 1993, 2005, 2006
Feb 1984–Jan 1989 60-Month	63.1°F (17.3°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1970
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1921, 1942, 1990

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/