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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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Idaho

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1961

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1961 1-Month	22.4°F (-5.3°C)	23.9°F (-4.5°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1990
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1917
	Ties: 1954
Nov–Dec 1961 2-Month	25.7°F (-3.5°C)	27.8°F (-2.3°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1985
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1917
	Ties: 1909, 1971
Oct–Dec 1961 3-Month	31.1°F (-0.5°C)	33.2°F (0.7°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1985
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1917
	Ties: 1932, 1982
Sep–Dec 1961 4-Month	35.8°F (2.1°C)	38.6°F (3.7°C)	-2.8°F (-1.6°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1985
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1917
	Ties: 1911
Aug–Dec 1961 5-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1985
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1917
Jul–Dec 1961 6-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1985
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1917
	Ties: 1900, 1928, 1935, 1956
Jun–Dec 1961 7-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1985
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2021
	Ties: 1952, 1986
May–Dec 1961 8-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1916
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2021
	Ties: 1941, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2019
Apr–Dec 1961 9-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	47.8°F (8.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1916
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2021
	Ties: 1918, 1931, 1946, 1991
Mar–Dec 1961 10-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1916, 1985
				63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1934
	Ties: 1967
Feb–Dec 1961 11-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1985
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1934
	Ties: 1991
Jan–Dec 1961 12-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1985
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1934
	Ties: 1941, 1967, 1995, 1999, 2005
Jul 1960–Dec 1961 18-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1985
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1934
	Ties: 1990, 1995
Jan 1960–Dec 1961 24-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1985
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015, 2016
	Ties: 1915, 1925, 1974, 1993, 2011
Jan 1959–Dec 1961 36-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1913
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2016
	Ties: 1906, 1938, 1947, 1962, 1983, 1987, 2011
Jan 1958–Dec 1961 48-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	42.5°F (5.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1985
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2017
	Ties: 1928, 1934, 1943, 1993
Jan 1957–Dec 1961 60-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1913, 1916
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2016, 2018
	Ties: 1936, 1989

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 1, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/