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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 2002

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 2002 1-Month	28.8°F (-1.8°C)	23.9°F (-4.5°C)	4.9°F (2.7°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1990
				13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1917
Nov–Dec 2002 2-Month	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	27.8°F (-2.3°C)	3.0°F (1.6°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1985
				17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	1917
	Ties: 1901, 1949
Oct–Dec 2002 3-Month	34.2°F (1.2°C)	33.2°F (0.7°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1985
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1917
	Ties: 1942
Sep–Dec 2002 4-Month	39.6°F (4.2°C)	38.6°F (3.7°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1985
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1917
	Ties: 1942
Aug–Dec 2002 5-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1985
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1917
	Ties: 1989, 2007
Jul–Dec 2002 6-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1985
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1917
	Ties: 1910, 1942, 1962, 2004
Jun–Dec 2002 7-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1985
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2021
	Ties: 1904, 1936, 1967, 1974, 2004, 2018
May–Dec 2002 8-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1916
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2021
	Ties: 1904, 1949, 1963, 1994, 1999, 2004
Apr–Dec 2002 9-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	47.8°F (8.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1916
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2021
	Ties: 1897, 1917, 1992
Mar–Dec 2002 10-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1916, 1985
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1934
	Ties: 1953, 1974, 1977, 1997, 2005
Feb–Dec 2002 11-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1985
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1934
	Ties: 1901, 1906, 1907, 1962, 1973
Jan–Dec 2002 12-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1985
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1934
	Ties: 1906, 1974, 1977, 2019
Jul 2001–Dec 2002 18-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.1°F (6.7°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1985
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1934
	Ties: 1963, 2001, 2005
Jan 2001–Dec 2002 24-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1985
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015, 2016
	Ties: 1901, 1959, 2008
Jan 2000–Dec 2002 36-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1913
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2016
	Ties: 1935, 1996, 1999, 2013
Jan 1999–Dec 2002 48-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1985
				19th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2017
	Ties: 1990
Jan 1998–Dec 2002 60-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1913, 1916
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2016, 2018
	Ties: 1990, 2008

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/