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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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Indiana

Average Temperature Rankings, January 1978

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1978 1-Month	16.9°F (-8.4°C)	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	-9.6°F (-5.3°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2006
Dec 1977–Jan 1978 2-Month	21.8°F (-5.7°C)	28.4°F (-2.0°C)	-6.6°F (-3.7°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932
	Ties: 1963
Nov 1977–Jan 1978 3-Month	29.0°F (-1.7°C)	32.7°F (0.4°C)	-3.7°F (-2.1°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932
	Ties: 1951
Oct 1977–Jan 1978 4-Month	34.5°F (1.4°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	-3.5°F (-1.9°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
				122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932
	Ties: 1912
Sep 1977–Jan 1978 5-Month	41.1°F (5.1°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
				119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932
	Ties: 1930
Aug 1977–Jan 1978 6-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
				119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932
	Ties: 1936, 1968
Jul 1977–Jan 1978 7-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	52.0°F (11.1°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
				113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932
	Ties: 1910, 1925
Jun 1977–Jan 1978 8-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
				115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932
	Ties: 1908, 1925, 2001
May 1977–Jan 1978 9-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932
	Ties: 1948, 1964, 1973, 1984, 2010, 2015
Apr 1977–Jan 1978 10-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	54.7°F (12.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932
Mar 1977–Jan 1978 11-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	53.3°F (11.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2013
	Ties: 1898, 1943
Feb 1977–Jan 1978 12-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2013
	Ties: 1897, 1943, 1983, 2001
Aug 1976–Jan 1978 18-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
Feb 1976–Jan 1978 24-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2013
	Ties: 1969, 1970
Feb 1975–Jan 1978 36-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
				106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2013
	Ties: 1912, 1971, 1977
Feb 1974–Jan 1978 48-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918
				100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2020
	Ties: 1904, 1910, 1961, 1965, 1968, 1973, 1984, 1997
Feb 1973–Jan 1978 60-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1981
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2021
	Ties: 1916, 1974, 1986

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 29, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/