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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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Average Temperature Rankings, February 1949

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1949 1-Month	18.2°F (-7.7°C)	22.7°F (-5.2°C)	-4.5°F (-2.5°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1936
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	1954
Jan–Feb 1949 2-Month	17.2°F (-8.2°C)	20.2°F (-6.6°C)	-3.0°F (-1.6°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1936
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	1931
	Ties: 1988
Dec 1948–Feb 1949 3-Month	19.4°F (-7.0°C)	21.1°F (-6.1°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1936
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2002
	Ties: 1903, 1972
Nov 1948–Feb 1949 4-Month	23.8°F (-4.6°C)	24.7°F (-4.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1936
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2002
	Ties: 1972
Oct 1948–Feb 1949 5-Month	29.1°F (-1.6°C)	30.1°F (-1.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1936
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2002
	Ties: 1984, 2009
Sep 1948–Feb 1949 6-Month	35.4°F (1.9°C)	35.6°F (2.0°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1936
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2017
	Ties: 1916, 1933, 1975, 1988
Aug 1948–Feb 1949 7-Month	40.8°F (4.9°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1936
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2002, 2017
	Ties: 1911, 2003, 2008, 2011, 2021
Jul 1948–Feb 1949 8-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1918
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	1932, 2002
	Ties: 1902, 1911, 2008
Jun 1948–Feb 1949 9-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1904
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	1932
	Ties: 1896
May 1948–Feb 1949 10-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1918
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	1932, 2017
	Ties: 1928, 1947, 1960
Apr 1948–Feb 1949 11-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1918
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1932, 2002
	Ties: 1906, 1907, 1924, 1947, 1974, 1991
Mar 1948–Feb 1949 12-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1918
				65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2017
	Ties: 1943
Sep 1947–Feb 1949 18-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1918
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2017
	Ties: 1920, 1974
Mar 1947–Feb 1949 24-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1918
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2017
	Ties: 1912
Mar 1946–Feb 1949 36-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1918
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018
	Ties: 1902, 1931, 1958, 1966, 2020, 2021
Mar 1945–Feb 1949 48-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1918
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2002
	Ties: 1903, 1909, 1915, 1926, 1947, 1955, 1967, 1987
Mar 1944–Feb 1949 60-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1907, 1908, 1920, 1963, 1997
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	1935
	Ties: 1948, 1978

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 5, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/