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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 1953

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1953 1-Month	26.3°F (-3.2°C)	22.7°F (-5.2°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1936
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	1954
Jan–Feb 1953 2-Month	23.4°F (-4.8°C)	20.2°F (-6.6°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1936
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	1931
Dec 1952–Feb 1953 3-Month	23.8°F (-4.6°C)	21.1°F (-6.1°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1936
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2002
	Ties: 1906, 1933, 1990
Nov 1952–Feb 1953 4-Month	27.0°F (-2.8°C)	24.8°F (-4.0°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1936
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2002
Oct 1952–Feb 1953 5-Month	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	30.1°F (-1.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1936
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2002
	Ties: 1901, 1924, 1975, 1980, 1991
Sep 1952–Feb 1953 6-Month	36.3°F (2.4°C)	35.6°F (2.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1936
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2017
	Ties: 1901, 1974, 2004
Aug 1952–Feb 1953 7-Month	41.0°F (5.0°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1936
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2002, 2017
	Ties: 1896, 1924, 1972, 2018
Jul 1952–Feb 1953 8-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
				62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	1932, 2002
	Ties: 1913, 2011, 2021
Jun 1952–Feb 1953 9-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1904
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	1932
	Ties: 1938, 2007, 2021
May 1952–Feb 1953 10-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	1932, 2017
	Ties: 1906
Apr 1952–Feb 1953 11-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
				50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	1932, 2002
	Ties: 1909, 1933, 1938, 2004, 2008
Mar 1952–Feb 1953 12-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
	Ties: 1928, 1941
Sep 1951–Feb 1953 18-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
	Ties: 1908, 1946, 1967, 1969, 1983, 1993
Mar 1951–Feb 1953 24-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2017
	Ties: 1930
Mar 1950–Feb 1953 36-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2018
Mar 1949–Feb 1953 48-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
				117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2002
	Ties: 1920, 1952, 1962, 1997
Mar 1948–Feb 1953 60-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1907, 1908, 1920, 1963, 1997
				113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	1935
	Ties: 1962, 1971, 1980

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/