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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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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1948

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1948 1-Month	25.6°F (-3.6°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	-8.0°F (-4.5°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1977
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1950
Dec 1947–Jan 1948 2-Month	31.1°F (-0.5°C)	35.0°F (1.7°C)	-3.9°F (-2.2°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1918
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1932
Nov 1947–Jan 1948 3-Month	35.1°F (1.7°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	-3.3°F (-1.9°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1977
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1932
Oct 1947–Jan 1948 4-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1977
				86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1932
	Ties: 1930, 1990
Sep 1947–Jan 1948 5-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1977
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1932
	Ties: 1896, 1958, 1976, 1988, 2009
Aug 1947–Jan 1948 6-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	52.7°F (11.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1977
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1932
	Ties: 1952, 1986
Jul 1947–Jan 1948 7-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1977
				86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1932
	Ties: 1899, 1911, 1926, 1944, 1973
Jun 1947–Jan 1948 8-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	58.0°F (14.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1977
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1932
	Ties: 1925, 1945, 1984
May 1947–Jan 1948 9-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1977
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1932
	Ties: 1910, 1938, 2009
Apr 1947–Jan 1948 10-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1977
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1932
	Ties: 1927
Mar 1947–Jan 1948 11-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1918
				115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2017
	Ties: 1925, 1982, 1997
Feb 1947–Jan 1948 12-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2017
Aug 1946–Jan 1948 18-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1918
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2017
	Ties: 1985, 1990
Feb 1946–Jan 1948 24-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1918
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1923
	Ties: 1900, 1909, 1913, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1972, 1991, 1996
Feb 1945–Jan 1948 36-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1979
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2019
	Ties: 1911, 1925, 1938, 1942, 1974, 1976, 2015
Feb 1944–Jan 1948 48-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1980
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2020
	Ties: 1909, 1912, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1952, 1991
Feb 1943–Jan 1948 60-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1981
				65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1902, 1910, 1927, 1990, 1999

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/