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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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Maryland

Minimum Temperature Rankings, December 1987

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1987 1-Month	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1989
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
Nov–Dec 1987 2-Month	33.4°F (0.8°C)	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1917
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2015
	Ties: 1927, 1972, 1984, 2018
Oct–Dec 1987 3-Month	35.2°F (1.8°C)	35.4°F (1.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1917
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1932, 1935, 1938, 1965, 1993
Sep–Dec 1987 4-Month	41.0°F (5.0°C)	40.6°F (4.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1917
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2015
	Ties: 1947, 1965
Aug–Dec 1987 5-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1917
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2018
	Ties: 1912, 1922, 1948, 1972, 1993
Jul–Dec 1987 6-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1917
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2018
	Ties: 1920, 1936
Jun–Dec 1987 7-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1917
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1934, 2008
May–Dec 1987 8-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1917
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2018
Apr–Dec 1987 9-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1917
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2015
	Ties: 1949, 1975, 1986, 2008
Mar–Dec 1987 10-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1917
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2011
	Ties: 1942, 1949, 1975, 1986, 2001
Feb–Dec 1987 11-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1917
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012, 2018, 2020
	Ties: 1898, 1953
Jan–Dec 1987 12-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1904
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2020
	Ties: 1938, 1952, 1957, 1984, 1986, 1995
Jul 1986–Dec 1987 18-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1904
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012, 2020, 2021
	Ties: 1957, 1972, 1974, 1995
Jan 1986–Dec 1987 24-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1905
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2021
	Ties: 1931, 1954, 1973, 2001
Jan 1985–Dec 1987 36-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1905
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2021
	Ties: 1986
Jan 1984–Dec 1987 48-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1905
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1975, 1994
Jan 1983–Dec 1987 60-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1905
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2021
	Ties: 1975, 1990

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Minimum Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/