Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Maryland
Minimum Temperature Rankings, December 1988
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1988 1-Month |
25.8°F (-3.4°C) | 26.7°F (-2.9°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1989 |
| 83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1934, 2002 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 1988 2-Month |
30.8°F (-0.7°C) | 30.8°F (-0.7°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1917 |
| 81st Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1906, 1981, 1993, 2002 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1988 3-Month |
33.7°F (0.9°C) | 35.5°F (1.9°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917 |
| 109th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1916, 1926, 1933 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1988 4-Month |
38.9°F (3.8°C) | 40.7°F (4.8°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
| 110th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2015 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1988 5-Month |
44.5°F (6.9°C) | 45.2°F (7.3°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1917 |
| 97th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1951, 1953 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1988 6-Month |
48.2°F (9.0°C) | 48.4°F (9.1°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 46th Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1917 |
| 82nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1954, 1957 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1988 7-Month |
49.7°F (9.8°C) | 50.0°F (10.0°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 41st Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1917 |
| 87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2015, 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1945, 1969, 1980 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1988 8-Month |
49.9°F (9.9°C) | 50.1°F (10.1°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.2°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1917 |
| 84th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1905, 1989 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1988 9-Month |
48.9°F (9.4°C) | 49.1°F (9.5°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 41st Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1917 |
| 87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1908, 1920, 1945, 1965, 1972, 1981, 1992 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1988 10-Month |
47.2°F (8.4°C) | 47.4°F (8.6°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.2°C) | 37th Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1917 |
| 91st Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1897, 1905, 1910, 1935, 1944, 1972, 1989, 1992 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1988 11-Month |
45.2°F (7.3°C) | 45.3°F (7.4°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 46th Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1917 |
| 82nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012, 2018, 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1929, 1936, 1941, 1944, 1974, 1979, 1981 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1988 12-Month |
43.0°F (6.1°C) | 43.5°F (6.4°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1904 |
| 96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1902, 1936 | ||||||
|
Jul 1987–Dec 1988 18-Month |
45.1°F (7.3°C) | 45.2°F (7.3°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1904 |
| 78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012, 2020, 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1927, 1948, 1954, 1969 | ||||||
|
Jan 1987–Dec 1988 24-Month |
43.6°F (6.4°C) | 43.5°F (6.4°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1905 |
| 71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1900, 1901, 1913, 1934, 1945, 1960 | ||||||
|
Jan 1986–Dec 1988 36-Month |
43.9°F (6.6°C) | 43.5°F (6.4°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1905 |
| 50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1898, 1900, 1913, 1957, 1984, 1996, 1997 | ||||||
|
Jan 1985–Dec 1988 48-Month |
44.0°F (6.7°C) | 43.5°F (6.4°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1905 |
| 44th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2020, 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1932, 1956, 1995, 1996 | ||||||
|
Jan 1984–Dec 1988 60-Month |
44.1°F (6.7°C) | 43.5°F (6.4°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 90th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1905 |
| 34th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1923, 1933, 1956, 1957, 1986 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 14, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/