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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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Minnesota

Average Temperature Rankings, December 2001

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 2001 1-Month	22.3°F (-5.4°C)	12.9°F (-10.6°C)	9.4°F (5.2°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1983
				10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2015
Nov–Dec 2001 2-Month	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	20.4°F (-6.4°C)	11.1°F (6.1°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1985
				1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2001
Oct–Dec 2001 3-Month	35.8°F (2.1°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	7.2°F (4.0°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1919
				2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
Sep–Dec 2001 4-Month	41.2°F (5.1°C)	35.6°F (2.0°C)	5.6°F (3.1°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1985
				3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
Aug–Dec 2001 5-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	41.7°F (5.4°C)	5.1°F (2.8°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1985
				3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
Jul–Dec 2001 6-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	4.5°F (2.5°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1985
				3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
Jun–Dec 2001 7-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	4.0°F (2.3°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1985
				4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	1931, 2021
May–Dec 2001 8-Month	53.3°F (11.8°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	3.8°F (2.1°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
				3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2021
	Ties: 1931
Apr–Dec 2001 9-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
				4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
Mar–Dec 2001 10-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
				9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2021
	Ties: 1999
Feb–Dec 2001 11-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
				12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	1987
Jan–Dec 2001 12-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
				11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	1987
Jul 2000–Dec 2001 18-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1917
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
	Ties: 1988
Jan 2000–Dec 2001 24-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1917
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	1999
	Ties: 2011
Jan 1999–Dec 2001 36-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1918
				6th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
	Ties: 2006
Jan 1998–Dec 2001 48-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1919
				1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2001
Jan 1997–Dec 2001 60-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1907, 1920
				2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2002

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 24, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/