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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, December 1988

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1988 1-Month	30.5°F (-0.8°C)	25.3°F (-3.7°C)	5.2°F (2.9°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1983
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2021
	Ties: 1900, 2003
Nov–Dec 1988 2-Month	34.4°F (1.3°C)	30.5°F (-0.8°C)	3.9°F (2.1°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1985
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1999
	Ties: 2002
Oct–Dec 1988 3-Month	39.3°F (4.1°C)	37.4°F (3.0°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1919
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2021
	Ties: 1912, 2005
Sep–Dec 1988 4-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1985
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2021
	Ties: 1915, 1962, 2003
Aug–Dec 1988 5-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1985
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2021
Jul–Dec 1988 6-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1985
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2021
	Ties: 1921, 2002
Jun–Dec 1988 7-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1951, 1985
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2021
	Ties: 1999, 2005
May–Dec 1988 8-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1951
				12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1934, 2021
	Ties: 1938, 1980
Apr–Dec 1988 9-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1951
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1934
	Ties: 1900, 1998, 2015
Mar–Dec 1988 10-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1951
				13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2012
Feb–Dec 1988 11-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	50.8°F (10.4°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1951
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
	Ties: 1946, 2007
Jan–Dec 1988 12-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1951
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
Jul 1987–Dec 1988 18-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1993
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
	Ties: 1955, 1964
Jan 1987–Dec 1988 24-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1951
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1934
	Ties: 2002
Jan 1986–Dec 1988 36-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2017
	Ties: 2016, 2018
Jan 1985–Dec 1988 48-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.3°F (9.1°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1918
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2001
	Ties: 1942, 1992, 2021
Jan 1984–Dec 1988 60-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	48.3°F (9.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1919
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2002
	Ties: 1989, 1999, 2010

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 6, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/