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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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Nevada

Minimum Temperature Rankings, August 1978

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1978 1-Month	52.6°F (11.4°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1944, 1976
				100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2022
	Ties: 1928
Jul–Aug 1978 2-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1944
				106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2022
	Ties: 1943
Jun–Aug 1978 3-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1944
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1908, 1911, 1949, 1950
May–Aug 1978 4-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1907
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1950
Apr–Aug 1978 5-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	46.4°F (8.0°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1944
				108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1920, 2011
Mar–Aug 1978 6-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1944
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2017
	Ties: 1896, 1959, 2008
Feb–Aug 1978 7-Month	41.0°F (5.0°C)	40.3°F (4.6°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1933, 1944
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2017
	Ties: 1919, 1984
Jan–Aug 1978 8-Month	39.1°F (3.9°C)	37.7°F (3.2°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1917
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2015
	Ties: 1995
Dec 1977–Aug 1978 9-Month	37.7°F (3.2°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1917, 1933
				22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2015
	Ties: 2005
Nov 1977–Aug 1978 10-Month	36.8°F (2.7°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1917
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2015
	Ties: 1900
Oct 1977–Aug 1978 11-Month	36.8°F (2.7°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1917
				17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2015
	Ties: 1997, 2005, 2014
Sep 1977–Aug 1978 12-Month	37.6°F (3.1°C)	35.8°F (2.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1917
				18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2015
	Ties: 1900
Mar 1977–Aug 1978 18-Month	39.5°F (4.2°C)	38.3°F (3.5°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1949
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1927
Sep 1976–Aug 1978 24-Month	36.6°F (2.6°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1949
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
	Ties: 1898, 1902, 1986, 1990, 2009, 2010
Sep 1975–Aug 1978 36-Month	36.3°F (2.4°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1950
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2017
	Ties: 1898, 1900
Sep 1974–Aug 1978 48-Month	36.0°F (2.2°C)	35.8°F (2.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1950
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2018
	Ties: 1899, 1905, 1927, 1936, 1937, 1962, 1968, 1972, 1979
Sep 1973–Aug 1978 60-Month	36.1°F (2.3°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1917, 1949, 1950
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2018
	Ties: 1905, 1928, 1940, 1944, 1969, 1972

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Minimum Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 5, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/