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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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New York

Average Temperature Rankings, January 1978

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1978 1-Month	16.9°F (-8.4°C)	19.8°F (-6.8°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	1932
	Ties: 2014
Dec 1977–Jan 1978 2-Month	20.0°F (-6.7°C)	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	-2.2°F (-1.3°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2016
Nov 1977–Jan 1978 3-Month	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	26.9°F (-2.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2016
	Ties: 1926, 1941, 1976, 2011
Oct 1977–Jan 1978 4-Month	31.4°F (-0.3°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2002
Sep 1977–Jan 1978 5-Month	36.9°F (2.7°C)	37.5°F (3.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932
	Ties: 1896, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1922, 1948, 2003
Aug 1977–Jan 1978 6-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
				94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2016
	Ties: 1896, 1897, 1996
Jul 1977–Jan 1978 7-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	46.0°F (7.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
				94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932
	Ties: 1897, 1902, 1965, 1979, 1993
Jun 1977–Jan 1978 8-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932
	Ties: 1910, 1912, 1930, 1936, 1943, 1966, 1968, 2001
May 1977–Jan 1978 9-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2016
	Ties: 1955, 1964, 1966, 1973, 1979
Apr 1977–Jan 1978 10-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.3°F (9.1°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2016
	Ties: 1896, 1902, 1946, 1955, 1965, 1998, 2004
Mar 1977–Jan 1978 11-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2013
	Ties: 1913, 1933, 1943, 1986, 2003, 2014
Feb 1977–Jan 1978 12-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2013
	Ties: 1901, 1909, 1923, 1952, 1972, 1987, 1998
Aug 1976–Jan 1978 18-Month	42.5°F (5.8°C)	43.8°F (6.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1905
				118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2013
	Ties: 1935, 1964
Feb 1976–Jan 1978 24-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
				101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2013
	Ties: 1903, 1916, 1917, 1935, 1942, 1979
Feb 1975–Jan 1978 36-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1927
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2013
	Ties: 1913, 1943, 1973, 1983, 1995
Feb 1974–Jan 1978 48-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918, 1927
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2013
	Ties: 1913, 1915, 1925, 1936, 1937, 1941, 1965, 1967
Feb 1973–Jan 1978 60-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1908
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2013, 2014, 2021
	Ties: 1900, 1946, 1948, 1959, 1975, 1985, 1998

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 1, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/