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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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North Carolina

Average Temperature Rankings, January 1988

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1988 1-Month	34.4°F (1.3°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-5.6°F (-3.1°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1950
Dec 1987–Jan 1988 2-Month	39.0°F (3.9°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1918
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932
	Ties: 1915, 1951
Nov 1987–Jan 1988 3-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1918
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932
	Ties: 2010
Oct 1987–Jan 1988 4-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
				106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932
	Ties: 1968
Sep 1987–Jan 1988 5-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
				103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932
	Ties: 1908, 1931, 1978
Aug 1987–Jan 1988 6-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932
	Ties: 1948, 1967, 2011
Jul 1987–Jan 1988 7-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1918
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932
	Ties: 1930, 1941, 1946, 1984, 1990, 2011
Jun 1987–Jan 1988 8-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.9°F (16.1°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1977
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932
	Ties: 1921, 1946, 1993, 2010
May 1987–Jan 1988 9-Month	61.6°F (16.4°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1918
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932, 2020
	Ties: 1914, 1917, 1928, 1944, 1979, 2004, 2009
Apr 1987–Jan 1988 10-Month	61.0°F (16.1°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1918
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2020
	Ties: 1915, 1930, 1958, 1965
Mar 1987–Jan 1988 11-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1918
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 1917, 1927, 1958, 1990, 1994, 1996
Feb 1987–Jan 1988 12-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1918
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2020
	Ties: 1929, 1936, 1962, 1996
Aug 1986–Jan 1988 18-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1905
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 1909, 1912, 1929, 1996
Feb 1986–Jan 1988 24-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1918
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2020
	Ties: 1927, 1928, 1937, 1957, 1972, 1986, 2002, 2010
Feb 1985–Jan 1988 36-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1970
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2021
	Ties: 1928, 1939, 1950, 1952, 1955, 1987, 2003
Feb 1984–Jan 1988 48-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1970
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2020
	Ties: 1901, 1942, 1954, 1956, 1995
Feb 1983–Jan 1988 60-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1970
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1928, 1942, 1944

Citing This Page

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