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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

Year: 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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North Carolina

Average Temperature Rankings, February 1997

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1997 1-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	41.9°F (5.5°C)	4.1°F (2.3°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1895
				19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1990	2018
	Ties: 1954, 2022
Jan–Feb 1997 2-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1978
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	1932
	Ties: 1976, 2008
Dec 1996–Feb 1997 3-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	2.5°F (1.3°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	1932
Nov 1996–Feb 1997 4-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	43.2°F (6.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1932
	Ties: 1916, 1943, 1993
Oct 1996–Feb 1997 5-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1932
	Ties: 1920, 1942, 1983
Sep 1996–Feb 1997 6-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1932
	Ties: 1926, 1960, 1985
Aug 1996–Feb 1997 7-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1932
	Ties: 1926, 1989
Jul 1996–Feb 1997 8-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1932
	Ties: 1925, 1989, 1993, 2003
Jun 1996–Feb 1997 9-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1932
	Ties: 1897, 1924, 1925, 1930, 1944, 1946
May 1996–Feb 1997 10-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1932
	Ties: 1919, 1947, 1995, 2003, 2009
Apr 1996–Feb 1997 11-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2020
	Ties: 1928, 1955, 1994
Mar 1996–Feb 1997 12-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1918
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
	Ties: 1965, 1989, 1996
Sep 1995–Feb 1997 18-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1905
				104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
	Ties: 1911, 1962, 1966, 1971, 1980, 1981, 1983
Mar 1995–Feb 1997 24-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1905
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
	Ties: 1915, 1916, 1925, 1973, 1984, 1998
Mar 1994–Feb 1997 36-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1970
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2018
	Ties: 1909, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1941, 1989, 1996
Mar 1993–Feb 1997 48-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1970
				86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2020
	Ties: 1912, 1931, 1941, 1959, 1960, 1998
Mar 1992–Feb 1997 60-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1970
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2020
	Ties: 1902, 1903, 1910, 1914, 1978, 1986

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 2, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/