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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

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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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1897

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1897 1-Month	11.2°F (-11.6°C)	15.0°F (-9.4°C)	-3.8°F (-2.2°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1937
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2006
Dec 1896–Jan 1897 2-Month	18.1°F (-7.7°C)	17.4°F (-8.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1979
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1992, 2021
	Ties: 1948
Nov 1896–Jan 1897 3-Month	16.9°F (-8.4°C)	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	-5.3°F (-3.0°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1979
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2021
	Ties: 1930, 1952
Oct 1896–Jan 1897 4-Month	23.4°F (-4.8°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	-5.2°F (-2.9°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1912
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2000
Sep 1896–Jan 1897 5-Month	29.8°F (-1.2°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	-5.1°F (-2.8°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1897
				127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2006
Aug 1896–Jan 1897 6-Month	36.4°F (2.4°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	-4.5°F (-2.5°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1912
				126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2006
	Ties: 1952
Jul 1896–Jan 1897 7-Month	41.2°F (5.1°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	-4.2°F (-2.3°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1912
				126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2006
	Ties: 1952
Jun 1896–Jan 1897 8-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	47.9°F (8.8°C)	-3.5°F (-1.9°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1952
				126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2022
May 1896–Jan 1897 9-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-2.8°F (-1.5°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1952
				122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2022
Apr 1896–Jan 1897 10-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1952
				122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2006
	Ties: 1917
Mar 1896–Jan 1897 11-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-3.1°F (-1.7°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1952
				124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2013
	Ties: 1916
Feb 1896–Jan 1897 12-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-2.5°F (-1.3°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1918
				122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2013
	Ties: 1994
Aug 1895–Jan 1897 18-Month	41.3°F (5.2°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1918
				116th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2013
	Ties: 1904, 1930
Feb 1895–Jan 1897 24-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1952
				123rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2007
	Ties: 1905

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/