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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 2015

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 2015 1-Month	22.7°F (-5.2°C)	15.0°F (-9.4°C)	7.7°F (4.2°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1937
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2012	2006
	Ties: 2001
Dec 2014–Jan 2015 2-Month	23.4°F (-4.8°C)	17.4°F (-8.1°C)	6.0°F (3.3°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1979
				22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2012	1992, 2021
Nov 2014–Jan 2015 3-Month	24.2°F (-4.3°C)	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1979
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 2013	2021
	Ties: 1940, 2019
Oct 2014–Jan 2015 4-Month	30.7°F (-0.7°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1912
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 2012	2000
	Ties: 1913, 1941
Sep 2014–Jan 2015 5-Month	36.7°F (2.6°C)	35.0°F (1.7°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1897
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2013	2006
	Ties: 1901, 2008
Aug 2014–Jan 2015 6-Month	42.1°F (5.6°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1912
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 2013	2006
	Ties: 1938, 1961
Jul 2014–Jan 2015 7-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1912
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 2013	2006
	Ties: 1967
Jun 2014–Jan 2015 8-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	47.9°F (8.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1952
				63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2013	2022
	Ties: 1924
May 2014–Jan 2015 9-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1952
				64th Warmest	Warmest since: 2013	2022
Apr 2014–Jan 2015 10-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1952
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 2013	2006
	Ties: 1926, 1956, 1957
Mar 2014–Jan 2015 11-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1952
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 2013	2013
	Ties: 1978
Feb 2014–Jan 2015 12-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1918
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 2014	2013
	Ties: 1906, 1915, 1959, 1996, 2014
Aug 2013–Jan 2015 18-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1918
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 2014	2013
	Ties: 1906, 1919, 1938, 1985
Feb 2013–Jan 2015 24-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1952
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 2014	2007
	Ties: 1911, 1926, 1938, 1957
Feb 2012–Jan 2015 36-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2012	1918
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2014	2007, 2008, 2018
Feb 2011–Jan 2015 48-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 2012	1918
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 2014	2008
	Ties: 1944, 2000
Feb 2010–Jan 2015 60-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1920
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2008

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 3, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/