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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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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1961

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1961 1-Month	41.9°F (5.5°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1932, 1990
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1958
	Ties: 1919
Nov–Dec 1961 2-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	46.4°F (8.0°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1994
				108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1995
	Ties: 1902, 1924, 1928, 1968
Oct–Dec 1961 3-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1916
				100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1995, 2014
	Ties: 1898, 1918
Sep–Dec 1961 4-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1916
				106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2020
Aug–Dec 1961 5-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1916
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2020
Jul–Dec 1961 6-Month	61.3°F (16.3°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1916
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2020
Jun–Dec 1961 7-Month	62.9°F (17.2°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1916
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2020
	Ties: 1987, 1989
May–Dec 1961 8-Month	62.3°F (16.8°C)	62.2°F (16.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1916
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2020
	Ties: 1896, 1942, 1993, 2011
Apr–Dec 1961 9-Month	61.5°F (16.4°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1916
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2014, 2020
	Ties: 1933, 1938, 1943, 1954, 1993, 1994
Mar–Dec 1961 10-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1912
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2014
	Ties: 1904, 1932, 1933, 1947, 1973, 1980, 1991
Feb–Dec 1961 11-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1911
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2014
	Ties: 1928, 1968, 1970
Jan–Dec 1961 12-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1911
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2014
	Ties: 1943, 1970
Jul 1960–Dec 1961 18-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1912
				50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2015
	Ties: 1977, 1993, 1999
Jan 1960–Dec 1961 24-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1912
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2015
	Ties: 1937, 1941, 1980, 1984, 1998
Jan 1959–Dec 1961 36-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1913
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2016
	Ties: 1959, 1981, 1990, 1994
Jan 1958–Dec 1961 48-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1912, 1914
				24th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1992, 2012
Jan 1957–Dec 1961 60-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1912, 1913
				32nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1962, 1991, 1993, 1994

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/