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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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California

Average Temperature Rankings, April 1974

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1974 1-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1967
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1989
	Ties: 1902, 1937, 1942, 1964
Mar–Apr 1974 2-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1967
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1934
	Ties: 1911, 1980, 1995
Feb–Apr 1974 3-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	49.3°F (9.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1922
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2015
	Ties: 1918, 1953, 1979
Jan–Apr 1974 4-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1922
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2015
	Ties: 1920, 1971
Dec 1973–Apr 1974 5-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917, 1949
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1899, 1956, 1985
Nov 1973–Apr 1974 6-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2015
Oct 1973–Apr 1974 7-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1911
Sep 1973–Apr 1974 8-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1915, 1972, 1999
Aug 1973–Apr 1974 9-Month	53.3°F (11.8°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2015
	Ties: 1925, 1944, 1958
Jul 1973–Apr 1974 10-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2015
	Ties: 1911, 1923, 1958
Jun 1973–Apr 1974 11-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1916, 1957, 1958
May 1973–Apr 1974 12-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
				65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
Nov 1972–Apr 1974 18-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1949
				104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1899, 1965, 1966, 1972
May 1972–Apr 1974 24-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1913
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2015
	Ties: 1900, 1964, 1967, 1976
May 1971–Apr 1974 36-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1913, 1917
				100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2016
	Ties: 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1905, 1920, 1973
May 1970–Apr 1974 48-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1913
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2018
	Ties: 1902, 1905, 1947, 1966, 1967, 1976
May 1969–Apr 1974 60-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1913
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2018
	Ties: 1929, 1932, 1968, 1969

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/