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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

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California

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1997

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1997 1-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1932, 1990
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	1958
Nov–Dec 1997 2-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1994
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	1995
	Ties: 1903, 1979
Oct–Dec 1997 3-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1916
				63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	1995, 2014
	Ties: 2007
Sep–Dec 1997 4-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1916
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2020
	Ties: 1949, 1989, 2006
Aug–Dec 1997 5-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1916
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2020
	Ties: 1955, 1987, 2009, 2010
Jul–Dec 1997 6-Month	62.1°F (16.7°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1916
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2020
	Ties: 1960, 1966, 1983
Jun–Dec 1997 7-Month	63.0°F (17.2°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1916
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2020
	Ties: 1921, 1934, 1942, 2000, 2004, 2011
May–Dec 1997 8-Month	63.6°F (17.6°C)	62.3°F (16.8°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1916
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2020
	Ties: 1939, 1950, 1992
Apr–Dec 1997 9-Month	62.7°F (17.1°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1916
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2014, 2020
	Ties: 2007, 2009
Mar–Dec 1997 10-Month	61.8°F (16.6°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1912
				17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2014
	Ties: 1959
Feb–Dec 1997 11-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1911
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2014
	Ties: 1981
Jan–Dec 1997 12-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1911
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2014
	Ties: 2001
Jul 1996–Dec 1997 18-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1912
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015
	Ties: 1981, 2004, 2009
Jan 1996–Dec 1997 24-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1912
				9th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 2019
Jan 1995–Dec 1997 36-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1913
				9th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Jan 1994–Dec 1997 48-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1912, 1914
				11th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 2005, 2006
Jan 1993–Dec 1997 60-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1912, 1913
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2018
	Ties: 1996

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/