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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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Tennessee

Average Temperature Rankings, January 1962

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1962 1-Month	34.5°F (1.4°C)	37.2°F (2.9°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1940
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1950
Dec 1961–Jan 1962 2-Month	37.0°F (2.8°C)	38.3°F (3.5°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1918
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1932
	Ties: 1897
Nov 1961–Jan 1962 3-Month	40.9°F (4.9°C)	41.3°F (5.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1977
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1932
Oct 1961–Jan 1962 4-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1977
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1932
	Ties: 1910, 1911
Sep 1961–Jan 1962 5-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	50.6°F (10.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1977
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1932
	Ties: 1896, 1973
Aug 1961–Jan 1962 6-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1977
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1932
	Ties: 1908, 1931, 1956, 1976, 1997, 2009
Jul 1961–Jan 1962 7-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	58.0°F (14.4°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1977
				103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1932
	Ties: 1930, 1984, 1994
Jun 1961–Jan 1962 8-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.7°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1977
				111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1932
	Ties: 1978, 1990, 1996
May 1961–Jan 1962 9-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1977
				119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	1932, 2017
	Ties: 1961, 1964, 2014
Apr 1961–Jan 1962 10-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	60.3°F (15.7°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1977
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2017
	Ties: 1968
Mar 1961–Jan 1962 11-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1977
				117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2017
	Ties: 1948
Feb 1961–Jan 1962 12-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1918
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2017
	Ties: 1938, 1963, 1967
Aug 1960–Jan 1962 18-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	56.7°F (13.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1918
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2017
	Ties: 1941, 1994, 1997
Feb 1960–Jan 1962 24-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	1923, 2018
	Ties: 1978
Feb 1959–Jan 1962 36-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1970
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2019
	Ties: 1904, 1964, 1968
Feb 1958–Jan 1962 48-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1970
				119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2020
Feb 1957–Jan 1962 60-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1970, 1981
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1969, 1973, 1982

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/