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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 1982

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1982 1-Month	32.8°F (0.4°C)	37.2°F (2.9°C)	-4.4°F (-2.5°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1940
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1950
	Ties: 1988, 2010
Dec 1981–Jan 1982 2-Month	34.6°F (1.4°C)	38.3°F (3.5°C)	-3.7°F (-2.1°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1918
				111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1932
	Ties: 1910
Nov 1981–Jan 1982 3-Month	39.4°F (4.1°C)	41.4°F (5.2°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1977
				101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1932
Oct 1981–Jan 1982 4-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1977
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1932
	Ties: 2014
Sep 1981–Jan 1982 5-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	50.6°F (10.3°C)	-2.3°F (-1.2°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1977
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1932
Aug 1981–Jan 1982 6-Month	52.7°F (11.5°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1932
	Ties: 1951
Jul 1981–Jan 1982 7-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	58.0°F (14.4°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
				119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1932
	Ties: 1905
Jun 1981–Jan 1982 8-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
				117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1932
	Ties: 1902, 1961
May 1981–Jan 1982 9-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1932, 2017
	Ties: 1951
Apr 1981–Jan 1982 10-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	60.3°F (15.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2017
	Ties: 1911, 1967, 1969, 2001
Mar 1981–Jan 1982 11-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	59.2°F (15.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
				111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2017
Feb 1981–Jan 1982 12-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1918
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2017
	Ties: 1981, 1990, 1997
Aug 1980–Jan 1982 18-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	56.8°F (13.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1918
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2017
	Ties: 1963, 1967, 1981, 1984, 1985, 2014
Feb 1980–Jan 1982 24-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1918
				115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1923, 2018
	Ties: 1961, 1964, 1981, 2015
Feb 1979–Jan 1982 36-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1970
				115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2019
Feb 1978–Jan 1982 48-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1970
				118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2020
	Ties: 1905, 1969
Feb 1977–Jan 1982 60-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1970, 1981
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1962, 1969, 1973

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 5, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/