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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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Virginia

Average Temperature Rankings, April 1961

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1961 1-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-4.7°F (-2.6°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1907
				126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2017
Mar–Apr 1961 2-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	49.3°F (9.6°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1926, 1960
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1921, 1945
Feb–Apr 1961 3-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1895
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 1956, 2005
Jan–Apr 1961 4-Month	41.4°F (5.2°C)	42.5°F (5.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1940, 1978
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2017
	Ties: 1977
Dec 1960–Apr 1961 5-Month	39.3°F (4.1°C)	41.4°F (5.2°C)	-2.1°F (-1.1°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1904
				113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2012
	Ties: 1899, 1912
Nov 1960–Apr 1961 6-Month	40.4°F (4.7°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1904
				108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2012
	Ties: 1931, 1968
Oct 1960–Apr 1961 7-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	44.1°F (6.7°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1904, 1918
				108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2017
	Ties: 1911, 1966
Sep 1960–Apr 1961 8-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1918
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2017
	Ties: 1899, 1912
Aug 1960–Apr 1961 9-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1918
				104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2017
	Ties: 1965, 1966, 1993, 2014
Jul 1960–Apr 1961 10-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1918
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2017
	Ties: 1911, 1915, 1966
Jun 1960–Apr 1961 11-Month	53.2°F (11.8°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1918
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2017
	Ties: 1969, 1980, 1993
May 1960–Apr 1961 12-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1918
				108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2017
	Ties: 1941
Nov 1959–Apr 1961 18-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	50.6°F (10.3°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1905
				112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2017
	Ties: 1919, 1959, 1962
May 1959–Apr 1961 24-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	54.9°F (12.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1905
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2017
	Ties: 1902, 1903, 1908, 1916, 1917, 1925, 1927, 1994, 1997
May 1958–Apr 1961 36-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1970
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2021, 2022
	Ties: 1907, 1916, 1941, 1960, 1962, 1981, 1983
May 1957–Apr 1961 48-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1921	1970
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2020, 2022
	Ties: 1904, 1911, 1983, 1984
May 1956–Apr 1961 60-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1970
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2020
	Ties: 1914, 1915, 1922, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1978, 1985

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 1, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/