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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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Average Temperature Rankings, April 1971

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1971 1-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1907
				103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2017
	Ties: 1920, 2018
Mar–Apr 1971 2-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	49.3°F (9.6°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1926, 1960
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1921, 1945
	Ties: 1916
Feb–Apr 1971 3-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1895
				103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2012
	Ties: 1912
Jan–Apr 1971 4-Month	40.3°F (4.6°C)	42.5°F (5.8°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1940, 1978
				115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2017
	Ties: 1979
Dec 1970–Apr 1971 5-Month	39.9°F (4.4°C)	41.4°F (5.2°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1904
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2012
	Ties: 1900, 1915, 1931, 1966
Nov 1970–Apr 1971 6-Month	40.9°F (4.9°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1904
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2012
	Ties: 1901, 1960, 1984
Oct 1970–Apr 1971 7-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	44.1°F (6.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1904, 1918
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1960, 2014, 2015
Sep 1970–Apr 1971 8-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2017
	Ties: 1910, 1962, 1987
Aug 1970–Apr 1971 9-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
	Ties: 1896
Jul 1970–Apr 1971 10-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	52.3°F (11.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2017
	Ties: 1947, 1956, 1960
Jun 1970–Apr 1971 11-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
	Ties: 1900, 1919, 1930, 1983
May 1970–Apr 1971 12-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2017
	Ties: 1900
Nov 1969–Apr 1971 18-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	50.6°F (10.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1905
				108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1965
May 1969–Apr 1971 24-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1905
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1912, 1959
May 1968–Apr 1971 36-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1970
				112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2021, 2022
	Ties: 1966, 1980, 1982
May 1967–Apr 1971 48-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1970
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2020, 2022
	Ties: 1905, 1980
May 1966–Apr 1971 60-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1970
				122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2020
	Ties: 1906, 1908, 1968, 1969, 1981

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/