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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, February 1953

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1953 1-Month	36.0°F (2.2°C)	33.1°F (0.6°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1936
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1978
Jan–Feb 1953 2-Month	36.6°F (2.6°C)	30.7°F (-0.7°C)	5.9°F (3.3°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1937, 1949
				7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
Dec 1952–Feb 1953 3-Month	35.2°F (1.8°C)	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	4.4°F (2.5°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1949
				8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934, 2015
Nov 1952–Feb 1953 4-Month	34.7°F (1.5°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1949
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	1934
	Ties: 2002
Oct 1952–Feb 1953 5-Month	38.1°F (3.4°C)	35.2°F (1.8°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1949
				9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
Sep 1952–Feb 1953 6-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	38.8°F (3.8°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1949
				5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1934, 1981
Aug 1952–Feb 1953 7-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1949
				8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2015
	Ties: 1940, 1998
Jul 1952–Feb 1953 8-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1949
				10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2015
	Ties: 2003, 2021
Jun 1952–Feb 1953 9-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	46.4°F (8.0°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1949
				17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1940, 1998
May 1952–Feb 1953 10-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1949
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015, 2016
	Ties: 1940, 1967, 1988, 2003
Apr 1952–Feb 1953 11-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1949
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1926, 1968, 1992
Mar 1952–Feb 1953 12-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1949, 1956
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
	Ties: 1968, 1991
Sep 1951–Feb 1953 18-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2016
	Ties: 1934, 1975
Mar 1951–Feb 1953 24-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1950, 1956, 1957
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2016
	Ties: 1902, 1936, 1958, 1997, 2001
Mar 1950–Feb 1953 36-Month	46.1°F (7.8°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1957
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2017
	Ties: 1902, 1908, 1925, 1966
Mar 1949–Feb 1953 48-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1952
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2018
	Ties: 1901, 1903, 1909, 1921, 1959, 1973, 1975
Mar 1948–Feb 1953 60-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1913, 1952
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2019
	Ties: 1914, 1917, 1923, 1951

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/