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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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Washington

Average Temperature Rankings, February 1997

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1997 1-Month	34.0°F (1.1°C)	33.1°F (0.6°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1936
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2015
Jan–Feb 1997 2-Month	32.2°F (0.1°C)	30.7°F (-0.7°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1937, 1949
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2015
	Ties: 1924, 1946
Dec 1996–Feb 1997 3-Month	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	30.7°F (-0.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1949
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	1934, 2015
Nov 1996–Feb 1997 4-Month	32.0°F (0.0°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1949
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	1934
	Ties: 1925, 1973
Oct 1996–Feb 1997 5-Month	34.7°F (1.5°C)	35.1°F (1.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1949
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015
	Ties: 1903, 1912, 1973
Sep 1996–Feb 1997 6-Month	38.1°F (3.4°C)	38.8°F (3.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1949
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1915, 2017
Aug 1996–Feb 1997 7-Month	41.9°F (5.5°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1949
				86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015
	Ties: 1927, 1971
Jul 1996–Feb 1997 8-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1949
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015
	Ties: 1927
Jun 1996–Feb 1997 9-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1949
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015
	Ties: 1943, 1944
May 1996–Feb 1997 10-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1949
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015, 2016
	Ties: 1923, 2001
Apr 1996–Feb 1997 11-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1949
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015
	Ties: 1911
Mar 1996–Feb 1997 12-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1949, 1956
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2016
	Ties: 1914, 1971
Sep 1995–Feb 1997 18-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1917
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2016
	Ties: 1915, 1971
Mar 1995–Feb 1997 24-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1950, 1956, 1957
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2016
	Ties: 1902, 1936, 1953, 1958, 2001
Mar 1994–Feb 1997 36-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1957
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
	Ties: 1935, 1982
Mar 1993–Feb 1997 48-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1952
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2018
	Ties: 1961
Mar 1992–Feb 1997 60-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1990	1913, 1952
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2019
	Ties: 1945, 1990, 2001, 2004, 2010

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 6, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/