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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

Year: 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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Wyoming

Average Temperature Rankings, January 1973

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1973 1-Month	14.7°F (-9.6°C)	18.4°F (-7.6°C)	-3.7°F (-2.0°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1937
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1953
Dec 1972–Jan 1973 2-Month	14.4°F (-9.8°C)	19.6°F (-6.9°C)	-5.2°F (-2.9°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1979
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1981
	Ties: 1962
Nov 1972–Jan 1973 3-Month	18.4°F (-7.6°C)	22.7°F (-5.2°C)	-4.3°F (-2.4°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1979
				122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1981
Oct 1972–Jan 1973 4-Month	24.2°F (-4.3°C)	27.7°F (-2.4°C)	-3.5°F (-1.9°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1979
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1934
Sep 1972–Jan 1973 5-Month	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	32.8°F (0.4°C)	-3.1°F (-1.7°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1979
				122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1934
Aug 1972–Jan 1973 6-Month	35.2°F (1.8°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1979
				122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1934, 2022
Jul 1972–Jan 1973 7-Month	39.1°F (3.9°C)	41.9°F (5.5°C)	-2.8°F (-1.6°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1979
				124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2022
	Ties: 1962
Jun 1972–Jan 1973 8-Month	41.6°F (5.3°C)	43.8°F (6.6°C)	-2.2°F (-1.3°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1979
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2022
	Ties: 1896, 1930
May 1972–Jan 1973 9-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
				119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2022
Apr 1972–Jan 1973 10-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2022
	Ties: 1912
Mar 1972–Jan 1973 11-Month	41.4°F (5.2°C)	42.4°F (5.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1913
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2013
	Ties: 1909, 1928, 1966, 1976, 1984
Feb 1972–Jan 1973 12-Month	40.0°F (4.4°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1930
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2013
	Ties: 1928, 1937, 1969, 1974
Aug 1971–Jan 1973 18-Month	38.8°F (3.8°C)	39.8°F (4.3°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1913, 1918, 1930
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1935
	Ties: 1899, 1933, 1949, 1952, 1985
Feb 1971–Jan 1973 24-Month	39.8°F (4.3°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1930
				108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2017, 2018
	Ties: 1919, 1921, 1946, 1949, 1986
Feb 1970–Jan 1973 36-Month	40.0°F (4.4°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918, 1930
				108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2018
	Ties: 1904, 1905, 1913, 1920, 1951, 1986
Feb 1969–Jan 1973 48-Month	40.3°F (4.6°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1899, 1900, 1915, 1918
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2018
	Ties: 1905, 1908, 1923, 1949, 1972
Feb 1968–Jan 1973 60-Month	40.2°F (4.6°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1900, 1917
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2017
	Ties: 1902, 1904, 1906, 1909, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1949, 1974

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/