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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, January 1953

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1953 1-Month	31.4°F (-0.3°C)	23.7°F (-4.6°C)	7.7°F (4.3°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1937
				3rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	1986
Dec 1952–Jan 1953 2-Month	27.5°F (-2.5°C)	24.5°F (-4.2°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1979
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	1981
	Ties: 1959
Nov 1952–Jan 1953 3-Month	27.7°F (-2.4°C)	27.5°F (-2.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1973
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2018
	Ties: 1976
Oct 1952–Jan 1953 4-Month	32.8°F (0.4°C)	32.3°F (0.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1899
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2018
	Ties: 1905, 1908, 1969
Sep 1952–Jan 1953 5-Month	38.0°F (3.3°C)	37.2°F (2.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1899
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2022
	Ties: 2014
Aug 1952–Jan 1953 6-Month	42.7°F (5.9°C)	41.9°F (5.5°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1899
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2022
Jul 1952–Jan 1953 7-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1913
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2022
	Ties: 1945, 1951, 2001
Jun 1952–Jan 1953 8-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1913
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2022
	Ties: 1940, 1941
May 1952–Jan 1953 9-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	48.0°F (8.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1913
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2022
	Ties: 1967, 1997
Apr 1952–Jan 1953 10-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1913
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2022
	Ties: 1902, 2014
Mar 1952–Jan 1953 11-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1913
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2013
	Ties: 1939, 1943, 1957, 1975, 1996
Feb 1952–Jan 1953 12-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1913
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2018
	Ties: 1905, 1956, 1988
Aug 1951–Jan 1953 18-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1913
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	1935
	Ties: 1927, 1945, 1952, 1961
Feb 1951–Jan 1953 24-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1914, 1925
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2018
	Ties: 1970, 1972
Feb 1950–Jan 1953 36-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1914
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2018
	Ties: 1911, 1923, 1958
Feb 1949–Jan 1953 48-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1916
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2019
	Ties: 1911, 1945, 1948, 1979, 1985, 1987
Feb 1948–Jan 1953 60-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2019
	Ties: 1903, 1909, 1923, 1949, 1952, 1970, 1972

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 4, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/