Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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 July 2019. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, January 1998
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Amomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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January 1998 1-Month |
34.99°F (1.66°C) | 30.12°F (-1.04°C) |
4.87°F (2.70°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1979 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 1990 | 2006 | ||||
|
Dec 1997–Jan 1998 2-Month |
34.50°F (1.39°C) | 31.43°F (-0.32°C) |
3.07°F (1.71°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1979 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2006 | ||||
|
Nov 1997–Jan 1998 3-Month |
36.62°F (2.57°C) | 34.86°F (1.59°C) |
1.76°F (0.98°C) | 104th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1977 |
| 21st Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2002 | ||||
| Ties: 2003 | ||||||
|
Oct 1997–Jan 1998 4-Month |
40.94°F (4.97°C) | 39.67°F (4.26°C) |
1.27°F (0.71°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1977 |
| 27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 1997–Jan 1998 5-Month |
46.04°F (7.80°C) | 44.71°F (7.06°C) |
1.33°F (0.74°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1977 |
| 19th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2016 | ||||
|
Aug 1997–Jan 1998 6-Month |
50.32°F (10.18°C) | 49.27°F (9.59°C) |
1.05°F (0.59°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1977 |
| 24th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jul 1997–Jan 1998 7-Month |
53.59°F (11.99°C) | 52.75°F (11.53°C) |
0.84°F (0.46°C) | 95th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1977 |
| 30th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1901 | ||||||
|
Jun 1997–Jan 1998 8-Month |
55.43°F (13.02°C) | 54.72°F (12.62°C) |
0.71°F (0.40°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1977 |
| 32nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1922, 1964 | ||||||
|
May 1997–Jan 1998 9-Month |
55.87°F (13.26°C) | 55.33°F (12.96°C) |
0.54°F (0.30°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1977 |
| 40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1900, 1988 | ||||||
|
Apr 1997–Jan 1998 10-Month |
55.07°F (12.82°C) | 54.90°F (12.72°C) |
0.17°F (0.10°C) | 64th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1918 |
| 61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2016 | ||||
|
Mar 1997–Jan 1998 11-Month |
54.13°F (12.29°C) | 53.68°F (12.04°C) |
0.45°F (0.25°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1918 |
| 46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2013 | ||||
|
Feb 1997–Jan 1998 12-Month |
52.62°F (11.46°C) | 52.01°F (11.12°C) |
0.61°F (0.34°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1918 |
| 39th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1926 | ||||||
|
Aug 1996–Jan 1998 18-Month |
51.36°F (10.76°C) | 51.10°F (10.61°C) |
0.26°F (0.15°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1918 |
| 50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2017 | ||||
|
Feb 1996–Jan 1998 24-Month |
52.26°F (11.26°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
0.26°F (0.15°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1918 |
| 51st Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1983 | ||||||
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Feb 1995–Jan 1998 36-Month |
52.30°F (11.28°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
0.31°F (0.17°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1918 |
| 44th Warmest | Warmest since: 1997 | 2018 | ||||
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Feb 1994–Jan 1998 48-Month |
52.52°F (11.40°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
0.54°F (0.30°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1918 |
| 35th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2019 | ||||
|
Feb 1993–Jan 1998 60-Month |
52.25°F (11.25°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
0.27°F (0.15°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1918 |
| 46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published August 2019, retrieved on August 19, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/