Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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Contiguous U.S.
Minimum Temperature Rankings, September 1988
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
September 1988 1-Month |
51.60°F (10.89°C) | 51.90°F (11.06°C) |
-0.30°F (-0.17°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1918 |
| 83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug–Sep 1988 2-Month |
56.03°F (13.35°C) | 55.48°F (13.04°C) |
0.55°F (0.31°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1974 |
| 49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1983 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul–Sep 1988 3-Month |
57.81°F (14.34°C) | 57.16°F (13.98°C) |
0.65°F (0.36°C) | 90th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1924 |
| 38th Warmest | Warmest since: 1983 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1954 | ||||||
|
Jun–Sep 1988 4-Month |
57.54°F (14.19°C) | 56.78°F (13.77°C) |
0.76°F (0.42°C) | 95th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1903 |
| 33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1983 | ||||||
|
May–Sep 1988 5-Month |
55.52°F (13.07°C) | 54.91°F (12.73°C) |
0.61°F (0.34°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1907, 1924 |
| 43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr–Sep 1988 6-Month |
52.66°F (11.48°C) | 52.20°F (11.22°C) |
0.46°F (0.26°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1907 |
| 50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2018 | ||||
|
Mar–Sep 1988 7-Month |
49.41°F (9.67°C) | 49.03°F (9.46°C) |
0.38°F (0.21°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1917 |
| 49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1978 | ||||||
|
Feb–Sep 1988 8-Month |
45.95°F (7.75°C) | 45.75°F (7.64°C) |
0.20°F (0.11°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1917 |
| 58th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Sep 1988 9-Month |
42.78°F (5.99°C) | 42.86°F (6.03°C) |
-0.08°F (-0.04°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1917 |
| 72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1987–Sep 1988 10-Month |
41.02°F (5.01°C) | 40.84°F (4.91°C) |
0.18°F (0.10°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1917 |
| 54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1898 | ||||||
|
Nov 1987–Sep 1988 11-Month |
40.30°F (4.61°C) | 39.92°F (4.40°C) |
0.38°F (0.21°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1917 |
| 46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2016 | ||||
|
Oct 1987–Sep 1988 12-Month |
40.19°F (4.55°C) | 40.04°F (4.47°C) |
0.15°F (0.08°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1917 |
| 59th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1898 | ||||||
|
Apr 1987–Sep 1988 18-Month |
44.50°F (6.94°C) | 44.09°F (6.72°C) |
0.41°F (0.22°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1917 |
| 45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2016 | ||||
|
Oct 1986–Sep 1988 24-Month |
40.83°F (4.91°C) | 40.04°F (4.47°C) |
0.79°F (0.44°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1918 |
| 28th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2017 | ||||
|
Oct 1985–Sep 1988 36-Month |
40.91°F (4.95°C) | 40.02°F (4.46°C) |
0.89°F (0.49°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1918 |
| 24th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017, 2018 | ||||
|
Oct 1984–Sep 1988 48-Month |
40.72°F (4.84°C) | 40.01°F (4.45°C) |
0.71°F (0.39°C) | 94th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1918 |
| 30th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Oct 1983–Sep 1988 60-Month |
40.56°F (4.76°C) | 40.00°F (4.44°C) |
0.56°F (0.32°C) | 88th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1920 |
| 35th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/