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National Climate Report - Annual 2018
Average Temperature Anomalies

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Average Temperature Anomalies

The following table shows, for about 180 long-term stations, how its Jan-Dec 2018 Average Temperature stacks up against normal, and where it ranks among that station's history. The unusualness score is based upon the number of standard deviations difference between the 2018 value and the station's average, based on the station's history.

For a visual presentation, click a station's rank for a "Haywood plot" that shows its cumulative value for each year it has been reporting. As you read from left to right, a particular year's trace represents the average of all previous days during that year. Because of the relatively few days that make up the year-to-date average during January and February, the plots are often noisy during these months.

Year-to-Date (Jan-Dec) Average Temperature for selected locations
Location ST 2018
Value		 1981-2010
Average		 Jan-Dec
Departure		 Unusualness Jan-Dec Rank
 #Yrs in Record
San Juan PR 80.8 °F 81.0 °F -0.2 °F +0.4σ 24th Warmest 63 yrs
Flagstaff AZ 47.8 °F 46.3 °F +1.5 °F +1.3σ 8th Warmest 84 yrs
Asheville NC 58.5 °F 55.9 °F +2.6 °F +2.1σ Warmest 63 yrs
Macon GA 66.4 °F 64.6 °F +1.8 °F +1.4σ 7th Warmest 70 yrs
Paducah KY 59.1 °F 57.9 °F +1.2 °F +1.1σ 11th Warmest 69 yrs
Augusta GA 66.1 °F 64.0 °F +2.1 °F +1.7σ 6th Warmest 74 yrs
Savannah GA 68.8 °F 66.8 °F +2.1 °F +1.8σ 4th Warmest 71 yrs
Huntsville AL 64.3 °F 62.1 °F +2.2 °F +2.1σ 2nd Warmest 60 yrs
Huntington WV 57.3 °F 55.7 °F +1.6 °F +1.3σ 8th Warmest 58 yrs
Greenville SC 62.4 °F 61.4 °F +1.0 °F +1.3σ 8th Warmest 56 yrs
Beckley WV 53.6 °F 51.9 °F +1.7 °F +1.4σ 8th Warmest 55 yrs
Wichita KS 58.4 °F 57.0 °F +1.4 °F +0.9σ 10th Warmest 65 yrs
Jackson MS 66.1 °F 64.6 °F +1.5 °F +1.0σ 10th Warmest 55 yrs
Binghamton NY 47.0 °F 46.3 °F +0.6 °F +0.5σ 21st Warmest 67 yrs
Orlando FL 74.1 °F 72.8 °F +1.3 °F +1.4σ 4th Warmest 62 yrs
Daytona Beach FL 72.4 °F 70.9 °F +1.5 °F +1.4σ 8th Warmest 82 yrs
Fort Myers FL 76.2 °F 75.1 °F +1.0 °F +1.5σ 7th Warmest 93 yrs
Key West FL 79.6 °F 77.8 °F +1.7 °F +1.8σ 3rd Warmest 66 yrs
Miami FL 77.8 °F 77.2 °F +0.7 °F +1.2σ 12th Warmest 71 yrs
Tampa FL 75.8 °F 73.4 °F +2.4 °F +2.2σ 3rd Warmest 79 yrs
New Orleans LA 72.1 °F 69.7 °F +2.3 °F +2.2σ 2nd Warmest 71 yrs
Houston TX 71.4 °F 70.3 °F +1.1 °F +1.2σ 9th Warmest 79 yrs
Brownsville TX 76.6 °F 74.5 °F +2.1 °F +2.0σ 3rd Warmest 87 yrs
San Antonio TX 70.5 °F 69.5 °F +1.0 °F +0.9σ 14th Warmest 72 yrs
Corpus Christi TX 72.7 °F 72.2 °F +0.5 °F +0.4σ 23rd Warmest 71 yrs
Raleigh NC 61.6 °F 60.8 °F +0.8 °F +1.2σ 9th Warmest 74 yrs
Greensboro NC 60.4 °F 59.2 °F +1.2 °F +1.5σ 10th Warmest 90 yrs
Elkins WV 52.3 °F 50.3 °F +2.0 °F +1.7σ 5th Warmest 91 yrs
Norfolk VA 62.8 °F 60.2 °F +2.6 °F +2.0σ 4th Warmest 73 yrs
Philadelphia PA 56.9 °F 55.9 °F +1.0 °F +0.9σ 14th Warmest 71 yrs
Richmond VA 60.4 °F 58.9 °F +1.5 °F +1.5σ 8th Warmest 74 yrs
Roanoke VA 58.6 °F 57.0 °F +1.7 °F +1.4σ 9th Warmest 71 yrs
Washington (Reagan National) VA 60.2 °F 58.2 °F +2.0 °F +1.6σ 6th Warmest 73 yrs
Wilmington NC 65.2 °F 64.0 °F +1.2 °F +1.2σ 13th Warmest 71 yrs
Wilmington DE 56.2 °F 54.9 °F +1.3 °F +1.2σ 10th Warmest 71 yrs
Charleston WV 57.1 °F 55.7 °F +1.3 °F +1.2σ 10th Warmest 70 yrs
Atlanta GA 64.7 °F 62.6 °F +2.2 °F +1.8σ 5th Warmest 89 yrs
Birmingham AL 65.2 °F 63.3 °F +1.9 °F +1.6σ 6th Warmest 89 yrs
Johnson City TN 58.3 °F 55.7 °F +2.6 °F +1.7σ 2nd Warmest 80 yrs
Charlotte NC 62.9 °F 59.9 °F +3.0 °F +1.7σ 6th Warmest 77 yrs
Chattanooga TN 62.7 °F 60.9 °F +1.8 °F +1.5σ 8th Warmest 80 yrs
Columbia SC 66.7 °F 64.0 °F +2.8 °F +2.1σ 3rd Warmest 71 yrs
Jacksonville FL 70.4 °F 68.6 °F +1.8 °F +1.3σ 9th Warmest 79 yrs
Knoxville TN 60.6 °F 59.2 °F +1.4 °F +1.1σ 18th Warmest 109 yrs
Memphis TN 63.5 °F 63.1 °F +0.5 °F +0.7σ 20th Warmest 77 yrs
Mobile AL 69.4 °F 67.3 °F +2.2 °F +1.9σ 2nd Warmest 71 yrs
Montgomery AL 67.2 °F 65.1 °F +2.1 °F +1.5σ 5th Warmest 71 yrs
Nashville TN 62.1 °F 59.4 °F +2.7 °F +1.8σ 6th Warmest 71 yrs
Shreveport LA 67.5 °F 65.7 °F +1.8 °F +1.3σ 11th Warmest 79 yrs
Austin TX 70.5 °F 69.4 °F +1.1 °F +1.2σ 12th Warmest 80 yrs
Dallas TX 68.7 °F 67.2 °F +1.5 °F +1.4σ 9th Warmest 79 yrs
Abilene TX 65.3 °F 64.6 °F +0.7 °F +0.4σ 23rd Warmest 71 yrs
Little Rock AR 62.3 °F 62.7 °F -0.4 °F -0.1σ 39th Warmest 80 yrs
Fort Smith AR 63.1 °F 61.7 °F +1.3 °F +1.1σ 12th Warmest 73 yrs
Wichita Falls TX 64.3 °F 63.4 °F +0.9 °F +0.1σ 39th Warmest 95 yrs
Oklahoma City OK 60.3 °F 61.5 °F -1.3 °F -0.1σ 35th Warmest 71 yrs
Tulsa OK 61.7 °F 60.8 °F +0.9 °F +0.7σ 22nd Warmest 76 yrs
Baton Rouge LA 69.3 °F 68.5 °F +0.9 °F +1.2σ 9th Warmest 86 yrs
Dodge City KS 56.2 °F 55.4 °F +0.8 °F +0.7σ 20th Warmest 71 yrs
St Louis MO 57.8 °F 57.1 °F +0.7 °F +0.8σ 21st Warmest 80 yrs
Springfield MO 58.0 °F 56.3 °F +1.7 °F +1.2σ 9th Warmest 78 yrs
Topeka KS 56.3 °F 55.1 °F +1.2 °F +0.9σ 14th Warmest 72 yrs
Bangor ME 45.5 °F 44.3 °F +1.1 °F +0.7σ 16th Warmest 63 yrs
Caribou ME 41.2 °F 39.9 °F +1.4 °F +1.2σ 12th Warmest 77 yrs
New York (La Guardia) NY 57.4 °F 55.5 °F +1.8 °F +1.4σ 9th Warmest 79 yrs
Buffalo NY 49.8 °F 48.4 °F +1.4 °F +1.1σ 12th Warmest 80 yrs
Albany NY 50.6 °F 48.3 °F +2.3 °F +1.8σ 4th Warmest 80 yrs
Allentown PA 54.2 °F 51.2 °F +3.0 °F +2.0σ 3rd Warmest 71 yrs
Boston MA 53.4 °F 51.5 °F +1.9 °F +1.6σ 8th Warmest 83 yrs
Hartford CT 52.0 °F 50.6 °F +1.3 °F +1.2σ 10th Warmest 70 yrs
Burlington VT 48.4 °F 46.0 °F +2.5 °F +1.7σ 4th Warmest 78 yrs
Concord NH 48.2 °F 46.4 °F +1.7 °F +1.6σ 8th Warmest 79 yrs
Harrisburg PA 56.3 °F 53.2 °F +3.1 °F +2.4σ 2nd Warmest 70 yrs
Portland ME 47.9 °F 46.5 °F +1.4 °F +1.5σ 10th Warmest 78 yrs
Providence RI 53.3 °F 51.6 °F +1.7 °F +1.6σ 7th Warmest 71 yrs
Syracuse NY 48.8 °F 48.3 °F +0.4 °F +0.5σ 24th Warmest 80 yrs
Wilkes-Barre PA 51.4 °F 49.5 °F +1.9 °F +1.2σ 12th Warmest 69 yrs
Williamsport PA 52.5 °F 50.5 °F +2.0 °F +1.4σ 9th Warmest 70 yrs
Cleveland OH 52.9 °F 51.5 °F +1.5 °F +1.5σ 7th Warmest 79 yrs
Columbus OH 54.9 °F 53.5 °F +1.4 °F +1.4σ 8th Warmest 71 yrs
Fort Wayne IN 52.3 °F 50.5 °F +1.8 °F +1.4σ 8th Warmest 78 yrs
Madison WI 47.2 °F 46.5 °F +0.7 °F +0.5σ 26th Warmest 79 yrs
Milwaukee WI 49.2 °F 47.9 °F +1.3 °F +1.0σ 16th Warmest 80 yrs
Muskegon MI 49.6 °F 48.6 °F +1.0 °F +1.4σ 11th Warmest 117 yrs
Peoria IL 52.8 °F 51.9 °F +0.9 °F +0.8σ 16th Warmest 75 yrs
Sault Ste. Marie MI 43.2 °F 41.8 °F +1.4 °F +1.4σ 11th Warmest 88 yrs
South Bend IN 49.7 °F 49.9 °F -0.1 °F +0.0σ 57th Coolest 114 yrs
Youngstown OH 51.2 °F 49.1 °F +2.1 °F +1.3σ 11th Warmest 81 yrs
Erie PA 51.7 °F 49.9 °F +1.8 °F +1.4σ 8th Warmest 93 yrs
Akron OH 52.7 °F 49.9 °F +2.7 °F +1.8σ 5th Warmest 70 yrs
Green Bay WI 46.2 °F 44.3 °F +1.9 °F +0.9σ 20th Warmest 124 yrs
Duluth MN 40.5 °F 39.7 °F +0.8 °F +0.7σ 14th Warmest 71 yrs
Fargo ND 41.6 °F 42.4 °F -0.8 °F -0.0σ 38th Coolest 77 yrs
Grand Forks ND 39.4 °F 40.0 °F -0.5 °F -0.2σ 35th Coolest 75 yrs
International Falls MN 37.2 °F 37.5 °F -0.3 °F -0.1σ 38th Coolest 80 yrs
La Crosse WI 48.7 °F 47.4 °F +1.3 °F +0.9σ 14th Warmest 79 yrs
St Paul MN 46.6 °F 46.3 °F +0.3 °F +0.5σ 21st Warmest 80 yrs
Moline IL 51.4 °F 50.8 °F +0.6 °F +0.7σ 20th Warmest 75 yrs
Rochester MN 44.4 °F 45.5 °F -1.1 °F -0.0σ 48th Warmest 96 yrs
Aberdeen SD 43.3 °F 43.1 °F +0.3 °F -0.2σ 45th Coolest 108 yrs
Des Moines IA 51.3 °F 50.9 °F +0.4 °F +0.5σ 24th Warmest 73 yrs
Grand Island NE 50.8 °F 50.9 °F -0.1 °F +0.1σ 35th Warmest 80 yrs
Norfolk NE 48.3 °F 49.3 °F -1.0 °F -0.5σ 27th Coolest 73 yrs
Omaha NE 52.0 °F 51.2 °F +0.9 °F +0.5σ 18th Warmest 69 yrs
Sioux City IA 47.9 °F 48.6 °F -0.7 °F -0.5σ 18th Coolest 71 yrs
Sioux Falls SD 46.2 °F 45.8 °F +0.4 °F +0.0σ 41st Coolest 86 yrs
Hilo HI 75.8 °F 73.9 °F +2.0 °F +2.0σ 2nd Warmest 69 yrs
Del Rio TX 71.3 °F 70.5 °F +0.8 °F +0.8σ 16th Warmest 60 yrs
Kahului HI 77.0 °F 75.9 °F +1.1 °F +1.3σ 8th Warmest 63 yrs
Honolulu HI 78.9 °F 77.7 °F +1.2 °F +1.6σ 2nd Warmest 69 yrs
Lihue HI 76.3 °F 75.8 °F +0.5 °F +0.8σ 15th Warmest 68 yrs
Roswell NM 63.5 °F 60.9 °F +2.6 °F +1.7σ 5th Warmest 64 yrs
Lubbock TX 62.6 °F 60.7 °F +1.9 °F +1.6σ 6th Warmest 72 yrs
El Paso TX 68.5 °F 64.6 °F +3.9 °F +2.7σ 2nd Warmest 80 yrs
Amarillo TX 59.6 °F 57.4 °F +2.2 °F +1.6σ 6th Warmest 71 yrs
Albuquerque NM 59.5 °F 57.2 °F +2.3 °F +1.8σ 4th Warmest 87 yrs
Alamosa CO 44.4 °F 41.6 °F +2.8 °F +1.9σ 3rd Warmest 70 yrs
Goodland KS 52.2 °F 51.4 °F +0.8 °F +0.5σ 33rd Warmest 103 yrs
Grand Junction CO 55.4 °F 52.7 °F +2.7 °F +1.8σ 3rd Warmest 119 yrs
Ely NV 47.0 °F 45.0 °F +2.0 °F +1.6σ 6th Warmest 89 yrs
Tucson AZ 72.1 °F 69.5 °F +2.6 °F +1.9σ 3rd Warmest 71 yrs
Las Vegas NV 72.6 °F 69.4 °F +3.2 °F +2.4σ Warmest 70 yrs
Los Angeles CA 65.4 °F 62.6 °F +2.7 °F +1.7σ 5th Warmest 73 yrs
Phoenix AZ 76.8 °F 75.1 °F +1.7 °F +1.4σ 4th Warmest 77 yrs
Carson City NV 56.4 °F 53.8 °F +2.5 °F +2.0σ 3rd Warmest 81 yrs
San Diego CA 66.5 °F 63.6 °F +2.9 °F +1.8σ 6th Warmest 79 yrs
Sacramento CA 62.0 °F 61.1 °F +1.0 °F +0.8σ 16th Warmest 71 yrs
San Francisco CA 59.0 °F 58.2 °F +0.8 °F +1.1σ 11th Warmest 72 yrs
Bismarck ND 42.6 °F 43.0 °F -0.3 °F +0.2σ 32nd Warmest 71 yrs
Minot ND 41.7 °F 42.1 °F -0.4 °F +0.2σ 28th Warmest 67 yrs
Cheyenne WY 47.5 °F 46.5 °F +1.0 °F +1.2σ 15th Warmest 104 yrs
Lander WY 45.7 °F 45.1 °F +0.6 °F +0.4σ 24th Warmest 69 yrs
North Platte NE 49.4 °F 48.8 °F +0.6 °F +0.4σ 23rd Warmest 71 yrs
Pierre SD 46.1 °F 47.4 °F -1.3 °F -0.6σ 26th Coolest 84 yrs
Scottsbluff NE 49.8 °F 48.9 °F +0.9 °F +0.6σ 27th Warmest 111 yrs
Sheridan WY 44.7 °F 45.2 °F -0.5 °F -0.3σ 28th Coolest 71 yrs
Billings MT 46.5 °F 48.2 °F -1.7 °F -0.6σ 18th Coolest 71 yrs
Casper WY 45.8 °F 45.4 °F +0.4 °F +0.1σ 34th Warmest 70 yrs
Rapid City SD 44.9 °F 47.1 °F -2.2 °F -1.2σ 9th Coolest 70 yrs
Elko NV 49.0 °F 46.7 °F +2.3 °F +1.5σ 12th Warmest 112 yrs
Salt Lake City UT 56.6 °F 52.8 °F +3.8 °F +2.4σ Warmest 71 yrs
Boise ID 54.4 °F 52.5 °F +1.9 °F +1.6σ 4th Warmest 79 yrs
Great Falls MT 43.7 °F 44.6 °F -1.0 °F -0.8σ 14th Coolest 81 yrs
Helena MT 45.1 °F 45.5 °F -0.4 °F +0.4σ 29th Warmest 79 yrs
Missoula MT 45.9 °F 46.0 °F -0.0 °F +0.8σ 17th Warmest 71 yrs
Pendleton OR 53.6 °F 52.3 °F +1.3 °F +0.9σ 19th Warmest 89 yrs
Pocatello ID 48.8 °F 46.4 °F +2.4 °F +1.3σ 8th Warmest 80 yrs
Spokane WA 49.9 °F 48.2 °F +1.8 °F +1.2σ 16th Warmest 129 yrs
Eureka CA 52.7 °F 52.9 °F -0.2 °F -0.0σ 35th Warmest 77 yrs
Eugene OR 53.4 °F 52.5 °F +0.9 °F +0.7σ 18th Warmest 79 yrs
Medford OR 56.8 °F 55.6 °F +1.1 °F +1.5σ 6th Warmest 91 yrs
Olympia WA 51.5 °F 50.5 °F +0.9 °F +1.2σ 9th Warmest 77 yrs
Portland OR 56.5 °F 54.4 °F +2.1 °F +2.0σ 3rd Warmest 80 yrs
Salem OR 55.4 °F 53.0 °F +2.4 °F +2.1σ 5th Warmest 113 yrs
Seattle WA 54.9 °F 52.6 °F +2.2 °F +1.9σ 4th Warmest 71 yrs
Yakima WA 53.0 °F 49.7 °F +3.2 °F +1.8σ 4th Warmest 72 yrs
Juneau AK 43.2 °F 42.1 °F +1.0 °F +1.1σ 9th Warmest 70 yrs
Fairbanks AK 31.5 °F 27.7 °F +3.8 °F +1.9σ 3rd Warmest 89 yrs
Bethel AK 35.9 °F 30.7 °F +5.1 °F +2.3σ 2nd Warmest 94 yrs
Nome AK 32.2 °F 27.5 °F +4.7 °F +2.3σ 2nd Warmest 103 yrs
Barrow AK 17.5 °F 11.9 °F +5.7 °F +2.4σ 3rd Warmest 95 yrs
Colorado Springs CO 51.5 °F 49.0 °F +2.5 °F +1.8σ 5th Warmest 70 yrs
Pueblo CO 54.9 °F 52.0 °F +2.8 °F +1.6σ 7th Warmest 64 yrs
Fresno CA 67.3 °F 64.4 °F +2.9 °F +2.1σ 2nd Warmest 71 yrs
Baltimore MD 57.1 °F 55.1 °F +1.9 °F +1.1σ 14th Warmest 79 yrs
Cape Hatteras NC 65.7 °F 62.6 °F +3.1 °F +1.9σ 2nd Warmest 61 yrs
Atlantic City NJ 57.0 °F 54.5 °F +2.5 °F +1.9σ 3rd Warmest 60 yrs
Washington (Dulles) VA 56.6 °F 55.3 °F +1.3 °F +1.2σ 11th Warmest 56 yrs
Tallahassee FL 69.8 °F 67.7 °F +2.1 °F +1.6σ 7th Warmest 74 yrs
Cincinnati KY 55.9 °F 54.4 °F +1.4 °F +1.3σ 8th Warmest 71 yrs
Evansville IN 57.5 °F 56.4 °F +1.1 °F +0.8σ 14th Warmest 71 yrs
Indianapolis IN 54.6 °F 53.2 °F +1.5 °F +1.1σ 10th Warmest 71 yrs
Lexington KY 57.6 °F 55.6 °F +1.9 °F +1.6σ 7th Warmest 123 yrs
Springfield IL 54.5 °F 53.1 °F +1.5 °F +0.7σ 25th Warmest 118 yrs
Columbus GA 67.4 °F 65.7 °F +1.8 °F +1.8σ 4th Warmest 71 yrs
Glasgow MT 42.3 °F 43.3 °F -1.0 °F -0.2σ 32nd Coolest 71 yrs
Williston ND 41.0 °F 41.6 °F -0.6 °F -0.1σ 51st Coolest 120 yrs
Astoria OR 52.3 °F 51.3 °F +1.0 °F +1.0σ 11th Warmest 66 yrs
Bridgeport CT 54.1 °F 52.5 °F +1.6 °F +1.4σ 7th Warmest 69 yrs
Montpelier VT 43.3 °F 43.3 °F +0.0 °F +0.4σ 23rd Warmest 69 yrs
New York (Central Park) NY 56.0 °F 55.0 °F +0.9 °F +1.1σ 18th Warmest 150 yrs
Worcester MA 48.5 °F 47.9 °F +0.6 °F +0.7σ 20th Warmest 70 yrs
New York (JFK) NY 55.0 °F 54.5 °F +0.5 °F +0.6σ 18th Warmest 60 yrs
Rockford IL 49.1 °F 49.3 °F -0.2 °F +0.4σ 24th Warmest 68 yrs
Pittsburgh PA 52.7 °F 51.4 °F +1.3 °F +0.9σ 12th Warmest 71 yrs
Toledo OH 51.9 °F 50.3 °F +1.6 °F +1.5σ 7th Warmest 64 yrs
Chicago IL 51.4 °F 49.9 °F +1.4 °F +1.0σ 10th Warmest 60 yrs
Detroit MI 51.8 °F 50.4 °F +1.4 °F +1.3σ 8th Warmest 60 yrs
Grand Rapids MI 50.0 °F 49.1 °F +0.9 °F +1.1σ 9th Warmest 55 yrs
Dubuque IA 47.5 °F 47.3 °F +0.2 °F +0.4σ 24th Warmest 65 yrs
Waterloo IA 47.0 °F 47.9 °F -1.0 °F -0.1σ 32nd Coolest 67 yrs

Citing This Report

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, State of the Climate: National Climate Report for 2018, published online January 2019, retrieved on September 15, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/national/201813/supplemental/page-1.

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