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Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West; Excessive Rainfall Possible in the South-Central U.S.

Heat will build over the Intermountain West and the Southwest the next couple of days. Lightning from dry thunderstorms can create new fire starts and combined with gusty winds may cause a fire to rapidly grow in Oregon and northern California. Flash flooding will be possible in New Mexico and west Texas today, as well as parts of the southern and central Plains due to slow moving thunderstorms. Read More >

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January
Rank Warmest
(°F)
Years Rank Coldest
(°F)
Years Rank Wettest
(ins.)
Years Rank Driest
(ins.)
Years
1 37.6 2006 1 8.5 1977 1 8.11 1965 1 0.07 1919
2 37.5 1933 2 9.4 1979 2 5.95 1916 2 0.22 1986
3 34.7 1990 3 10.4 1918 3 (tie) 5.39 1907 3 0.25 1956
4 33.8 1989 4 11.1 1912 3 (tie) 5.39 1897 4 0.32 1961
5 33.3 1932 5 12.8 1963 5 4.43 1949 5 0.35 1912
6 (tie) 33.0 2023 6 (tie) 13.3 1978 6 4.32 1938 6 0.36 1928
6 (tie) 33.0 2002 6 (tie) 13.3 1940 7 4.18 2005 7 0.47 2003
8 32.5 1931 8 (tie) 14.5 1893 8 4.09 1950 8 (tie) 0.48 1981
9 32.4 1890 8 (tie) 14.5 1883 9 4.08 1898 8 (tie) 0.48 1931
10 32.2 1939 10 15.0 1970 10 3.98 1929 8 (tie) 0.48 1925

 


 

February
Rank Warmest
(°F)
Years Rank Coldest
(°F)
Years Rank Wettest
(ins.)
Years Rank Driest
(ins.)
Years
1 (tie) 40.5 2024 1 14.2 1936 1 5.45 1887 1 0.14 1907
1 (tie) 40.5 2017 2 14.7 1979 2 5.37 1997 2 (tie) 0.27 1920
3 39.5 1998 3 15.1 1905 3 4.95 1942 2 (tie) 0.27 1917
4 38.4 1930 4 15.3 1885 4 3.94 2008 4 (tie) 0.29 1921
5 37.4 1954 5 15.4 1978 5 3.87 1893 4 (tie) 0.29 1916
6 (tie) 36.7 2000 6 17.9 2014 6 (tie) 3.67 1909 6 0.33 1947
6 (tie) 36.7 1931 7 18.6 1963 6 (tie) 3.67 1908 7 0.37 1895
8 36.4 1932 8 (tie) 18.7 2015 8 (tie) 3.59 1990 8 0.48 1963
9 36.2 1938 8 (tie) 18.7 1989 8 (tie) 3.59 1883 9 0.52 2004
10 36.1 1927 10 19.0 1895 10 3.44 1951 10 (tie) 0.54 1964, 1995 

 


 

March
Rank Warmest
(°F)
Years Rank Coldest
(°F)
Years Rank Wettest
(ins.)
Years Rank Driest
(ins.)
Years
1 55.4 2012 1 22.5 1960 1 7.49 2009 1 0.24 1885
2 50.1 1946 2 28.0 1965 2 6.95 1973 2 0.39 1958
3 49.8 1910 3 28.5 1912 3 5.92 1944 3 0.52 1910
4 49.5 1945 4 29.3 1906 4 5.84 1920 4 0.54 1956
5 (tie) 47.7 2025 5 31.3 1984 5 5.79 2007 5 0.65 2015
5 (tie) 47.7 2024 6 31.8 1932 6 5.77 1985 6 0.66 1994
7 47.4 1039 7 32.0 1926 7 5.74 1898 7 0.67 1915
8 (tie) 47.3 2007 8 32.4 1978 8 5.32 1963 8 0.76 1883
8 (tie) 47.3 1921 9 32.7 1947 9 5.09 1922 9 0.87 1986
10 47.1 2016 10 33.0 1969 10 4.89 1921 10 0.91 1918

Records began in 1883