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Thunderstorms and Heavy Rains Across Portions of the Central and Eastern US; Heat Expands to Portions of the East

Widespread showers and thunderstorms, some severe, may produce heavy downpours and flash flooding across much of the eastern and central U.S. Dangerous heat will continue in the Pacific Northwest and expand across portions of the East. Deep tropical moisture and associated thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall and localized flash flooding across portions of Florida into the central Gulf Coast. Read More >

Winter Top 10 Lists (December - February)
 

Top 10 Warmest

Rank Average Temperature (°F) Season
1 45.3 1931-1932
2 41.2 1949-1950
3 40.7 1918-1919
4 (tie) 40.5 2023-2024
4 (tie) 40.5 1920-1921
6 40.4 1951-1952
7 40.2 2022-2023
8 (tie) 40.1 1948-1949
8 (tie) 39.9 1998-1999
10 39.9 1952-1953

 

Top 10 Coldest

Rank Average Temperature (°F) Season
1 24.9 1977-1978
2 25.4 1976-1977
3 26.3 1978-1979
4 28.3 1981-1982
5 28.6 1917-1918
6 29.9 1935-1936
7 30.1 2000-2001
8 30.3 2013-2014
9 31.3 1939-1940
10 31.8 1979-1980

 

Top 10 Wettest

Rank Precipitation (inches) Season
1 27.85 1949-1950
2 18.47 1915-1916
3 17.71 1936-1937
4 17.03 1929-1930
5 15.92 1948-1949
6 14.86 2018-2019
7 14.69 1978-1979
8 13.93 1932-1933
9 13.91 1961-1962
10 13.76 2007-2008

 

Top 10 Driest

Rank Precipitation (inches) Season
1 2.84 2016-2017
2 2.91 1942-1943
3 3.54 1980-1981
4 4.06 1935-1936
5 4.37 1901-1902
6 4.48 1962-1963
7 4.68 1976-1977
8 4.80 1930-1931
9 5.28 1933-1934
10 5.34 1979-1980

 

Period of Record: November 1, 1898 to March 1, 2024

Spring Top 10 Lists (March - May)

 

Top 10 Warmest

Rank Average Temperature (°F) Year
1 63.0 2012
2 61.0 1938
3 60.9 1921
4 60.7 1946
5 (tie) 60.1 2004
5 (tie) 60.1 1910
7 60.0 1918
8 (tie) 59.6 1977
8 (tie) 59.6 1925
10 59.5 2010

 

Top 10 Coldest

Rank Average Temperature (°F) Year
1 51.7 1993
2 51.8 1960
3 52.4 1983
4 52.6 1980
5 52.8 1996
6 53.0 1997
7 53.1 1994
8 53.2 1989
9 53.4 1978
10 53.7 1979

 

Top 10 Wettest

Rank Precipitation (inches) Year
1 26.81 1996
2 26.26 1957
3 (tie) 25.36 2011
3 (tie) 25.36 1945
5 24.19 1927
6 22.66 2008
7 21.94 1973
8 21.47 1983
9 20.73 1935
10 20.23 1933

 

Top 10 Driest

Rank Precipitation (inches) Year
1 4.99 1930
2 6.33 1987
3 6.54 1914
4 6.60 1910
5 6.65 1936
6 6.79 2012
7 6.83 2005
8 6.96 1900
9 7.03 1941
10 7.13 1951

 

Period of Record: November 1, 1898 to August 1, 2021

Summer Top 10 Lists (June - August)

 

Top 10 Warmest

Rank Average Temperature (°F) Year
1 82.1 1936
2 81.4 1914
3 81.0 1934
4 80.4 2010
5 80.2 1901
6 80.0 1941
7 (tie) 79.5 1952
7 (tie) 79.5 1913
9 (tie) 79.4 2011
9 (tie) 79.4 1954
9 (tie) 79.4 1921
9 (tie) 79.4 1918

 

Top 10 Coldest

Rank Average Temperature (°F) Year
1 69.2 1904
2 72.3 1985
3 72.9 1976
4 73.0 1992
5 73.5 1982
6 73.6 1927
7 73.8 1950
8 74.2 1974
9 (tie) 74.3 1994
9 (tie) 74.3 1915

 

Top 10 Wettest

Rank Precipitation (inches) Year
1 24.30 1928
2 23.29 1915
3 22.76 1985
4 22.64 1958
5 21.56 1945
6 20.31 1935
7 19.27 1910
8 18.54 2000
9 18.36 2016
10 17.87 2015

 

Top 10 Driest

Rank Precipitation (inches) Year
1 1.55 2002
2 3.95 1930
3 4.18 1901
4 4.27 1914
5 4.56 1941
6 4.80 1936
7 5.09 1991
8 5.83 1953
9 6.32 1988
10 6.50 1922

 

Period of Record: November 1, 1898 to August 1, 2021

Fall Top 10 Lists (September - November)

 

Top 10 Warmest

Rank Average Temperature (°F) Year
1 65.1 1931
2 62.7 1927
3 62.2 1915
4 61.2 1963
5 61.1 1971
6 (tie) 61.0 1941
6 (tie) 61.0 1938
8 60.9 2016
9 (tie) 60.8 1998
9 (tie) 60.8 1921
9 (tie) 60.8 1919

 

Top 10 Coldest

Rank Average Temperature (°F) Year
1 50.6 1976
2 53.6 1993
3 54.1 1996
4 (tie) 54.4 2014
4 (tie) 54.4 1995
4 (tie) 54.4 1988
7 54.6 1979
8 54.7 2006
9 55.0 1974
10 55.1 1991

 

Top 10 Wettest

Rank Precipitation (inches) Year
1 21.20 1993
2 19.46 1919
3 19.25 1921
4 17.31 1988
5 16.78 1931
6 16.60 1945
7 16.48 1925
8 16.43 1934
9 16.12 1910
10 16.11 1936

 

Top 10 Driest

Rank Precipitation (inches) Year
1 3.62 1939
2 3.66 2022
3 3.79 1971
4 3.92 1901
5 3.97 1989
6 4.05 1953
7 4.17 1963
8 4.19 1999
9 4.31 2023
10 4.97 1940

 

Period of Record: November 1, 1898 to January 1, 2024