In a news release yesterday, we reported that this December/January was the 6th warmest on record. Here are the other years in the top ten list. The list includes the average temperature of the two months combined and the year for January.
- 36.8° F in 1932
- 34.7° F in 2002
- 33.8° F in 1950
- 33.55° F in 1934
- 33.45° F in 1933 and 1983
- 33.4° F in 2012
- 32.7° F in 1989 and 2007
- 32.5° F in 1960 and 1992
- 32.3° F in 1941
- 32.1° F in 1939
Remember last winter, the evil twin of this winter? The average temperature of that December/January was 23.2° F. That is 10.2° colder than this winter and was the 10th coldest on record.