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Upper Midwest

February 1998 Average Temperature Rankings

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PeriodValue
1901-2000
Mean
AnomalyRank
(1895-2025)
Coolest/Warmest
Since
Record
February 1998
1-Month
31.5°F
(-0.3°C)
17.0°F
(-8.3°C)
14.5°F130th Coolest
Coolest since:
1936
2nd WarmestWarmest to Date2024
Jan–Feb 1998
2-Month
25.7°F
(-3.5°C)
15.0°F
(-9.4°C)
10.7°F130th Coolest
Coolest since:
1936
2nd WarmestWarmest to Date2024
Dec 1997–Feb 1998
3-Month
25.9°F
(-3.4°C)
16.2°F
(-8.8°C)
9.7°F128th Coolest
Coolest since:
1936
3rd WarmestWarmest to Date2024
Nov 1997–Feb 1998
4-Month
26.8°F
(-2.9°C)
20.2°F
(-6.6°C)
6.6°F125th Coolest
Coolest since:
1936
6th WarmestWarmest to Date2002
Oct 1997–Feb 1998
5-Month
31.1°F
(-0.5°C)
25.6°F
(-3.6°C)
5.5°F124th Coolest
Coolest since:
1936
7th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Sep 1997–Feb 1998
6-Month
36.0°F
(2.2°C)
31.2°F
(-0.4°C)
4.8°F124th Coolest
Coolest since:
1936
7th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Aug 1997–Feb 1998
7-Month
40.1°F
(4.5°C)
36.3°F
(2.4°C)
3.8°F122nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1904
9th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Ties: 1931
Jul 1997–Feb 1998
8-Month
43.8°F
(6.6°C)
40.5°F
(4.7°C)
3.3°F120th Coolest
Coolest since:
1904
11th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Jun 1997–Feb 1998
9-Month
46.4°F
(8.0°C)
43.2°F
(6.2°C)
3.2°F122nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1904
9th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
May 1997–Feb 1998
10-Month
46.7°F
(8.2°C)
44.4°F
(6.9°C)
2.3°F114th Coolest
Coolest since:
1918
17th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Ties: 1992
Apr 1997–Feb 1998
11-Month
46.2°F
(7.9°C)
44.3°F
(6.8°C)
1.9°F110th Coolest
Coolest since:
1918
21st Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Mar 1997–Feb 1998
12-Month
44.8°F
(7.1°C)
43.0°F
(6.1°C)
1.8°F105th Coolest
Coolest since:
1918
26th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Sep 1996–Feb 1998
18-Month
39.9°F
(4.4°C)
39.1°F
(3.9°C)
0.8°F94th Coolest
Coolest since:
1918
36th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Mar 1996–Feb 1998
24-Month
43.1°F
(6.2°C)
43.0°F
(6.1°C)
0.1°F58th Coolest
Coolest since:
1918
72nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Ties: 1901, 1920, 1934, 1944, 1958
Mar 1995–Feb 1998
36-Month
43.0°F
(6.1°C)
43.0°F
(6.1°C)
0.0°F52nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1918
77th Warmest
Warmest since:
2025
Ties: 1911, 1931, 1960, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1997
Mar 1994–Feb 1998
48-Month
43.5°F
(6.4°C)
43.0°F
(6.1°C)
0.5°F77th Coolest
Coolest since:
1918
51st Warmest
Warmest since:
2025
Ties: 1950
Mar 1993–Feb 1998
60-Month
43.0°F
(6.1°C)
43.0°F
(6.1°C)
0.0°F54th Coolest
Coolest since:
1920
73rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2025
Ties: 1939, 1940, 1948, 1959, 1965, 1975, 1977

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