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Lala Impacting Hawaii; Severe Thunderstorm and Flash Flooding Risks; Excessive Heat

Areas of gusty winds, heavy rain leading to flash flooding, and high surf continue across portions of Hawaii as Tropical Storm Lala continues to move away from the islands. Severe thunderstorm, heavy rainfall, and flash flooding threats continue from the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic and across the central High Plains. Record heat continues for areas of the central/southern Plain into the Southeast Read More >

Winter Ranking By Average Temperature 1888/89 - 2011/12
Rank  Season     Temp 
1 1978/79 21.5
2 1977/78 21.9
3 1935/36 24.5
4 1917/18 24.9
1904/05 24.9
6 1981/82 25.1

7 1892/93 25.4
8 1983/84 25.7
9 1898/99 25.9
10 2000/01 26.0 11 1976/77 26.5 2009/10 26.5
1984/85 26.5
14 1911/12 26.8
15 1909/10 27.0
16 1928/28 27.2
2010/11 27.2
18 1901/02 27.5
19 1962/63 28.3
1939/40 28.3
21 2007/08 28.4
22 1894/95 28.9
23 1961/62 29.0
24 1992/93 29.1


25 1996/97 29.2
26 1985/86 29.3
1903/04 29.3
28 1995/96 29.5
1972/73 29.5
30 1973/74 29.7

1902/03 29.7
1979/80 29.7
33 1919/20 29.8
34 1993/94 29.9
1987/88 29.9
1974/75 29.9
37 1899/00 30.0
38 1968/69 30.1
1916/17 30.1
40 1914/15 30.3
41 1990/91 30.5
42 1893/94 30.7
43 1915/16 30.8

44 1958/59 30.9
45 1924/25 31.0
2008/09 31.0
1936/37 31.0
48 1947/48 31.1
49 1944/45 31.3
50 1955/56 31.4
1948/49 31.4
2003/04 31.4
2002/03 31.4
54 1912/13 31.6

55 1989/90 31.7
2006/07 31.7
57 1969/70 31.9
1888/89 31.9
1988/89 31.9
1980/81 31.9
61 1967/68 32.0
1964/65 32.0
1950/51 32.0
1897/98 32.0
65 1971/72 32.4
1900/01 32.4
67 1942/43 32.6
68 1970/71 32.7
69 1963/64 32.8
70 1957/58 32.9
71 1927/28 33.0
1923/24 33.0
1921/22 33.0
74 1959/60 33.2
1929/30 33.2
76 1895/96 33.3

77 1934/35 33.4
1906/07 33.4
79 1994/95 33.5
1896/97 33.5
1945/46 33.5
82 1910/11 33.6
1954/55 33.6
1946/47 33.6
1913/14 33.6
86 2004/05 33.7

87 1960/61 33.8
1956/57 33.8
1937/38 33.8
1982/83 33.8
1940/41 33.8
1890/91 33.8
93 1891/92 34.0

1905/06 34.0
1966/67 34.0
96 1943/44 34.1
97 1926/27 34.3
1949/50 34.3
99 1925/26 34.5
1998/99 34.5
1986/87 34.5
102 1951/52 34.6
1941/42 34.6
1908/09 34.6
1922/23 34.6
106 1975/76 34.7
1938/39 34.7
108 1932/33 34.8
109 1907/08 35.0
110 1965/66 35.2
111 1999/00 36.0
1918/19 36.0
1933/34 36.0
114 2005/06 36.1
2001/02 36.1
116 1997/98 36.2
1952/53 36.2 118 2011/12 36.4
119 1953/54 36.9
1889/90 36.9
121 1991/92 37.2
122 1920/21 37.9
123 1930/31 38.5
124 1931/32 39.1
Winter Average Temperature by Season 1888/89 - 2011/12
Season      Temp
1888/89 31.9
1889/90 36.9
1890/91 33.8
1891/92 34.0
1892/93 25.4
1893/94 30.7
1894/95 28.9
1895/96 33.3
1896/97 33.5
1897/98 32.0
1898/99 25.9
1899/00 30.0
1900/01 32.4
1901/02 27.5
1902/03 29.7
1903/04 29.3
1904/05 24.9
1905/06 34.0
1906/07 33.4
1907/08 35.0
1908/09 34.6
1909/10 27.0
1910/11 33.6
1911/12 26.8
1912/13 31.6
1913/14 33.6
1914/15 30.3
1915/16 30.8
1916/17 30.1
1917/18 24.9
1918/19 36.0
1919/20 29.8
1920/21 37.9
1921/22 33.0
1922/23 34.6
1923/24 33.0
1924/25 31.0
1925/26 34.5
1926/27 34.3
1927/28 33.0
1928/29 27.2
1929/30 33.2
1930/31 38.5
1931/32 39.1
1932/33 34.8
1933/34 36.0
1934/35 33.4
1935/36 24.5
1936/37 31.0
1937/38 33.8
1938/39 34.7
1939/40 28.3
1940/41 33.8
1941/42 34.6
1942/43 32.6
1943/44 34.1
1944/45 31.3
1945/46 33.5
1946/47 33.6
1947/48 31.1

1948/49 31.4
1949/50 34.3
1950/51 32.0
1951/52 34.6
1952/53 36.2
1953/54 36.9
1954/55 33.6
1955/56 31.4
1956/57 33.8
1957/58 32.9
1958/59 30.9
1959/60 33.2
1960/61 33.8
1961/62 29.0
1962/63 28.3
1963/64 32.8
1964/65 32.0
1965/66 35.2
1966/67 34.0
1967/68 32.0
1968/69 30.1
1969/70 31.9
1970/71 32.7
1971/72 32.4
1972/73 29.5
1973/74 29.7
1974/75 29.9
1975/76 34.7
1976/77 26.5
1977/78 21.9
1978/79 21.5
1979/80 29.7
1980/81 31.9
1981/82 25.1
1982/83 33.8
1983/84 25.7
1984/85 26.5
1985/86 29.3
1986/87 34.5
1987/88 29.9
1988/89 31.9
1989/90 31.7
1990/91 30.5
1991/92 37.2
1992/93 29.1
1993/94 29.9
1994/95 33.5
1995/96 29.5
1996/97 29.2
1997/98 36.2
1998/99 34.5
1999/00 36.1
2000/01 26.0
2001/02 36.1
2002/03 31.4
2003/04 31.4
2004/05 33.7
2005/06 36.0
2006/07 31.7
2007/08 28.4
2008/09 31.0
2009/10 26.5 2010/11 27.2 2011/12 36.4