Contiguous U.S., Average Temperature Rankings, September 1903 1901-2000 Degrees Fahrenheit 1 62.73 64.86 -2.13 4 125 1965 1998 1903 1902 bottom-tenth 1912,1985 2 66.85 68.48 -1.63 5 124 1974 1998 1903 1902 bottom-tenth 3 68.54 70.19 -1.65 5 124 1950 2022 1903 1902 bottom-tenth 4 67.88 69.77 -1.89 1 128 1903 2021,2022 1903 1902 lowest 5 66.21 67.85 -1.64 3 126 1907 2018 1903 1902 bottom-tenth 6 63.55 65.05 -1.50 4 125 1907 2012 1903 1902 bottom-tenth 7 60.50 61.69 -1.19 10 119 1912 2012 1903 1902 bottom-tenth 8 56.49 58.21 -1.72 3 126 1917 2012 1899 1902 bottom-tenth 1899 9 53.64 55.08 -1.44 7 122 1912 2012 1899 1902 bottom-tenth 10 51.36 52.85 -1.49 6 122 1917 2012 1899 1902 bottom-tenth 11 50.66 51.84 -1.18 8 120 1912 2012 1899 1902 bottom-tenth 12 50.97 52.03 -1.06 8 120 1912 2012 1899 1902 bottom-tenth 18 55.49 56.37 -0.88 8 120 1917 2012 1899 1902 bottom-tenth 24 51.27 52.02 -0.75 9 118 1913,1918 2017 1899 1902 bottom-tenth 36 51.58 52.00 -0.42 18 108 1917 2018 1900 1902 bottom-third 1900 48 51.84 51.99 -0.15 41 84 1918 2018 1902 1903 bottom-third 1910,1974,1975,1982 60 51.47 51.98 -0.51 11 113 1920 2020 1903 1902 bottom-tenth 1979