Contiguous U.S., Average Temperature Rankings, January 2016 1901-2000 Degrees Fahrenheit 1 32.22 30.12 2.10 92 38 1979 2006 2014 2015 top-third 2 35.44 31.43 4.01 124 5 1979 2020 2015 2012 top-tenth 3 38.49 34.86 3.63 123 6 1977 2002 2015 2006 top-tenth 4 43.18 39.68 3.50 128 1 1977 2016 2015 2016 highest 5 48.25 44.71 3.54 128 1 1977 2016 2015 2016 highest 6 52.37 49.28 3.09 127 2 1977 2022 2015 2016 top-tenth 7 55.45 52.75 2.70 127 2 1977 2022 2015 2016 top-tenth 8 57.44 54.72 2.72 126 3 1977 2022 2015 2016 top-tenth 9 57.82 55.33 2.49 127 2 1977 2022 2015 2016 top-tenth 10 57.36 54.90 2.46 127 2 1918 2022 2015 2016 top-tenth 11 56.27 53.68 2.59 125 4 1918 2013 2015 2013 top-tenth 12 54.33 52.02 2.31 125 4 1918 2017 2015 2013 top-tenth 18 53.14 51.10 2.04 120 8 1918 2017 2015 2013 top-tenth 24 53.54 52.00 1.54 115 13 1918 2018 2015 2014 top-tenth 36 53.12 51.99 1.13 106 21 1918 2018 2012 2015 top-third 48 53.58 51.98 1.60 116 10 1918 2019 2015 2008 top-tenth 60 53.61 51.97 1.64 116 9 1918 2020,2021 2015 2003 top-tenth