National Rankings

Parameter:

Year:

Month:

Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI), and Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) are not offered for multiple-month time scales.

Contiguous U.S.

Average Temperature Rankings, September 1916

View Period (Months):

All

Download: CSV JSON XML

Record Coolest

Bottom ⅒

Bottom ⅓

Normal

Top ⅓

Top ⅒

Record Warmest
Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1916 1-Month	63.50°F (17.50°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	-1.36°F (-0.76°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1965
	63.50°F (17.50°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	-1.36°F (-0.76°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	1998
	Ties: 1950
Aug–Sep 1916 2-Month	67.66°F (19.81°C)	68.48°F (20.27°C)	-0.82°F (-0.46°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1974
Aug–Sep 1916 2-Month	67.66°F (19.81°C)	68.48°F (20.27°C)	-0.82°F (-0.46°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	1998
Jul–Sep 1916 3-Month	69.87°F (21.04°C)	70.19°F (21.22°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1950
	69.87°F (21.04°C)	70.19°F (21.22°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2022
	Ties: 1899, 1989
Jun–Sep 1916 4-Month	68.98°F (20.54°C)	69.77°F (20.98°C)	-0.79°F (-0.44°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1903
	68.98°F (20.54°C)	69.77°F (20.98°C)	-0.79°F (-0.44°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2021, 2022
	Ties: 1985
May–Sep 1916 5-Month	67.04°F (19.47°C)	67.85°F (19.92°C)	-0.81°F (-0.45°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1907
	67.04°F (19.47°C)	67.85°F (19.92°C)	-0.81°F (-0.45°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2018
	Ties: 1908
Apr–Sep 1916 6-Month	64.25°F (17.92°C)	65.05°F (18.36°C)	-0.80°F (-0.44°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1907
Apr–Sep 1916 6-Month	64.25°F (17.92°C)	65.05°F (18.36°C)	-0.80°F (-0.44°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2012
Mar–Sep 1916 7-Month	61.09°F (16.16°C)	61.69°F (16.49°C)	-0.60°F (-0.33°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1912
	61.09°F (16.16°C)	61.69°F (16.49°C)	-0.60°F (-0.33°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2012
	Ties: 1967
Feb–Sep 1916 8-Month	57.58°F (14.21°C)	58.21°F (14.56°C)	-0.63°F (-0.35°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1917
Feb–Sep 1916 8-Month	57.58°F (14.21°C)	58.21°F (14.56°C)	-0.63°F (-0.35°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2012
Jan–Sep 1916 9-Month	54.32°F (12.40°C)	55.08°F (12.82°C)	-0.76°F (-0.42°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1912
Jan–Sep 1916 9-Month	54.32°F (12.40°C)	55.08°F (12.82°C)	-0.76°F (-0.42°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2012
Dec 1915–Sep 1916 10-Month	52.20°F (11.22°C)	52.85°F (11.58°C)	-0.65°F (-0.36°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1917
	52.20°F (11.22°C)	52.85°F (11.58°C)	-0.65°F (-0.36°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2012
	Ties: 1969
Nov 1915–Sep 1916 11-Month	51.38°F (10.77°C)	51.84°F (11.02°C)	-0.46°F (-0.25°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1912
Nov 1915–Sep 1916 11-Month	51.38°F (10.77°C)	51.84°F (11.02°C)	-0.46°F (-0.25°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2012
Oct 1915–Sep 1916 12-Month	51.71°F (10.95°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1912
Oct 1915–Sep 1916 12-Month	51.71°F (10.95°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2012
Apr 1915–Sep 1916 18-Month	55.83°F (13.24°C)	56.37°F (13.54°C)	-0.54°F (-0.30°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1917
Apr 1915–Sep 1916 18-Month	55.83°F (13.24°C)	56.37°F (13.54°C)	-0.54°F (-0.30°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2012
Oct 1914–Sep 1916 24-Month	51.32°F (10.73°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.70°F (-0.39°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1913, 1918
	51.32°F (10.73°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.70°F (-0.39°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2017
	Ties: 1900
Oct 1913–Sep 1916 36-Month	51.62°F (10.90°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1917
	51.62°F (10.90°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1911	2018
	Ties: 1951, 1973
Oct 1912–Sep 1916 48-Month	51.57°F (10.87°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.42°F (-0.24°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1918
Oct 1912–Sep 1916 48-Month	51.57°F (10.87°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.42°F (-0.24°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1911	2018
Oct 1911–Sep 1916 60-Month	51.20°F (10.67°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.78°F (-0.43°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1920
	51.20°F (10.67°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.78°F (-0.43°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2020
	Ties: 1918

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 22, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings