National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1988
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean | Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) | Warmest/Coolest Since | Record |
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December 1988 1-Month | 33.46°F (0.81°C) | 32.68°F (0.38°C) | 0.78°F (0.43°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: | 1983 |
57th Warmest | Warmest since: | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1969 | ||||||
Nov– 2-Month | 38.38°F (3.54°C) | 37.19°F (2.88°C) | 1.19°F (0.66°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: | 2000 |
38th Warmest | Warmest since: | 2021 | ||||
Oct– 3-Month | 43.57°F (6.43°C) | 42.83°F (6.02°C) | 0.74°F (0.41°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: | 1898 |
42nd Warmest | Warmest since: | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1942, 1981 | ||||||
Sep– 4-Month | 48.83°F (9.35°C) | 48.34°F (9.08°C) | 0.49°F (0.27°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: | 1976 |
51st Warmest | Warmest since: | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1899 | ||||||
Aug– 5-Month | 53.80°F (12.11°C) | 53.09°F (11.72°C) | 0.71°F (0.39°C) | 90th Coolest | Coolest since: | 1976 |
39th Warmest | Warmest since: | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1962 | ||||||
Jul– 6-Month | 57.30°F (14.06°C) | 56.51°F (13.62°C) | 0.79°F (0.44°C) | 96th Coolest | Coolest since: | 1976 |
33rd Warmest | Warmest since: | 2021 | ||||
Jun– 7-Month | 59.24°F (15.13°C) | 58.22°F (14.57°C) | 1.02°F (0.56°C) | 100th Coolest | Coolest since: | 1976 |
29th Warmest | Warmest since: | 2021 | ||||
May– 8-Month | 59.48°F (15.27°C) | 58.47°F (14.71°C) | 1.01°F (0.56°C) | 104th Coolest | Coolest since: | 1976 |
25th Warmest | Warmest since: | 2021 | ||||
Apr– 9-Month | 58.63°F (14.79°C) | 57.64°F (14.24°C) | 0.99°F (0.55°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: | 1917 |
28th Warmest | Warmest since: | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1921 | ||||||
Mar– 10-Month | 57.01°F (13.89°C) | 56.03°F (13.35°C) | 0.98°F (0.54°C) | 100th Coolest | Coolest since: | 1917 |
29th Warmest | Warmest since: | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1938 | ||||||
Feb– 11-Month | 54.89°F (12.72°C) | 54.01°F (12.23°C) | 0.88°F (0.49°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: | 1917 |
36th Warmest | Warmest since: | 2012 | ||||
Jan– 12-Month | 52.63°F (11.46°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) | 0.61°F (0.34°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: | 1917 |
40th Warmest | Warmest since: | 2012 | ||||
Jul 1987– 18-Month | 54.08°F (12.27°C) | 53.52°F (11.96°C) | 0.56°F (0.31°C) | 92nd Coolest | Coolest since: | 1917 |
36th Warmest | Warmest since: | 2012, 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1900 | ||||||
Jan 1987– 24-Month | 52.98°F (11.66°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) | 0.96°F (0.54°C) | 100th Coolest | Coolest since: | 1917 |
28th Warmest | Warmest since: | 2017 | ||||
Jan 1986– 36-Month | 53.09°F (11.72°C) | 52.01°F (11.12°C) | 1.08°F (0.60°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: | 1917 |
22nd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1992 | ||||||
Jan 1985– 48-Month | 52.65°F (11.47°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) | 0.65°F (0.36°C) | 90th Coolest | Coolest since: | 1917 |
36th Warmest | Warmest since: | 2018 | ||||
Jan 1984– 60-Month | 52.51°F (11.39°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) | 0.52°F (0.28°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: | 1920 |
38th Warmest | Warmest since: | 2019, 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1941, 1995 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on April 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings