Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, December 2017
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 2017 1-Month |
34.29°F (1.27°C) | 32.68°F (0.38°C) |
1.61°F (0.89°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1983 |
| 42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1975 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 2017 2-Month |
39.66°F (4.26°C) | 37.19°F (2.88°C) |
2.47°F (1.38°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 2000 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2021 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 2017 3-Month |
45.00°F (7.22°C) | 42.83°F (6.02°C) |
2.17°F (1.20°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1898 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1931 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 2017 4-Month |
50.32°F (10.18°C) | 48.34°F (9.08°C) |
1.98°F (1.10°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1976 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2021 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 2017 5-Month |
54.66°F (12.59°C) | 53.09°F (11.72°C) |
1.57°F (0.87°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1976 |
| 16th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 2017 6-Month |
58.16°F (14.53°C) | 56.50°F (13.61°C) |
1.66°F (0.92°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1976 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1933, 2005 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 2017 7-Month |
59.91°F (15.51°C) | 58.22°F (14.57°C) |
1.69°F (0.94°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1976 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2021 | ||||
|
May–Dec 2017 8-Month |
59.99°F (15.55°C) | 58.47°F (14.71°C) |
1.52°F (0.84°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1976 |
| 15th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2021 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 2017 9-Month |
59.30°F (15.17°C) | 57.64°F (14.24°C) |
1.66°F (0.93°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2021 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 2017 10-Month |
57.99°F (14.44°C) | 56.03°F (13.35°C) |
1.96°F (1.09°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 2017 11-Month |
56.46°F (13.59°C) | 54.01°F (12.23°C) |
2.45°F (1.36°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 2017 12-Month |
54.55°F (12.53°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
2.53°F (1.41°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul 2016–Dec 2017 18-Month |
56.06°F (13.37°C) | 53.52°F (11.96°C) |
2.54°F (1.41°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012, 2016 | ||||
|
Jan 2016–Dec 2017 24-Month |
54.73°F (12.63°C) | 52.01°F (11.12°C) |
2.72°F (1.51°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1917 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
|
Jan 2015–Dec 2017 36-Month |
54.62°F (12.57°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
2.62°F (1.46°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1917 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
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Jan 2014–Dec 2017 48-Month |
54.10°F (12.28°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
2.11°F (1.17°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1917 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Jan 2013–Dec 2017 60-Month |
53.77°F (12.09°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
1.78°F (0.98°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1920 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 30, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/