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, February 2020
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
February 2020 1-Month |
36.18°F (2.32°C) | 33.82°F (1.01°C) |
2.36°F (1.31°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1936 |
| 30th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1954 | ||||
|
Jan–Feb 2020 2-Month |
35.86°F (2.14°C) | 31.96°F (-0.02°C) |
3.90°F (2.16°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1979 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
|
Dec 2019–Feb 2020 3-Month |
36.05°F (2.25°C) | 32.22°F (0.12°C) |
3.83°F (2.13°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1979 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2016 | ||||
|
Nov 2019–Feb 2020 4-Month |
37.32°F (2.96°C) | 34.60°F (1.44°C) |
2.72°F (1.52°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1979 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 2022 | ||||||
|
Oct 2019–Feb 2020 5-Month |
40.26°F (4.59°C) | 38.50°F (3.61°C) |
1.76°F (0.98°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1899 |
| 19th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2017 | ||||
|
Sep 2019–Feb 2020 6-Month |
44.96°F (7.20°C) | 42.90°F (6.06°C) |
2.06°F (1.14°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1899 |
| 13th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
|
Aug 2019–Feb 2020 7-Month |
49.07°F (9.48°C) | 47.07°F (8.37°C) |
2.00°F (1.11°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1899 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jul 2019–Feb 2020 8-Month |
52.26°F (11.26°C) | 50.38°F (10.21°C) |
1.88°F (1.05°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1899 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 2019–Feb 2020 9-Month |
54.09°F (12.27°C) | 52.40°F (11.33°C) |
1.69°F (0.94°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1977 |
| 15th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2017 | ||||
|
May 2019–Feb 2020 10-Month |
54.63°F (12.57°C) | 53.18°F (11.77°C) |
1.45°F (0.80°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1918, 1977 |
| 19th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2017 | ||||
|
Apr 2019–Feb 2020 11-Month |
54.47°F (12.48°C) | 52.98°F (11.66°C) |
1.49°F (0.82°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1918 |
| 15th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2017 | ||||
|
Mar 2019–Feb 2020 12-Month |
53.29°F (11.83°C) | 52.03°F (11.13°C) |
1.26°F (0.70°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1918 |
| 21st Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2017 | ||||
|
Sep 2018–Feb 2020 18-Month |
50.03°F (10.02°C) | 48.97°F (9.43°C) |
1.06°F (0.59°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1918 |
| 21st Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1991 | ||||||
|
Mar 2018–Feb 2020 24-Month |
53.27°F (11.82°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
1.25°F (0.70°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1918 |
| 20th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2017 | ||||
|
Mar 2017–Feb 2020 36-Month |
53.50°F (11.94°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
1.50°F (0.83°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1918 |
| 13th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2018 | ||||
|
Mar 2016–Feb 2020 48-Month |
53.92°F (12.18°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
1.93°F (1.07°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1918 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar 2015–Feb 2020 60-Month |
54.11°F (12.28°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
2.13°F (1.18°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1918 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 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 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/