NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information
National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, August 2020
| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 2020 1-Month |
74.71°F (23.73°C) | 72.10°F (22.28°C) |
2.61°F (1.45°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1927 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: |
1983 | ||||
|
Jul– 2-Month |
75.18°F (23.99°C) | 72.86°F (22.70°C) |
2.32°F (1.29°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1992 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: |
1936 | ||||
|
Jun– 3-Month |
73.55°F (23.08°C) | 71.40°F (21.89°C) |
2.15°F (1.19°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: |
1915 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: |
1936, 2021 | ||||
|
May– 4-Month |
70.39°F (21.33°C) | 68.60°F (20.33°C) |
1.79°F (1.00°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: |
1907 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2018 | ||||
| Ties: 2007 | ||||||
|
Apr– 5-Month |
66.49°F (19.16°C) | 65.09°F (18.38°C) |
1.40°F (0.78°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1907 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2017 | ||||||
|
Mar– 6-Month |
63.09°F (17.27°C) | 61.16°F (16.20°C) |
1.93°F (1.07°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1917 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2022 | ||||||
|
Feb– 7-Month |
59.24°F (15.13°C) | 57.25°F (14.03°C) |
1.99°F (1.10°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: |
1917 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2012 | ||||
|
Jan– 8-Month |
56.28°F (13.49°C) | 53.86°F (12.14°C) |
2.42°F (1.35°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: |
1912 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2012 | ||||
|
Dec 2019– 9-Month |
54.08°F (12.27°C) | 51.52°F (10.84°C) |
2.56°F (1.43°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: |
1917 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2012 | ||||
|
Nov 2019– 10-Month |
52.78°F (11.54°C) | 50.54°F (10.30°C) |
2.24°F (1.24°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: |
1912 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2022 | ||||||
|
Oct 2019– 11-Month |
52.71°F (11.51°C) | 50.86°F (10.48°C) |
1.85°F (1.03°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1912 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2012 | ||||
|
Sep 2019– 12-Month |
54.02°F (12.23°C) | 52.03°F (11.13°C) |
1.99°F (1.10°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1917 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2012 | ||||
|
Mar 2019– 18-Month |
56.55°F (13.64°C) | 55.06°F (12.81°C) |
1.49°F (0.83°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1917 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2017 | ||||
|
Sep 2018– 24-Month |
53.30°F (11.83°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
1.28°F (0.71°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1918 |
| 16th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2017 | ||||
|
Sep 2017– 36-Month |
53.50°F (11.94°C) | 52.01°F (11.12°C) |
1.49°F (0.82°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1917 |
| 15th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2018 | ||||
|
Sep 2016– 48-Month |
53.85°F (12.14°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
1.86°F (1.03°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: |
1920 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2018 | ||||
|
Sep 2015– 60-Month |
54.12°F (12.29°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
2.14°F (1.19°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: |
1920 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date |
2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 7, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings