NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information
National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, December 2020
| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 2020 1-Month |
35.71°F (2.06°C) | 32.68°F (0.38°C) |
3.03°F (1.68°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1983 |
| 23rd Warmest | Warmest since: |
2021 | ||||
|
Nov– 2-Month |
41.01°F (5.01°C) | 37.19°F (2.88°C) |
3.82°F (2.13°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: |
2000 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2021 | ||||
|
Oct– 3-Month |
45.43°F (7.46°C) | 42.83°F (6.02°C) |
2.60°F (1.44°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: |
1898 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2021 | ||||
|
Sep– 4-Month |
50.55°F (10.31°C) | 48.33°F (9.07°C) |
2.22°F (1.24°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: |
1976 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2021 | ||||
|
Aug– 5-Month |
55.38°F (12.99°C) | 53.09°F (11.72°C) |
2.29°F (1.27°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: |
1976 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2021 | ||||
|
Jul– 6-Month |
58.76°F (14.87°C) | 56.51°F (13.62°C) |
2.25°F (1.25°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1976 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2021 | ||||
|
Jun– 7-Month |
60.41°F (15.78°C) | 58.22°F (14.57°C) |
2.19°F (1.21°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1976 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2021 | ||||
|
May– 8-Month |
60.47°F (15.82°C) | 58.47°F (14.71°C) |
2.00°F (1.11°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: |
1976 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2021 | ||||
|
Apr– 9-Month |
59.41°F (15.23°C) | 57.65°F (14.25°C) |
1.76°F (0.98°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: |
1917 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2021 | ||||
|
Mar– 10-Month |
58.07°F (14.48°C) | 56.03°F (13.35°C) |
2.04°F (1.13°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1917 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2012 | ||||
|
Feb– 11-Month |
56.08°F (13.38°C) | 54.01°F (12.23°C) |
2.07°F (1.15°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: |
1917 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2012 | ||||
|
Jan– 12-Month |
54.37°F (12.43°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
2.35°F (1.31°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: |
1917 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2012 | ||||
|
Jul 2019– 18-Month |
55.49°F (13.05°C) | 53.52°F (11.96°C) |
1.97°F (1.09°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1917 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2012, 2016 | ||||
|
Jan 2019– 24-Month |
53.52°F (11.96°C) | 52.01°F (11.12°C) |
1.51°F (0.84°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1917 |
| 13th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2017 | ||||
|
Jan 2018– 36-Month |
53.52°F (11.96°C) | 52.01°F (11.12°C) |
1.51°F (0.84°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1917 |
| 13th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2017 | ||||
|
Jan 2017– 48-Month |
53.78°F (12.10°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
1.78°F (0.99°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: |
1917 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2018 | ||||
|
Jan 2016– 60-Month |
54.01°F (12.23°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
2.02°F (1.12°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1920 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest since: |
2019, 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 2019 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 3, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings