NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information
National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, January 2021
| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 2021 1-Month |
34.59°F (1.44°C) | 30.12°F (-1.04°C) |
4.47°F (2.48°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1979 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2006 | ||||
| Ties: 1923 | ||||||
|
Dec 2020– 2-Month |
35.15°F (1.75°C) | 31.43°F (-0.32°C) |
3.72°F (2.07°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1979 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2020 | ||||
|
Nov 2020– 3-Month |
38.87°F (3.82°C) | 34.86°F (1.59°C) |
4.01°F (2.23°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1977 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2002 | ||||
|
Oct 2020– 4-Month |
42.72°F (5.96°C) | 39.68°F (4.27°C) |
3.04°F (1.69°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: |
1977 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2016 | ||||
|
Sep 2020– 5-Month |
47.36°F (8.53°C) | 44.71°F (7.06°C) |
2.65°F (1.47°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1977 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2016 | ||||
|
Aug 2020– 6-Month |
51.92°F (11.07°C) | 49.28°F (9.60°C) |
2.64°F (1.47°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: |
1977 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2022 | ||||
|
Jul 2020– 7-Month |
55.31°F (12.95°C) | 52.75°F (11.53°C) |
2.56°F (1.42°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: |
1977 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2022 | ||||
|
Jun 2020– 8-Month |
57.18°F (13.99°C) | 54.72°F (12.62°C) |
2.46°F (1.37°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1977 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2022 | ||||
| Ties: 2012 | ||||||
|
May 2020– 9-Month |
57.60°F (14.22°C) | 55.33°F (12.96°C) |
2.27°F (1.26°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: |
1977 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2022 | ||||
|
Apr 2020– 10-Month |
56.92°F (13.84°C) | 54.90°F (12.72°C) |
2.02°F (1.12°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: |
1918 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2022 | ||||
|
Mar 2020– 11-Month |
55.94°F (13.30°C) | 53.68°F (12.04°C) |
2.26°F (1.26°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: |
1918 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2013 | ||||
|
Feb 2020– 12-Month |
54.29°F (12.38°C) | 52.01°F (11.12°C) |
2.28°F (1.26°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: |
1918 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2017 | ||||
|
Aug 2019– 18-Month |
53.27°F (11.82°C) | 51.10°F (10.61°C) |
2.17°F (1.21°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: |
1918 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2017 | ||||
|
Feb 2019– 24-Month |
53.61°F (12.01°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
1.61°F (0.90°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1918 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2018 | ||||
|
Feb 2018– 36-Month |
53.59°F (11.99°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
1.60°F (0.88°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1918 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2018 | ||||
|
Feb 2017– 48-Month |
53.80°F (12.11°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
1.82°F (1.01°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: |
1918 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2019 | ||||
|
Feb 2016– 60-Month |
54.05°F (12.25°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
2.07°F (1.15°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: |
1918 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest since: |
2020, 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 2020 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings