NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information
National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, December 2021
| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 2021 1-Month |
39.34°F (4.08°C) | 32.68°F (0.38°C) |
6.66°F (3.70°C) | 128th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1983 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date |
2021 | ||||
|
Nov– 2-Month |
42.21°F (5.67°C) | 37.19°F (2.88°C) |
5.02°F (2.79°C) | 128th Coolest | Coolest since: |
2000 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date |
2021 | ||||
|
Oct– 3-Month |
47.13°F (8.41°C) | 42.83°F (6.02°C) |
4.30°F (2.39°C) | 128th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1898 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date |
2021 | ||||
|
Sep– 4-Month |
52.30°F (11.28°C) | 48.34°F (9.08°C) |
3.96°F (2.20°C) | 128th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1976 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date |
2021 | ||||
|
Aug– 5-Month |
56.63°F (13.68°C) | 53.09°F (11.72°C) |
3.54°F (1.96°C) | 128th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1976 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date |
2021 | ||||
|
Jul– 6-Month |
59.76°F (15.42°C) | 56.51°F (13.62°C) |
3.25°F (1.80°C) | 128th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1976 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date |
2021 | ||||
|
Jun– 7-Month |
61.60°F (16.44°C) | 58.23°F (14.57°C) |
3.37°F (1.87°C) | 128th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1976 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date |
2021 | ||||
|
May– 8-Month |
61.44°F (16.36°C) | 58.47°F (14.71°C) |
2.97°F (1.65°C) | 128th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1976 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date |
2021 | ||||
|
Apr– 9-Month |
60.38°F (15.77°C) | 57.65°F (14.25°C) |
2.73°F (1.52°C) | 128th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1917 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date |
2021 | ||||
|
Mar– 10-Month |
58.89°F (14.94°C) | 56.03°F (13.35°C) |
2.86°F (1.59°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1917 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: |
2012 | ||||
|
Feb– 11-Month |
56.32°F (13.51°C) | 54.01°F (12.23°C) |
2.31°F (1.28°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1917 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2012 | ||||
|
Jan– 12-Month |
54.51°F (12.51°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
2.49°F (1.39°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1917 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2012 | ||||
|
Jul 2020– 18-Month |
55.93°F (13.29°C) | 53.52°F (11.96°C) |
2.41°F (1.33°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1917 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2012, 2016 | ||||
|
Jan 2020– 24-Month |
54.44°F (12.47°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
2.42°F (1.35°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: |
1917 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: |
2017 | ||||
|
Jan 2019– 36-Month |
53.85°F (12.14°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
1.85°F (1.03°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: |
1917 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2017 | ||||
| Ties: 2007 | ||||||
|
Jan 2018– 48-Month |
53.77°F (12.09°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
1.77°F (0.98°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: |
1917 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2018 | ||||
| Ties: 2001 | ||||||
|
Jan 2017– 60-Month |
53.93°F (12.18°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
1.94°F (1.07°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: |
1920 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: |
2019, 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings