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, December 2021
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 2021 1-Month |
39.33°F (4.07°C) | 32.68°F (0.38°C) |
6.65°F (3.69°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1983 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2021 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 2021 2-Month |
42.21°F (5.67°C) | 37.19°F (2.88°C) |
5.02°F (2.79°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 2000 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2021 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 2021 3-Month |
47.12°F (8.40°C) | 42.83°F (6.02°C) |
4.29°F (2.38°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1898 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2021 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 2021 4-Month |
52.29°F (11.27°C) | 48.33°F (9.07°C) |
3.96°F (2.20°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1976 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2021 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 2021 5-Month |
56.63°F (13.68°C) | 53.09°F (11.72°C) |
3.54°F (1.96°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1976 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2021 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 2021 6-Month |
59.76°F (15.42°C) | 56.51°F (13.62°C) |
3.25°F (1.80°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1976 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2021 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 2021 7-Month |
61.59°F (16.44°C) | 58.22°F (14.57°C) |
3.37°F (1.87°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1976 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2021 | ||||
|
May–Dec 2021 8-Month |
61.44°F (16.36°C) | 58.47°F (14.71°C) |
2.97°F (1.65°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1976 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2021 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 2021 9-Month |
60.37°F (15.76°C) | 57.64°F (14.24°C) |
2.73°F (1.52°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1917 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2021 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 2021 10-Month |
58.89°F (14.94°C) | 56.03°F (13.35°C) |
2.86°F (1.59°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1917 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 2021 11-Month |
56.32°F (13.51°C) | 54.01°F (12.23°C) |
2.31°F (1.28°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1917 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 2021 12-Month |
54.50°F (12.50°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
2.48°F (1.38°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1917 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul 2020–Dec 2021 18-Month |
55.92°F (13.29°C) | 53.52°F (11.96°C) |
2.40°F (1.33°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1917 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012, 2016 | ||||
|
Jan 2020–Dec 2021 24-Month |
54.44°F (12.47°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
2.42°F (1.35°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1917 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jan 2019–Dec 2021 36-Month |
53.85°F (12.14°C) | 52.01°F (11.12°C) |
1.84°F (1.02°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1917 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 2007 | ||||||
|
Jan 2018–Dec 2021 48-Month |
53.77°F (12.09°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
1.77°F (0.98°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1917 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 2001 | ||||||
|
Jan 2017–Dec 2021 60-Month |
53.92°F (12.18°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
1.94°F (1.08°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1920 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 2, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/