Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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Contiguous U.S.
Maximum Temperature Rankings, December 1951
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1951 1-Month |
41.38°F (5.21°C) | 42.76°F (5.98°C) |
-1.38°F (-0.77°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1945 | 1983 |
| 98th Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 2021 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1951 2-Month |
45.17°F (7.32°C) | 47.73°F (8.74°C) |
-2.56°F (-1.42°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1935 | 2000 |
| 118th Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 1999 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1951 3-Month |
52.11°F (11.17°C) | 54.09°F (12.27°C) |
-1.98°F (-1.10°C) | 9th Coolest | Coolest since: 1925 | 1972 |
| 119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 1999 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1951 4-Month |
58.44°F (14.69°C) | 60.02°F (15.57°C) |
-1.58°F (-0.88°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1925 | 1972 |
| 117th Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 2021 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1951 5-Month |
63.73°F (17.63°C) | 65.05°F (18.36°C) |
-1.32°F (-0.73°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1925 | 1972 |
| 118th Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 1951 6-Month |
67.59°F (19.77°C) | 68.65°F (20.36°C) |
-1.06°F (-0.59°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1925 | 1972 |
| 113th Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 1951 7-Month |
69.27°F (20.71°C) | 70.47°F (21.37°C) |
-1.20°F (-0.66°C) | 9th Coolest | Coolest since: 1912 | 1972 |
| 119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 2021 | ||||
|
May–Dec 1951 8-Month |
69.86°F (21.03°C) | 70.78°F (21.54°C) |
-0.92°F (-0.51°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1945 | 1972 |
| 108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1935 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1951 9-Month |
68.99°F (20.55°C) | 69.96°F (21.09°C) |
-0.97°F (-0.54°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1945 | 1972 |
| 110th Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 2012, 2021 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1951 10-Month |
67.10°F (19.50°C) | 68.27°F (20.15°C) |
-1.17°F (-0.65°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1920 | 1912 |
| 121st Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 1951 11-Month |
65.19°F (18.44°C) | 66.14°F (18.97°C) |
-0.95°F (-0.53°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1923 | 1912 |
| 113th Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1919 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1951 12-Month |
63.19°F (17.33°C) | 64.00°F (17.78°C) |
-0.81°F (-0.45°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1929 | 1912 |
| 109th Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1969 | ||||||
|
Jul 1950–Dec 1951 18-Month |
64.89°F (18.27°C) | 65.55°F (18.64°C) |
-0.66°F (-0.37°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1929 | 1912 |
| 100th Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan 1950–Dec 1951 24-Month |
63.40°F (17.44°C) | 64.00°F (17.78°C) |
-0.60°F (-0.34°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1924 | 1913 |
| 103rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1993 | ||||||
|
Jan 1949–Dec 1951 36-Month |
63.66°F (17.59°C) | 63.98°F (17.77°C) |
-0.32°F (-0.18°C) | 35th Coolest | Coolest since: 1929 | 1905 |
| 91st Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1983 | ||||||
|
Jan 1948–Dec 1951 48-Month |
63.71°F (17.62°C) | 63.97°F (17.76°C) |
-0.26°F (-0.14°C) | 37th Coolest | Coolest since: 1929 | 1906 |
| 88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1926, 1967 | ||||||
|
Jan 1947–Dec 1951 60-Month |
63.74°F (17.63°C) | 63.96°F (17.76°C) |
-0.22°F (-0.13°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1921 | 1907 |
| 86th Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 2016 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, Maximum Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 30, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/