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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.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Contiguous U.S.

Maximum Temperature Rankings, December 1960

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1960 1-Month	40.69°F (4.83°C)	42.76°F (5.98°C)	-2.07°F (-1.15°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1983
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2021
	Ties: 1961
Nov–Dec 1960 2-Month	47.37°F (8.54°C)	47.73°F (8.74°C)	-0.36°F (-0.20°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	2000
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1999
Oct–Dec 1960 3-Month	54.01°F (12.23°C)	54.09°F (12.27°C)	-0.08°F (-0.04°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1972
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1999
	Ties: 1923, 1971
Sep–Dec 1960 4-Month	60.46°F (15.81°C)	60.02°F (15.57°C)	0.44°F (0.24°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1972
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 1900, 1908, 1942
Aug–Dec 1960 5-Month	65.42°F (18.57°C)	65.04°F (18.36°C)	0.38°F (0.21°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1972
				50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
Jul–Dec 1960 6-Month	69.10°F (20.61°C)	68.65°F (20.36°C)	0.45°F (0.25°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1972
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 1962
Jun–Dec 1960 7-Month	71.00°F (21.67°C)	70.47°F (21.37°C)	0.53°F (0.30°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1972
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2021
	Ties: 1901, 2018
May–Dec 1960 8-Month	71.17°F (21.76°C)	70.77°F (21.54°C)	0.40°F (0.22°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1972
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
Apr–Dec 1960 9-Month	70.52°F (21.40°C)	69.96°F (21.09°C)	0.56°F (0.31°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1972
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2012, 2021
Mar–Dec 1960 10-Month	68.19°F (20.11°C)	68.27°F (20.15°C)	-0.08°F (-0.04°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1912
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
Feb–Dec 1960 11-Month	65.67°F (18.71°C)	66.14°F (18.97°C)	-0.47°F (-0.26°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1912
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 1971
Jan–Dec 1960 12-Month	63.43°F (17.46°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-0.57°F (-0.32°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1912
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
Jul 1959–Dec 1960 18-Month	65.15°F (18.42°C)	65.55°F (18.64°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1912
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
Jan 1959–Dec 1960 24-Month	63.79°F (17.66°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-0.21°F (-0.12°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2017
Jan 1958–Dec 1960 36-Month	63.77°F (17.65°C)	63.99°F (17.77°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1905
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2017
Jan 1957–Dec 1960 48-Month	63.69°F (17.61°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	-0.28°F (-0.15°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1906
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2018
	Ties: 1974
Jan 1956–Dec 1960 60-Month	63.94°F (17.74°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	-0.03°F (-0.02°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1907
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2016
	Ties: 1911

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, Maximum Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 5, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/