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.
Maximum Temperature Rankings, December 2012
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 2012 1-Month |
45.82°F (7.68°C) | 42.76°F (5.98°C) |
3.06°F (1.70°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1983 |
| 17th Warmest | Warmest since: 2006 | 2021 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 2012 2-Month |
50.87°F (10.48°C) | 47.73°F (8.74°C) |
3.14°F (1.74°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 2000 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2006 | 1999 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 2012 3-Month |
55.94°F (13.30°C) | 54.09°F (12.27°C) |
1.85°F (1.03°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1972 |
| 19th Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 1999 | ||||
| Ties: 1931 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 2012 4-Month |
61.97°F (16.65°C) | 60.02°F (15.57°C) |
1.95°F (1.08°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1972 |
| 15th Warmest | Warmest since: 2005 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1954, 2005 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 2012 5-Month |
67.06°F (19.48°C) | 65.05°F (18.36°C) |
2.01°F (1.12°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1972 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 2012 6-Month |
70.87°F (21.59°C) | 68.65°F (20.36°C) |
2.22°F (1.23°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1972 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 2012 7-Month |
72.78°F (22.66°C) | 70.47°F (21.37°C) |
2.31°F (1.29°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1972 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1939 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 2012 8-Month |
73.26°F (22.92°C) | 70.77°F (21.54°C) |
2.49°F (1.38°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1972 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2021 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 2012 9-Month |
72.64°F (22.58°C) | 69.97°F (21.09°C) |
2.67°F (1.49°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1972 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012, 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 2021 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 2012 10-Month |
71.66°F (22.03°C) | 68.27°F (20.15°C) |
3.39°F (1.88°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1912 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 2012 11-Month |
69.51°F (20.84°C) | 66.13°F (18.96°C) |
3.38°F (1.88°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1912 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 2012 12-Month |
67.69°F (19.83°C) | 64.00°F (17.78°C) |
3.69°F (2.05°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1912 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
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Jul 2011–Dec 2012 18-Month |
68.74°F (20.41°C) | 65.55°F (18.64°C) |
3.19°F (1.77°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1912 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan 2011–Dec 2012 24-Month |
66.42°F (19.12°C) | 63.99°F (17.77°C) |
2.43°F (1.35°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1913 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
|
Jan 2010–Dec 2012 36-Month |
65.84°F (18.80°C) | 63.99°F (17.77°C) |
1.85°F (1.03°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1905 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jan 2009–Dec 2012 48-Month |
65.42°F (18.57°C) | 63.97°F (17.76°C) |
1.45°F (0.81°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1906 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2008 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 2013 | ||||||
|
Jan 2008–Dec 2012 60-Month |
65.23°F (18.46°C) | 63.97°F (17.76°C) |
1.26°F (0.70°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1907 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest since: 2009 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 2009 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, Maximum Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 4, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/