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, January 2018
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 2018 1-Month |
43.16°F (6.20°C) | 40.49°F (4.72°C) |
2.67°F (1.48°C) | 100th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1979 |
| 29th Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2006 | ||||
|
Dec 2017–Jan 2018 2-Month |
44.00°F (6.67°C) | 41.66°F (5.37°C) |
2.34°F (1.30°C) | 104th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1979 |
| 24th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 2017–Jan 2018 3-Month |
48.05°F (8.92°C) | 45.35°F (7.42°C) |
2.70°F (1.50°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1979 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2000 | ||||
|
Oct 2017–Jan 2018 4-Month |
53.15°F (11.75°C) | 50.72°F (10.40°C) |
2.43°F (1.35°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1973 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2000 | ||||
|
Sep 2017–Jan 2018 5-Month |
58.27°F (14.59°C) | 56.13°F (13.41°C) |
2.14°F (1.18°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1973 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2000, 2022 | ||||
|
Aug 2017–Jan 2018 6-Month |
62.61°F (17.01°C) | 60.97°F (16.09°C) |
1.64°F (0.92°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1973 |
| 16th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2022 | ||||
|
Jul 2017–Jan 2018 7-Month |
66.31°F (19.06°C) | 64.63°F (18.13°C) |
1.68°F (0.93°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1973 |
| 16th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2022 | ||||
| Ties: 1953 | ||||||
|
Jun 2017–Jan 2018 8-Month |
68.43°F (20.24°C) | 66.73°F (19.29°C) |
1.70°F (0.95°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1973 |
| 17th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2022 | ||||
|
May 2017–Jan 2018 9-Month |
68.97°F (20.54°C) | 67.42°F (19.68°C) |
1.55°F (0.86°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1973 |
| 17th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2022 | ||||
| Ties: 1954 | ||||||
|
Apr 2017–Jan 2018 10-Month |
68.66°F (20.37°C) | 67.02°F (19.46°C) |
1.64°F (0.91°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1918, 1973 |
| 15th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2022 | ||||
|
Mar 2017–Jan 2018 11-Month |
67.67°F (19.82°C) | 65.74°F (18.74°C) |
1.93°F (1.08°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1918 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2013 | ||||
|
Feb 2017–Jan 2018 12-Month |
66.38°F (19.10°C) | 63.99°F (17.77°C) |
2.39°F (1.33°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1918 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2013 | ||||
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Aug 2016–Jan 2018 18-Month |
65.37°F (18.54°C) | 62.98°F (17.21°C) |
2.39°F (1.33°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1913 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2013 | ||||
|
Feb 2016–Jan 2018 24-Month |
66.57°F (19.21°C) | 63.97°F (17.76°C) |
2.60°F (1.45°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1918 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Feb 2015–Jan 2018 36-Month |
66.37°F (19.09°C) | 63.97°F (17.76°C) |
2.40°F (1.33°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1918 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Feb 2014–Jan 2018 48-Month |
65.88°F (18.82°C) | 63.96°F (17.76°C) |
1.92°F (1.06°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1918 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Feb 2013–Jan 2018 60-Month |
65.53°F (18.63°C) | 63.96°F (17.76°C) |
1.57°F (0.87°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1907 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2021 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, Maximum Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 1, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/