National Rankings

Parameter:

Year:

Month:

Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI), and Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) are not offered for multiple-month time scales.

Contiguous U.S.

Minimum Temperature Rankings, January 1976

View Period (Months):

All

Download: CSV JSON XML

Record Coolest
Bottom ⅒
Bottom ⅓
Normal
Top ⅓
Top ⅒
Record Warmest
Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1976 1-Month	18.37°F (-7.57°C)	19.75°F (-6.81°C)	-1.38°F (-0.76°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
	18.37°F (-7.57°C)	19.75°F (-6.81°C)	-1.38°F (-0.76°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2006
	Ties: 1915
Dec 1975–Jan 1976 2-Month	21.19°F (-6.01°C)	21.21°F (-5.99°C)	-0.02°F (-0.02°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
Dec 1975–Jan 1976 2-Month	21.19°F (-6.01°C)	21.21°F (-5.99°C)	-0.02°F (-0.02°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2020
Nov 1975–Jan 1976 3-Month	24.47°F (-4.18°C)	24.37°F (-4.24°C)	0.10°F (0.06°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
Nov 1975–Jan 1976 3-Month	24.47°F (-4.18°C)	24.37°F (-4.24°C)	0.10°F (0.06°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2016
Oct 1975–Jan 1976 4-Month	28.77°F (-1.79°C)	28.64°F (-1.87°C)	0.13°F (0.08°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
Oct 1975–Jan 1976 4-Month	28.77°F (-1.79°C)	28.64°F (-1.87°C)	0.13°F (0.08°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2016
Sep 1975–Jan 1976 5-Month	33.02°F (0.57°C)	33.29°F (0.72°C)	-0.27°F (-0.15°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
Sep 1975–Jan 1976 5-Month	33.02°F (0.57°C)	33.29°F (0.72°C)	-0.27°F (-0.15°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2016
Aug 1975–Jan 1976 6-Month	37.32°F (2.96°C)	37.58°F (3.10°C)	-0.26°F (-0.14°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
Aug 1975–Jan 1976 6-Month	37.32°F (2.96°C)	37.58°F (3.10°C)	-0.26°F (-0.14°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2016
Jul 1975–Jan 1976 7-Month	40.70°F (4.83°C)	40.86°F (4.92°C)	-0.16°F (-0.09°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
	40.70°F (4.83°C)	40.86°F (4.92°C)	-0.16°F (-0.09°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2016
	Ties: 1937, 1943
Jun 1975–Jan 1976 8-Month	42.50°F (5.83°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	-0.21°F (-0.12°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
	42.50°F (5.83°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	-0.21°F (-0.12°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2016
	Ties: 1898, 1945
May 1975–Jan 1976 9-Month	43.09°F (6.16°C)	43.23°F (6.24°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
May 1975–Jan 1976 9-Month	43.09°F (6.16°C)	43.23°F (6.24°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2016
Apr 1975–Jan 1976 10-Month	42.34°F (5.74°C)	42.77°F (5.98°C)	-0.43°F (-0.24°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918
	42.34°F (5.74°C)	42.77°F (5.98°C)	-0.43°F (-0.24°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2016
	Ties: 1973
Mar 1975–Jan 1976 11-Month	41.03°F (5.02°C)	41.60°F (5.33°C)	-0.57°F (-0.31°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1918
Mar 1975–Jan 1976 11-Month	41.03°F (5.02°C)	41.60°F (5.33°C)	-0.57°F (-0.31°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2017
Feb 1975–Jan 1976 12-Month	39.48°F (4.16°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.55°F (-0.30°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1918
Feb 1975–Jan 1976 12-Month	39.48°F (4.16°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.55°F (-0.30°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2017
Aug 1974–Jan 1976 18-Month	38.84°F (3.80°C)	39.21°F (4.01°C)	-0.37°F (-0.21°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
Aug 1974–Jan 1976 18-Month	38.84°F (3.80°C)	39.21°F (4.01°C)	-0.37°F (-0.21°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2017
Feb 1974–Jan 1976 24-Month	39.87°F (4.37°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.15°F (-0.09°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918
	39.87°F (4.37°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.15°F (-0.09°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2017
	Ties: 1908, 1924
Feb 1973–Jan 1976 36-Month	40.20°F (4.56°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.19°F (0.11°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1918
Feb 1973–Jan 1976 36-Month	40.20°F (4.56°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.19°F (0.11°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2018
Feb 1972–Jan 1976 48-Month	40.08°F (4.49°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.08°F (0.05°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1918
Feb 1972–Jan 1976 48-Month	40.08°F (4.49°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.08°F (0.05°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2019
Feb 1971–Jan 1976 60-Month	40.02°F (4.46°C)	39.99°F (4.44°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1918
	40.02°F (4.46°C)	39.99°F (4.44°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2020
	Ties: 1962

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings