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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

Year: 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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Contiguous U.S.

Minimum Temperature Rankings, December 1977

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1977 1-Month	23.31°F (-4.83°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	0.71°F (0.39°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1909
				62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
Nov–Dec 1977 2-Month	27.83°F (-2.32°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	1.19°F (0.66°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2015
	Ties: 1899
Oct–Dec 1977 3-Month	32.31°F (0.17°C)	31.57°F (-0.24°C)	0.74°F (0.41°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2015
Sep–Dec 1977 4-Month	37.75°F (3.19°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	1.10°F (0.61°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2015
Aug–Dec 1977 5-Month	42.11°F (5.62°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	0.98°F (0.55°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2015
	Ties: 2006
Jul–Dec 1977 6-Month	45.32°F (7.40°C)	44.37°F (6.87°C)	0.95°F (0.53°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2021
Jun–Dec 1977 7-Month	47.00°F (8.33°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	1.03°F (0.57°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2021
May–Dec 1977 8-Month	47.28°F (8.49°C)	46.16°F (7.87°C)	1.12°F (0.62°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
Apr–Dec 1977 9-Month	46.53°F (8.07°C)	45.31°F (7.39°C)	1.22°F (0.68°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
Mar–Dec 1977 10-Month	45.02°F (7.23°C)	43.79°F (6.55°C)	1.23°F (0.68°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
Feb–Dec 1977 11-Month	43.07°F (6.15°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	1.19°F (0.66°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2016
Jan–Dec 1977 12-Month	40.52°F (4.73°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.49°F (0.27°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2016
Jul 1976–Dec 1977 18-Month	40.94°F (4.97°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	-0.54°F (-0.30°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
				111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2016
	Ties: 1950
Jan 1976–Dec 1977 24-Month	39.70°F (4.28°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2017
Jan 1975–Dec 1977 36-Month	39.72°F (4.29°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.30°F (-0.17°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1918
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2017
	Ties: 1945, 1949, 1965
Jan 1974–Dec 1977 48-Month	39.84°F (4.36°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.17°F (-0.09°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1919
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2018
	Ties: 1901
Jan 1973–Dec 1977 60-Month	40.02°F (4.46°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.02°F (0.02°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1920
				64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2019

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, Minimum Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 2, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/