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.
Minimum Temperature Rankings, December 2015
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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December 2015 1-Month |
29.25°F (-1.53°C) | 22.60°F (-5.22°C) |
6.65°F (3.69°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1909 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 2015 2-Month |
31.60°F (-0.22°C) | 26.63°F (-2.98°C) |
4.97°F (2.76°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1976 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2015 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 2015 3-Month |
36.19°F (2.33°C) | 31.56°F (-0.24°C) |
4.63°F (2.57°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1976 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2015 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 2015 4-Month |
41.08°F (5.04°C) | 36.65°F (2.58°C) |
4.43°F (2.46°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1976 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2015 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 2015 5-Month |
44.88°F (7.16°C) | 41.12°F (5.07°C) |
3.76°F (2.09°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1976 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2015 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 2015 6-Month |
47.71°F (8.73°C) | 44.36°F (6.87°C) |
3.35°F (1.86°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1976 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2021 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 2015 7-Month |
49.33°F (9.63°C) | 45.97°F (7.76°C) |
3.36°F (1.87°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1976 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2021 | ||||
|
May–Dec 2015 8-Month |
49.31°F (9.62°C) | 46.16°F (7.87°C) |
3.15°F (1.75°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1976 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2015 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 2015 9-Month |
48.34°F (9.08°C) | 45.32°F (7.40°C) |
3.02°F (1.68°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2015 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 2015 10-Month |
46.81°F (8.23°C) | 43.78°F (6.54°C) |
3.03°F (1.69°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2015 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 2015 11-Month |
44.52°F (6.96°C) | 41.88°F (5.49°C) |
2.64°F (1.47°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 2015 12-Month |
42.71°F (5.95°C) | 40.03°F (4.46°C) |
2.68°F (1.49°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jul 2014–Dec 2015 18-Month |
43.82°F (6.57°C) | 41.49°F (5.27°C) |
2.33°F (1.30°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jan 2014–Dec 2015 24-Month |
41.72°F (5.40°C) | 40.03°F (4.46°C) |
1.69°F (0.94°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2013 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jan 2013–Dec 2015 36-Month |
41.38°F (5.21°C) | 40.02°F (4.46°C) |
1.36°F (0.75°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1918 |
| 19th Warmest | Warmest since: 2014 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jan 2012–Dec 2015 48-Month |
41.76°F (5.42°C) | 40.02°F (4.46°C) |
1.74°F (0.96°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1919 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jan 2011–Dec 2015 60-Month |
41.64°F (5.36°C) | 40.00°F (4.44°C) |
1.64°F (0.92°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1920 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 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 3, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/