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 2017
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 2017 1-Month |
23.74°F (-4.59°C) | 22.60°F (-5.22°C) |
1.14°F (0.63°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1909 |
| 53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 2017 2-Month |
28.80°F (-1.78°C) | 26.63°F (-2.98°C) |
2.17°F (1.20°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1976 |
| 20th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2015 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 2017 3-Month |
33.51°F (0.84°C) | 31.56°F (-0.24°C) |
1.95°F (1.08°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 2013 | 1976 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 2003 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 2017 4-Month |
38.58°F (3.66°C) | 36.65°F (2.58°C) |
1.93°F (1.08°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2013 | 1976 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2015 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 2017 5-Month |
42.81°F (6.01°C) | 41.13°F (5.07°C) |
1.68°F (0.94°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2013 | 1976 |
| 13th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 2017 6-Month |
46.15°F (7.86°C) | 44.36°F (6.87°C) |
1.79°F (0.99°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1976 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 2017 7-Month |
47.77°F (8.76°C) | 45.98°F (7.77°C) |
1.79°F (0.99°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1976 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2021 | ||||
|
May–Dec 2017 8-Month |
47.78°F (8.77°C) | 46.16°F (7.87°C) |
1.62°F (0.90°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1976 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2015 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 2017 9-Month |
47.10°F (8.39°C) | 45.32°F (7.40°C) |
1.78°F (0.99°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2015 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 2017 10-Month |
45.84°F (7.69°C) | 43.79°F (6.55°C) |
2.05°F (1.14°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2015 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 2017 11-Month |
44.42°F (6.90°C) | 41.88°F (5.49°C) |
2.54°F (1.41°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 2017 12-Month |
42.74°F (5.97°C) | 40.03°F (4.46°C) |
2.71°F (1.51°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jul 2016–Dec 2017 18-Month |
44.26°F (6.81°C) | 41.48°F (5.27°C) |
2.78°F (1.54°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jan 2016–Dec 2017 24-Month |
42.94°F (6.08°C) | 40.04°F (4.47°C) |
2.90°F (1.61°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1917 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
|
Jan 2015–Dec 2017 36-Month |
42.86°F (6.03°C) | 40.02°F (4.46°C) |
2.84°F (1.57°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1918 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
|
Jan 2014–Dec 2017 48-Month |
42.33°F (5.74°C) | 40.01°F (4.45°C) |
2.32°F (1.29°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1919 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Jan 2013–Dec 2017 60-Month |
42.00°F (5.56°C) | 40.00°F (4.44°C) |
2.00°F (1.12°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1920 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 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 1, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/