South Atlantic-Gulf Basin, Average Temperature Rankings, January 2021 1901-2000 Degrees Fahrenheit 1 48.4 47.2 1.2 84 46 1940 1950 2018 2020 normal 1997 2 48.2 47.9 0.3 64 65 1918 1932 2018 2020 normal 1968,1980 3 52.5 50.3 2.2 103 26 1977 1932 2019 2020 top-third 1922,2005 4 56.6 54.0 2.6 114 15 1977 1932 2019 2020 top-third 1991 5 60.2 58.2 2.0 110 19 1977 1932 2018 2020 top-third 1949 6 63.6 61.6 2.0 115 14 1977 1932 2018 2020 top-third 1920,2022 7 66.1 64.2 1.9 117 12 1977 1932 2018 2020 top-tenth 1991 8 67.5 65.8 1.7 115 14 1977 1932,2017 2018 2020 top-third 1991 9 67.7 66.4 1.3 112 17 1977 2017 2018 2020 top-third 1942,1949,1972,1987 10 67.4 66.1 1.3 115 14 1977 2017 2018 2020 top-third 1942,1991,2008 11 67.0 65.2 1.8 121 8 1977 2017 2019 2020 top-tenth 1937 12 65.9 63.9 2.0 122 7 1918 2017 2018 2020 top-tenth 2023 18 65.5 63.1 2.4 125 3 1978 2017 2019 2020 top-tenth 2018 24 66.3 63.9 2.4 125 3 1970 2017,2020 2019 2020 top-tenth 36 66.3 63.9 2.4 126 1 1970 2021 2020 2021 highest 48 66.1 63.8 2.3 124 2 1970 2020 2019 2020 top-tenth 2019 60 66.2 63.8 2.4 124 1 1970 2020,2021 2020 2020 highest 2020