Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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California
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1961
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 1961 1-Month |
41.9°F (5.5°C) | 43.1°F (6.2°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 37th Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1932, 1990 |
91st Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 1958 | ||||
Ties: 1919 | ||||||
Nov–Dec 1961 2-Month |
44.8°F (7.1°C) | 46.4°F (8.0°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1994 |
108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 1995 | ||||
Ties: 1902, 1924, 1928, 1968 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 1961 3-Month |
49.6°F (9.8°C) | 50.7°F (10.4°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest since: 1957 | 1916 |
100th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 1995, 2014 | ||||
Ties: 1898, 1918 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 1961 4-Month |
53.9°F (12.2°C) | 55.2°F (12.9°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1948 | 1916 |
106th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2020 | ||||
Aug–Dec 1961 5-Month |
58.2°F (14.6°C) | 58.9°F (14.9°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.3°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1957 | 1916 |
92nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2020 | ||||
Jul–Dec 1961 6-Month |
61.3°F (16.3°C) | 61.5°F (16.4°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 48th Coolest | Coolest since: 1957 | 1916 |
80th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2020 | ||||
Jun–Dec 1961 7-Month |
62.9°F (17.2°C) | 62.5°F (16.9°C) |
0.4°F (0.3°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 1957 | 1916 |
54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1987, 1989 | ||||||
May–Dec 1961 8-Month |
62.3°F (16.8°C) | 62.2°F (16.8°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 1957 | 1916 |
73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1896, 1942, 1993, 2011 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 1961 9-Month |
61.5°F (16.4°C) | 61.3°F (16.3°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1957 | 1916 |
60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2014, 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1933, 1938, 1943, 1954, 1993, 1994 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 1961 10-Month |
60.2°F (15.7°C) | 60.1°F (15.6°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1957 | 1912 |
57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2014 | ||||
Ties: 1904, 1932, 1933, 1947, 1973, 1980, 1991 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 1961 11-Month |
59.0°F (15.0°C) | 58.7°F (14.8°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1957 | 1911 |
55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2014 | ||||
Ties: 1928, 1968, 1970 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 1961 12-Month |
57.8°F (14.3°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 1957 | 1911 |
48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2014 | ||||
Ties: 1943, 1970 | ||||||
Jul 1960–Dec 1961 18-Month |
59.2°F (15.1°C) | 58.7°F (14.8°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1957 | 1912 |
50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1977, 1993, 1999 | ||||||
Jan 1960–Dec 1961 24-Month |
57.9°F (14.4°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 1957 | 1912 |
41st Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1937, 1941, 1980, 1984, 1998 | ||||||
Jan 1959–Dec 1961 36-Month |
58.3°F (14.6°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 1959 | 1913 |
29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1959, 1981, 1990, 1994 | ||||||
Jan 1958–Dec 1961 48-Month |
58.4°F (14.7°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1912, 1914 |
24th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1992, 2012 | ||||||
Jan 1957–Dec 1961 60-Month |
58.2°F (14.6°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 92nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1912, 1913 |
32nd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1962, 1991, 1993, 1994 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 16, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/