Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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California
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1997
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 1997 1-Month |
42.4°F (5.8°C) | 43.1°F (6.2°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1994 | 1932, 1990 |
78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 1958 | ||||
Nov–Dec 1997 2-Month |
47.0°F (8.3°C) | 46.3°F (7.9°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1994 | 1994 |
53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 1995 | ||||
Ties: 1903, 1979 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 1997 3-Month |
51.0°F (10.6°C) | 50.7°F (10.4°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 65th Coolest | Coolest since: 1994 | 1916 |
63rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 1995, 2014 | ||||
Ties: 2007 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 1997 4-Month |
55.9°F (13.3°C) | 55.1°F (12.8°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 1994 | 1916 |
48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1949, 1989, 2006 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 1997 5-Month |
59.7°F (15.4°C) | 58.8°F (14.9°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 88th Coolest | Coolest since: 1994 | 1916 |
40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1955, 1987, 2009, 2010 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 1997 6-Month |
62.1°F (16.7°C) | 61.5°F (16.4°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1994 | 1916 |
47th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1960, 1966, 1983 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 1997 7-Month |
63.0°F (17.2°C) | 62.5°F (16.9°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1994 | 1916 |
47th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1921, 1934, 1942, 2000, 2004, 2011 | ||||||
May–Dec 1997 8-Month |
63.6°F (17.6°C) | 62.3°F (16.8°C) |
1.3°F (0.8°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 1994 | 1916 |
21st Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1939, 1950, 1992 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 1997 9-Month |
62.7°F (17.1°C) | 61.3°F (16.3°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 104th Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1916 |
24th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2014, 2020 | ||||
Ties: 2007, 2009 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 1997 10-Month |
61.8°F (16.6°C) | 60.1°F (15.6°C) |
1.7°F (1.0°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1912 |
17th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2014 | ||||
Ties: 1959 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 1997 11-Month |
60.4°F (15.8°C) | 58.7°F (14.8°C) |
1.7°F (1.0°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1911 |
16th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2014 | ||||
Ties: 1981 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 1997 12-Month |
59.1°F (15.1°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
1.7°F (1.0°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1911 |
15th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2014 | ||||
Ties: 2001 | ||||||
Jul 1996–Dec 1997 18-Month |
60.5°F (15.8°C) | 58.8°F (14.9°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1912 |
14th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1981, 2004, 2009 | ||||||
Jan 1996–Dec 1997 24-Month |
59.3°F (15.2°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1912 |
9th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 2019 | ||||||
Jan 1995–Dec 1997 36-Month |
59.2°F (15.1°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1913 |
9th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2016 | ||||
Jan 1994–Dec 1997 48-Month |
58.9°F (14.9°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
1.5°F (0.8°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1912, 1914 |
11th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 2005, 2006 | ||||||
Jan 1993–Dec 1997 60-Month |
58.7°F (14.8°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1912, 1913 |
16th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1996 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 15, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/