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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.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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California

Average Temperature Rankings, December 2000

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 2000 1-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1932, 1990
				10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1958
	Ties: 1917, 1937
Nov–Dec 2000 2-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1994
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	1995
	Ties: 1913, 1927, 1963, 1988, 2004
Oct–Dec 2000 3-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1916
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	1995, 2014
	Ties: 1923, 1932, 2009
Sep–Dec 2000 4-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1916
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2020
	Ties: 1899, 1954, 2004
Aug–Dec 2000 5-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1916
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2020
	Ties: 1903, 1932, 1944, 1945, 1949, 1960, 1998
Jul–Dec 2000 6-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1916
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2020
	Ties: 1896, 1922, 1932, 1984, 1993
Jun–Dec 2000 7-Month	63.0°F (17.2°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1916
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2020
	Ties: 1921, 1934, 1942, 1997, 2004, 2011
May–Dec 2000 8-Month	63.1°F (17.3°C)	62.3°F (16.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1916
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2020
	Ties: 1917, 1926, 1969, 1991
Apr–Dec 2000 9-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1916
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2014, 2020
	Ties: 1926, 1940, 1988, 1995
Mar–Dec 2000 10-Month	61.3°F (16.3°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1912
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2014
	Ties: 1966
Feb–Dec 2000 11-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1911
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2014
	Ties: 1950
Jan–Dec 2000 12-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1911
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2014
	Ties: 1926, 1940, 1988, 2002, 2009
Jul 1999–Dec 2000 18-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1912
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2015
	Ties: 1940, 2006, 2007
Jan 1999–Dec 2000 24-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1912
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2015
	Ties: 1989
Jan 1998–Dec 2000 36-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1913
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2016
	Ties: 1928, 1934, 1935, 1980
Jan 1997–Dec 2000 48-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1912, 1914
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2017
	Ties: 1937, 2001
Jan 1996–Dec 2000 60-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1912, 1913
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2018
	Ties: 1990, 1992, 1995, 2011

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 3, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/