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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, September 2012

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 2012 1-Month	73.1°F (22.8°C)	68.5°F (20.3°C)	4.6°F (2.5°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1986
				2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2020
Aug–Sep 2012 2-Month	75.4°F (24.1°C)	71.1°F (21.7°C)	4.3°F (2.4°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1900
				2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2020
Jul–Sep 2012 3-Month	75.2°F (24.0°C)	72.3°F (22.4°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1900
				6th Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2020
	Ties: 2014
Jun–Sep 2012 4-Month	73.7°F (23.2°C)	71.3°F (21.8°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1907
				12th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2021
	Ties: 1981
May–Sep 2012 5-Month	71.8°F (22.1°C)	69.2°F (20.7°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1907
				10th Warmest	Warmest since: 2009	2021
	Ties: 2015
Apr–Sep 2012 6-Month	69.1°F (20.6°C)	66.7°F (19.3°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1912
				10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2021
Mar–Sep 2012 7-Month	66.2°F (19.0°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1912
				17th Warmest	Warmest since: 2009	2021
	Ties: 1994, 2009
Feb–Sep 2012 8-Month	63.7°F (17.6°C)	61.7°F (16.5°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1911
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2015
	Ties: 1981
Jan–Sep 2012 9-Month	61.8°F (16.6°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1903, 1911, 1917
				13th Warmest	Warmest since: 2004	2015
	Ties: 1981, 1997, 2004
Dec 2011–Sep 2012 10-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	57.9°F (14.4°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917, 1933
				17th Warmest	Warmest since: 2004	2015
	Ties: 1940, 1984
Nov 2011–Sep 2012 11-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
				19th Warmest	Warmest since: 2009	2015
	Ties: 1959, 1984, 2006
Oct 2011–Sep 2012 12-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 2009	2015
	Ties: 1940
Apr 2011–Sep 2012 18-Month	61.6°F (16.4°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 2009	2015
Oct 2010–Sep 2012 24-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1913, 1917, 1949
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2015
	Ties: 1940, 1988, 1989, 2010
Oct 2009–Sep 2012 36-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1913
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2016
	Ties: 1941, 1991
Oct 2008–Sep 2012 48-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1913
				22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2017, 2018
	Ties: 1961, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2013
Oct 2007–Sep 2012 60-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1913
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2018
	Ties: 1990, 1994, 2011

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/