Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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California
Average Temperature Rankings, December 2016
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 2016 1-Month |
43.4°F (6.3°C) | 43.1°F (6.2°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 66th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1932, 1990 |
| 62nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2014 | 1958 | ||||
| Ties: 1985 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 2016 2-Month |
48.1°F (8.9°C) | 46.3°F (7.9°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 104th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1994 |
| 24th Warmest | Warmest since: 2014 | 1995 | ||||
| Ties: 1901 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 2016 3-Month |
52.2°F (11.2°C) | 50.7°F (10.4°C) |
1.5°F (0.8°C) | 102nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1916 |
| 26th Warmest | Warmest since: 2014 | 1995, 2014 | ||||
| Ties: 1921, 2021 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 2016 4-Month |
56.6°F (13.7°C) | 55.2°F (12.9°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 104th Coolest | Coolest since: 2013 | 1916 |
| 24th Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1933, 1962, 1988, 2002 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 2016 5-Month |
60.5°F (15.8°C) | 58.9°F (14.9°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 2013 | 1916 |
| 21st Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1977 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 2016 6-Month |
63.2°F (17.3°C) | 61.5°F (16.4°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1916 |
| 16th Warmest | Warmest since: 2014 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1996, 2001, 2005 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 2016 7-Month |
64.7°F (18.2°C) | 62.5°F (16.9°C) |
2.2°F (1.3°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1916 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 2012, 2015 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 2016 8-Month |
64.4°F (18.0°C) | 62.3°F (16.8°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1916 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2014 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 2008 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 2016 9-Month |
63.6°F (17.6°C) | 61.3°F (16.3°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1916 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2014 | 2014, 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 2012 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 2016 10-Month |
62.5°F (16.9°C) | 60.1°F (15.6°C) |
2.4°F (1.3°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2013 | 1912 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2014 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 2016 11-Month |
61.6°F (16.4°C) | 58.8°F (14.9°C) |
2.8°F (1.5°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2013 | 1911 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2014 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 2016 12-Month |
60.1°F (15.6°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
2.8°F (1.5°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2013 | 1911 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2014 | ||||
| Ties: 2018 | ||||||
|
Jul 2015–Dec 2016 18-Month |
61.1°F (16.2°C) | 58.7°F (14.8°C) |
2.4°F (1.4°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2013 | 1912 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1996 | ||||||
|
Jan 2015–Dec 2016 24-Month |
60.4°F (15.8°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
3.1°F (1.7°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1912 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 2014 | ||||||
|
Jan 2014–Dec 2016 36-Month |
60.8°F (16.0°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
3.4°F (1.9°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1913 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2016 | ||||
|
Jan 2013–Dec 2016 48-Month |
60.4°F (15.8°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
3.1°F (1.7°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912, 1914 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
|
Jan 2012–Dec 2016 60-Month |
60.2°F (15.7°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
2.9°F (1.6°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912, 1913 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 11, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/