Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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California
Average Temperature Rankings, December 2017
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 2017 1-Month |
47.5°F (8.6°C) | 43.1°F (6.2°C) |
4.4°F (2.4°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1932, 1990 |
4th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 1958 | ||||
Nov–Dec 2017 2-Month |
50.4°F (10.2°C) | 46.3°F (7.9°C) |
4.1°F (2.3°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1994 |
3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 1995 | ||||
Oct–Dec 2017 3-Month |
54.3°F (12.4°C) | 50.7°F (10.4°C) |
3.6°F (2.0°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1916 |
4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2014 | 1995, 2014 | ||||
Sep–Dec 2017 4-Month |
58.2°F (14.6°C) | 55.2°F (12.9°C) |
3.0°F (1.7°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1916 |
4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2014 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1958, 1999 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 2017 5-Month |
62.1°F (16.7°C) | 58.9°F (14.9°C) |
3.2°F (1.8°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1916 |
3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2014 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1995 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 2017 6-Month |
64.9°F (18.3°C) | 61.5°F (16.4°C) |
3.4°F (1.9°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1916 |
3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2014 | 2020 | ||||
Jun–Dec 2017 7-Month |
66.0°F (18.9°C) | 62.4°F (16.9°C) |
3.6°F (2.0°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1916 |
2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2014 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 2014 | ||||||
May–Dec 2017 8-Month |
65.7°F (18.7°C) | 62.3°F (16.8°C) |
3.4°F (1.9°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1916 |
3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2014 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 2021 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 2017 9-Month |
64.6°F (18.1°C) | 61.4°F (16.3°C) |
3.2°F (1.8°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1916 |
4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2014 | 2014, 2020 | ||||
Mar–Dec 2017 10-Month |
63.5°F (17.5°C) | 60.1°F (15.6°C) |
3.4°F (1.9°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1912 |
2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2014 | 2014 | ||||
Feb–Dec 2017 11-Month |
62.0°F (16.7°C) | 58.8°F (14.9°C) |
3.2°F (1.8°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1911 |
2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2014 | 2014 | ||||
Jan–Dec 2017 12-Month |
60.3°F (15.7°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
3.0°F (1.6°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1911 |
5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2014 | ||||
Jul 2016–Dec 2017 18-Month |
61.3°F (16.3°C) | 58.8°F (14.9°C) |
2.5°F (1.4°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1912 |
5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 2020 | ||||||
Jan 2016–Dec 2017 24-Month |
60.2°F (15.7°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
2.9°F (1.6°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2013 | 1912 |
5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 2018 | ||||||
Jan 2015–Dec 2017 36-Month |
60.4°F (15.8°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
3.0°F (1.7°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1913 |
3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2016 | ||||
Jan 2014–Dec 2017 48-Month |
60.7°F (15.9°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
3.3°F (1.8°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1912, 1914 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
Jan 2013–Dec 2017 60-Month |
60.4°F (15.8°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
3.0°F (1.7°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1912, 1913 |
2nd 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/