Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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California
Average Temperature Rankings, December 2018
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 2018 1-Month |
44.8°F (7.1°C) | 43.1°F (6.2°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1932, 1990 |
| 31st Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1958 | ||||
| Ties: 1973, 1989 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 2018 2-Month |
48.7°F (9.3°C) | 46.3°F (7.9°C) |
2.4°F (1.4°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1994 |
| 16th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1995 | ||||
| Ties: 2019 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 2018 3-Month |
52.8°F (11.6°C) | 50.7°F (10.4°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1916 |
| 15th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1995, 2014 | ||||
| Ties: 2005 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 2018 4-Month |
57.4°F (14.1°C) | 55.2°F (12.9°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1916 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 2008 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 2018 5-Month |
61.2°F (16.2°C) | 58.9°F (14.9°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1916 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 2008, 2021 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 2018 6-Month |
64.2°F (17.9°C) | 61.5°F (16.4°C) |
2.7°F (1.5°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1916 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1995 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 2018 7-Month |
65.3°F (18.5°C) | 62.5°F (16.9°C) |
2.8°F (1.6°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1916 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2020 | ||||
|
May–Dec 2018 8-Month |
65.0°F (18.3°C) | 62.3°F (16.8°C) |
2.7°F (1.5°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1916 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 2018 9-Month |
64.1°F (17.8°C) | 61.3°F (16.3°C) |
2.8°F (1.5°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1916 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2014, 2020 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 2018 10-Month |
62.6°F (17.0°C) | 60.1°F (15.6°C) |
2.5°F (1.4°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1912 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2014 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 2018 11-Month |
61.1°F (16.2°C) | 58.7°F (14.8°C) |
2.4°F (1.4°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2013 | 1911 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2014 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 2018 12-Month |
60.1°F (15.6°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
2.7°F (1.5°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1911 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2014 | ||||
| Ties: 2016 | ||||||
|
Jul 2017–Dec 2018 18-Month |
61.7°F (16.5°C) | 58.7°F (14.8°C) |
3.0°F (1.7°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1912 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jan 2017–Dec 2018 24-Month |
60.2°F (15.7°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
2.9°F (1.6°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1912 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 2017 | ||||||
|
Jan 2016–Dec 2018 36-Month |
60.2°F (15.7°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
2.8°F (1.6°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1913 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jan 2015–Dec 2018 48-Month |
60.3°F (15.7°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
3.0°F (1.6°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912, 1914 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 2015 | ||||||
|
Jan 2014–Dec 2018 60-Month |
60.6°F (15.9°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
3.2°F (1.8°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1912, 1913 |
| 1st 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 10, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/