Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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.
California
Average Temperature Rankings, October 2020
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
October 2020 1-Month |
66.2°F (19.0°C) | 59.5°F (15.3°C) |
6.7°F (3.7°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1916 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Sep–Oct 2020 2-Month |
70.1°F (21.2°C) | 64.0°F (17.8°C) |
6.1°F (3.4°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1916, 1920 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 2020 3-Month |
73.0°F (22.8°C) | 67.2°F (19.6°C) |
5.8°F (3.2°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1900, 1912 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 2020 4-Month |
73.9°F (23.3°C) | 69.1°F (20.6°C) |
4.8°F (2.7°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1912 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 2020 5-Month |
73.2°F (22.9°C) | 68.9°F (20.5°C) |
4.3°F (2.4°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1912 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
May–Oct 2020 6-Month |
71.8°F (22.1°C) | 67.6°F (19.8°C) |
4.2°F (2.3°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1916 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 2020 7-Month |
69.6°F (20.9°C) | 65.6°F (18.7°C) |
4.0°F (2.2°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1912 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 2020 8-Month |
66.9°F (19.4°C) | 63.5°F (17.5°C) |
3.4°F (1.9°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1912 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2014, 2015 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 2020 9-Month |
64.9°F (18.3°C) | 61.5°F (16.4°C) |
3.4°F (1.9°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1912 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 2020 10-Month |
63.0°F (17.2°C) | 59.6°F (15.3°C) |
3.4°F (1.9°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1911, 1912 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
Dec 2019–Oct 2020 11-Month |
61.3°F (16.3°C) | 58.1°F (14.5°C) |
3.2°F (1.8°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1912 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov 2019–Oct 2020 12-Month |
60.6°F (15.9°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
3.2°F (1.8°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1912 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
May 2019–Oct 2020 18-Month |
63.2°F (17.3°C) | 60.8°F (16.0°C) |
2.4°F (1.3°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1912 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 2017 | ||||||
|
Nov 2018–Oct 2020 24-Month |
59.5°F (15.3°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1912, 1949 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov 2017–Oct 2020 36-Month |
59.8°F (15.4°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
2.4°F (1.3°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1913 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 2014 | ||||||
|
Nov 2016–Oct 2020 48-Month |
59.8°F (15.4°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
2.5°F (1.3°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1912, 1913 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2017 | ||||
|
Nov 2015–Oct 2020 60-Month |
59.8°F (15.4°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
2.4°F (1.3°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1913 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 2015 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 7, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/