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 July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
California
Average Temperature Rankings, December 2020
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 2020 1-Month |
45.5°F (7.5°C) | 43.1°F (6.2°C) |
2.4°F (1.3°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1932, 1990 |
| 21st Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1958 | ||||
| Ties: 1962 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 2020 2-Month |
48.2°F (9.0°C) | 46.3°F (7.9°C) |
1.9°F (1.1°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1994 |
| 22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 1995 | ||||
| Ties: 2002 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 2020 3-Month |
54.2°F (12.3°C) | 50.7°F (10.4°C) |
3.5°F (1.9°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1916 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1995, 2014 | ||||
| Ties: 1958 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 2020 4-Month |
59.2°F (15.1°C) | 55.2°F (12.9°C) |
4.0°F (2.2°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1916 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 2020 5-Month |
63.1°F (17.3°C) | 58.9°F (14.9°C) |
4.2°F (2.4°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1916 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 2020 6-Month |
65.4°F (18.6°C) | 61.6°F (16.4°C) |
3.8°F (2.2°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1916 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 2020 7-Month |
66.1°F (18.9°C) | 62.5°F (16.9°C) |
3.6°F (2.0°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1916 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
May–Dec 2020 8-Month |
65.9°F (18.8°C) | 62.3°F (16.8°C) |
3.6°F (2.0°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1916 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 2020 9-Month |
64.9°F (18.3°C) | 61.4°F (16.3°C) |
3.5°F (2.0°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1916 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest since: 2014 | 2014, 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 2014 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 2020 10-Month |
63.2°F (17.3°C) | 60.1°F (15.6°C) |
3.1°F (1.7°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1912 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2014 | ||||
| Ties: 2021 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 2020 11-Month |
61.9°F (16.6°C) | 58.7°F (14.8°C) |
3.2°F (1.8°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1911 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2014 | ||||
| Ties: 2015 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 2020 12-Month |
60.5°F (15.8°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
3.1°F (1.7°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1911 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2014 | ||||
|
Jul 2019–Dec 2020 18-Month |
61.3°F (16.3°C) | 58.7°F (14.8°C) |
2.6°F (1.5°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1912 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 2017 | ||||||
|
Jan 2019–Dec 2020 24-Month |
59.5°F (15.3°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1912 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jan 2018–Dec 2020 36-Month |
59.7°F (15.4°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1913 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jan 2017–Dec 2020 48-Month |
59.8°F (15.4°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
2.5°F (1.3°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1912, 1914 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 2019 | ||||||
|
Jan 2016–Dec 2020 60-Month |
59.9°F (15.5°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
2.6°F (1.4°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912, 1913 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 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/