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.
Virginia
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 |
38.4°F (3.6°C) | 36.8°F (2.7°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1917 |
| 48th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1897, 1912, 1953, 1970 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 2020 2-Month |
44.8°F (7.1°C) | 41.1°F (5.1°C) |
3.7°F (2.0°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 15th Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 2020 3-Month |
49.6°F (9.8°C) | 46.2°F (7.9°C) |
3.4°F (1.9°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 2020 4-Month |
53.8°F (12.1°C) | 51.4°F (10.8°C) |
2.4°F (1.3°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1917 |
| 15th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1984, 2018 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 2020 5-Month |
58.1°F (14.5°C) | 55.7°F (13.2°C) |
2.4°F (1.3°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1917 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 1931, 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 2011, 2018 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 2020 6-Month |
61.6°F (16.4°C) | 58.9°F (14.9°C) |
2.7°F (1.5°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 2019 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 2020 7-Month |
62.9°F (17.2°C) | 60.6°F (15.9°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1917 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1941, 1998 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 2020 8-Month |
62.6°F (17.0°C) | 60.9°F (16.1°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1917 |
| 13th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 2010 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 2020 9-Month |
61.6°F (16.4°C) | 60.2°F (15.7°C) |
1.4°F (0.7°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
| 16th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1959, 2004, 2012 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 2020 10-Month |
60.6°F (15.9°C) | 58.6°F (14.8°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1917 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1991, 2010 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 2020 11-Month |
59.0°F (15.0°C) | 56.7°F (13.7°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1917 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1921, 1998, 2021 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 2020 12-Month |
57.4°F (14.1°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
2.6°F (1.4°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1917 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1990, 1998 | ||||||
|
Jul 2019–Dec 2020 18-Month |
58.8°F (14.9°C) | 56.2°F (13.4°C) |
2.6°F (1.5°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1904 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016, 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 2012 | ||||||
|
Jan 2019–Dec 2020 24-Month |
57.4°F (14.1°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
2.6°F (1.4°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1904, 1905, 1918 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Jan 2018–Dec 2020 36-Month |
57.2°F (14.0°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
2.4°F (1.3°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1905, 1968 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2021 | ||||
|
Jan 2017–Dec 2020 48-Month |
57.2°F (14.0°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
2.4°F (1.3°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1969 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Jan 2016–Dec 2020 60-Month |
57.2°F (14.0°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
2.4°F (1.3°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1905, 1969 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2020, 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 2021 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 4, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/