Climate at a Glance
National 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 January 1895. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, September 2018
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Amomaly | Rank (1895-2018) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
September 2018 1-Month |
67.77°F (19.87°C) | 64.86°F (18.26°C) |
2.91°F (1.61°C) | 121ˢᵗ Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1965 |
| 4ᵗʰ Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 1998 | ||||
|
Aug–Sep 2018 2-Month |
70.65°F (21.47°C) | 68.48°F (20.27°C) |
2.17°F (1.20°C) | 122ⁿᵈ Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1974 |
| 3ʳᵈ Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jul–Sep 2018 3-Month |
72.25°F (22.36°C) | 70.19°F (21.22°C) |
2.06°F (1.14°C) | 120ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1950 |
| 5ᵗʰ Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jun–Sep 2018 4-Month |
72.08°F (22.27°C) | 69.77°F (20.98°C) |
2.31°F (1.29°C) | 123ʳᵈ Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1903 |
| 2ⁿᵈ Warmest | Warmest since: 1936 | 1936 | ||||
|
May–Sep 2018 5-Month |
70.76°F (21.53°C) | 67.85°F (19.92°C) |
2.91°F (1.61°C) | 124ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1907 |
| 1ˢᵗ Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr–Sep 2018 6-Month |
67.14°F (19.52°C) | 65.05°F (18.36°C) |
2.09°F (1.16°C) | 123ʳᵈ Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1907 |
| 2ⁿᵈ Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1934 | ||||||
|
Mar–Sep 2018 7-Month |
63.66°F (17.59°C) | 61.69°F (16.49°C) |
1.97°F (1.10°C) | 120ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1912 |
| 5ᵗʰ Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1934 | ||||||
|
Feb–Sep 2018 8-Month |
60.14°F (15.63°C) | 58.21°F (14.56°C) |
1.93°F (1.07°C) | 120ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 5ᵗʰ Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Sep 2018 9-Month |
57.03°F (13.91°C) | 55.08°F (12.82°C) |
1.95°F (1.09°C) | 117ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912 |
| 8ᵗʰ Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 2017–Sep 2018 10-Month |
54.76°F (12.64°C) | 52.85°F (11.58°C) |
1.91°F (1.06°C) | 115ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
| 9ᵗʰ Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 2017–Sep 2018 11-Month |
53.87°F (12.15°C) | 51.83°F (11.02°C) |
2.04°F (1.13°C) | 116ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912 |
| 8ᵗʰ Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Oct 2017–Sep 2018 12-Month |
54.03°F (12.24°C) | 52.03°F (11.13°C) |
2.00°F (1.11°C) | 117ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912 |
| 7ᵗʰ Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Apr 2017–Sep 2018 18-Month |
58.17°F (14.54°C) | 56.37°F (13.54°C) |
1.80°F (1.00°C) | 118ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 6ᵗʰ Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2002 | ||||||
|
Oct 2016–Sep 2018 24-Month |
54.44°F (12.47°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
2.42°F (1.35°C) | 121ˢᵗ Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1913, 1918 |
| 2ⁿᵈ Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
|
Oct 2015–Sep 2018 36-Month |
54.65°F (12.58°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
2.65°F (1.47°C) | 121ˢᵗ Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1917 |
| 1ˢᵗ Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Oct 2014–Sep 2018 48-Month |
54.43°F (12.46°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
2.44°F (1.35°C) | 120ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1918 |
| 1ˢᵗ Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Oct 2013–Sep 2018 60-Month |
53.94°F (12.19°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
1.95°F (1.08°C) | 119ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1920 |
| 1ˢᵗ Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published October 2018, retrieved on October 16, 2018 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/