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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, July 1972
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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July 1972 1-Month |
72.18°F (22.32°C) | 73.61°F (23.12°C) |
-1.43°F (-0.80°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1962 | 1915 |
116th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 1936 | ||||
Jun–Jul 1972 2-Month |
70.20°F (21.22°C) | 71.05°F (21.69°C) |
-0.85°F (-0.47°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1915 |
104th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2021 | ||||
May–Jul 1972 3-Month |
66.98°F (19.43°C) | 67.44°F (19.69°C) |
-0.46°F (-0.26°C) | 35th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1907 |
93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2018 | ||||
Apr–Jul 1972 4-Month |
62.94°F (17.19°C) | 63.34°F (17.41°C) |
-0.40°F (-0.22°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1907 |
92nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 1934 | ||||
Mar–Jul 1972 5-Month |
59.16°F (15.09°C) | 58.98°F (14.99°C) |
0.18°F (0.10°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1966 | 2012 | ||||
Feb–Jul 1972 6-Month |
54.89°F (12.72°C) | 54.78°F (12.66°C) |
0.11°F (0.06°C) | 62nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
66th Warmest | Warmest since: 1963 | 2012 | ||||
Jan–Jul 1972 7-Month |
51.32°F (10.73°C) | 51.25°F (10.69°C) |
0.07°F (0.04°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1912 |
70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1985 | ||||||
Dec 1971–Jul 1972 8-Month |
49.16°F (9.53°C) | 48.95°F (9.42°C) |
0.21°F (0.11°C) | 64th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
63rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2012 | ||||
Nov 1971–Jul 1972 9-Month |
48.32°F (9.07°C) | 48.14°F (8.97°C) |
0.18°F (0.10°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1912 |
59th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2012 | ||||
Oct 1971–Jul 1972 10-Month |
48.99°F (9.44°C) | 48.74°F (9.30°C) |
0.25°F (0.14°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1963 | 2012 | ||||
Sep 1971–Jul 1972 11-Month |
50.39°F (10.22°C) | 50.21°F (10.12°C) |
0.18°F (0.10°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
58th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1963 | ||||||
Aug 1971–Jul 1972 12-Month |
52.19°F (11.22°C) | 52.03°F (11.13°C) |
0.16°F (0.09°C) | 66th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
Feb 1971–Jul 1972 18-Month |
52.76°F (11.53°C) | 52.93°F (11.63°C) |
-0.17°F (-0.10°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2017 | ||||
Aug 1970–Jul 1972 24-Month |
51.84°F (11.02°C) | 52.01°F (11.12°C) |
-0.17°F (-0.10°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1913 |
82nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2017 | ||||
Aug 1969–Jul 1972 36-Month |
51.76°F (10.98°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
-0.24°F (-0.13°C) | 35th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
90th Warmest | Warmest since: 1966 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1926, 1978 | ||||||
Aug 1968–Jul 1972 48-Month |
51.60°F (10.89°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
-0.39°F (-0.22°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
102nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2018 | ||||
Aug 1967–Jul 1972 60-Month |
51.59°F (10.88°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
-0.40°F (-0.23°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1920 |
104th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1970 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/