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 April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1996
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 1996 1-Month |
33.91°F (1.06°C) | 32.68°F (0.38°C) |
1.23°F (0.68°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1983 |
49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1994 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1954 | ||||||
Nov–Dec 1996 2-Month |
36.77°F (2.65°C) | 37.19°F (2.88°C) |
-0.42°F (-0.23°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 2000 |
83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2021 | ||||
Oct–Dec 1996 3-Month |
42.40°F (5.78°C) | 42.83°F (6.02°C) |
-0.43°F (-0.24°C) | 39th Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1898 |
89th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1943 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 1996 4-Month |
47.66°F (8.70°C) | 48.33°F (9.07°C) |
-0.67°F (-0.37°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1976 |
100th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2021 | ||||
Aug–Dec 1996 5-Month |
52.62°F (11.46°C) | 53.09°F (11.72°C) |
-0.47°F (-0.26°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1976 |
94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2021 | ||||
Jul–Dec 1996 6-Month |
56.12°F (13.40°C) | 56.51°F (13.62°C) |
-0.39°F (-0.22°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1976 |
92nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2021 | ||||
Jun–Dec 1996 7-Month |
58.08°F (14.49°C) | 58.22°F (14.57°C) |
-0.14°F (-0.08°C) | 52nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1976 |
76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2021 | ||||
May–Dec 1996 8-Month |
58.44°F (14.69°C) | 58.46°F (14.70°C) |
-0.02°F (-0.01°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1976 |
70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2021 | ||||
Apr–Dec 1996 9-Month |
57.58°F (14.21°C) | 57.65°F (14.25°C) |
-0.07°F (-0.04°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1917 |
75th Warmest | Warmest since: 1994 | 2021 | ||||
Mar–Dec 1996 10-Month |
55.72°F (13.18°C) | 56.03°F (13.35°C) |
-0.31°F (-0.17°C) | 41st Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1917 |
87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
Feb–Dec 1996 11-Month |
53.90°F (12.17°C) | 54.01°F (12.23°C) |
-0.11°F (-0.06°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1917 |
69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
Jan–Dec 1996 12-Month |
51.88°F (11.04°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
-0.14°F (-0.08°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1917 |
75th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1983 | ||||||
Jul 1995–Dec 1996 18-Month |
53.62°F (12.01°C) | 53.53°F (11.96°C) |
0.09°F (0.05°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1917 |
59th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012, 2016 | ||||
Jan 1995–Dec 1996 24-Month |
52.27°F (11.26°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
0.25°F (0.14°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1994 | 1917 |
50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1941 | ||||||
Jan 1994–Dec 1996 36-Month |
52.47°F (11.37°C) | 52.01°F (11.12°C) |
0.46°F (0.25°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1917 |
41st Warmest | Warmest since: 1992 | 2017 | ||||
Jan 1993–Dec 1996 48-Month |
52.17°F (11.21°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
0.17°F (0.10°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1917 |
50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2018 | ||||
Jan 1992–Dec 1996 60-Month |
52.25°F (11.25°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
0.27°F (0.15°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1920 |
49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2019, 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 19, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/