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 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, January 2021
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 2021 1-Month |
34.59°F (1.44°C) | 30.12°F (-1.04°C) |
4.47°F (2.48°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1979 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2006 | ||||
| Ties: 1923 | ||||||
|
Dec 2020–Jan 2021 2-Month |
35.15°F (1.75°C) | 31.43°F (-0.32°C) |
3.72°F (2.07°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1979 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2020 | ||||
|
Nov 2020–Jan 2021 3-Month |
38.88°F (3.82°C) | 34.87°F (1.59°C) |
4.01°F (2.23°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1977 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2006 | 2002 | ||||
| Ties: 2006 | ||||||
|
Oct 2020–Jan 2021 4-Month |
42.73°F (5.96°C) | 39.68°F (4.27°C) |
3.05°F (1.69°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1977 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 2020–Jan 2021 5-Month |
47.37°F (8.54°C) | 44.71°F (7.06°C) |
2.66°F (1.48°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1977 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
|
Aug 2020–Jan 2021 6-Month |
51.93°F (11.07°C) | 49.28°F (9.60°C) |
2.65°F (1.47°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1977 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jul 2020–Jan 2021 7-Month |
55.32°F (12.96°C) | 52.75°F (11.53°C) |
2.57°F (1.43°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1977 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jun 2020–Jan 2021 8-Month |
57.19°F (13.99°C) | 54.72°F (12.62°C) |
2.47°F (1.37°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1977 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
|
May 2020–Jan 2021 9-Month |
57.60°F (14.22°C) | 55.33°F (12.96°C) |
2.27°F (1.26°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1977 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
|
Apr 2020–Jan 2021 10-Month |
56.93°F (13.85°C) | 54.90°F (12.72°C) |
2.03°F (1.13°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1918 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
|
Mar 2020–Jan 2021 11-Month |
55.94°F (13.30°C) | 53.68°F (12.04°C) |
2.26°F (1.26°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1918 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2013 | ||||
|
Feb 2020–Jan 2021 12-Month |
54.29°F (12.38°C) | 52.01°F (11.12°C) |
2.28°F (1.26°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1918 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2017 | ||||
|
Aug 2019–Jan 2021 18-Month |
53.27°F (11.82°C) | 51.10°F (10.61°C) |
2.17°F (1.21°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1918 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2017 | ||||
|
Feb 2019–Jan 2021 24-Month |
53.61°F (12.01°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
1.61°F (0.90°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1918 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2018 | ||||
|
Feb 2018–Jan 2021 36-Month |
53.59°F (11.99°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
1.60°F (0.88°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1918 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2018 | ||||
|
Feb 2017–Jan 2021 48-Month |
53.80°F (12.11°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
1.82°F (1.01°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1918 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2019 | ||||
|
Feb 2016–Jan 2021 60-Month |
54.05°F (12.25°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
2.07°F (1.15°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1918 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2020, 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 2020 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published May 2021, retrieved on May 13, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/