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, January 2022
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 2022 1-Month |
31.19°F (-0.45°C) | 30.12°F (-1.04°C) |
1.07°F (0.59°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1979 |
| 58th Warmest | Warmest since: 2021 | 2006 | ||||
|
Dec 2021–Jan 2022 2-Month |
35.28°F (1.82°C) | 31.43°F (-0.32°C) |
3.85°F (2.14°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2021 | 1979 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2020 | ||||
|
Nov 2021–Jan 2022 3-Month |
38.55°F (3.64°C) | 34.87°F (1.59°C) |
3.68°F (2.05°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1977 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2021 | 2002 | ||||
|
Oct 2021–Jan 2022 4-Month |
43.15°F (6.19°C) | 39.68°F (4.27°C) |
3.47°F (1.92°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2021 | 1977 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 2021–Jan 2022 5-Month |
48.08°F (8.93°C) | 44.72°F (7.07°C) |
3.36°F (1.86°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2021 | 1977 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2016 | ||||
|
Aug 2021–Jan 2022 6-Month |
52.40°F (11.33°C) | 49.28°F (9.60°C) |
3.12°F (1.73°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2021 | 1977 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2022 | ||||
|
Jul 2021–Jan 2022 7-Month |
55.68°F (13.16°C) | 52.75°F (11.53°C) |
2.93°F (1.63°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2021 | 1977 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2022 | ||||
|
Jun 2021–Jan 2022 8-Month |
57.80°F (14.33°C) | 54.72°F (12.62°C) |
3.08°F (1.71°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2021 | 1977 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2022 | ||||
|
May 2021–Jan 2022 9-Month |
58.08°F (14.49°C) | 55.33°F (12.96°C) |
2.75°F (1.53°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2021 | 1977 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2022 | ||||
|
Apr 2021–Jan 2022 10-Month |
57.46°F (14.14°C) | 54.90°F (12.72°C) |
2.56°F (1.42°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2021 | 1918 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2022 | ||||
|
Mar 2021–Jan 2022 11-Month |
56.37°F (13.54°C) | 53.67°F (12.04°C) |
2.70°F (1.50°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2021 | 1918 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2013 | ||||
|
Feb 2021–Jan 2022 12-Month |
54.23°F (12.35°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
2.21°F (1.23°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1918 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2021 | 2017 | ||||
|
Aug 2020–Jan 2022 18-Month |
53.46°F (11.92°C) | 51.10°F (10.61°C) |
2.36°F (1.31°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2021 | 1918 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2017 | ||||
|
Feb 2020–Jan 2022 24-Month |
54.26°F (12.37°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
2.26°F (1.26°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2021 | 1918 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2018 | ||||
|
Feb 2019–Jan 2022 36-Month |
53.81°F (12.12°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
1.82°F (1.01°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2021 | 1918 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2018 | ||||
|
Feb 2018–Jan 2022 48-Month |
53.75°F (12.08°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
1.77°F (0.98°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1918 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2021 | 2019 | ||||
|
Feb 2017–Jan 2022 60-Month |
53.89°F (12.16°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
1.91°F (1.06°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1918 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2021 | 2020, 2021 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/