Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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Contiguous U.S.
Maximum Temperature Rankings, December 1968
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1968 1-Month |
40.15°F (4.53°C) | 42.76°F (5.98°C) |
-2.61°F (-1.45°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1963 | 1983 |
| 111th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2021 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1968 2-Month |
45.55°F (7.53°C) | 47.73°F (8.74°C) |
-2.18°F (-1.21°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 2000 |
| 116th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 1999 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1968 3-Month |
52.87°F (11.59°C) | 54.09°F (12.27°C) |
-1.22°F (-0.68°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1961 | 1972 |
| 104th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 1999 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1968 4-Month |
58.94°F (14.97°C) | 60.03°F (15.57°C) |
-1.09°F (-0.60°C) | 23rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1961 | 1972 |
| 105th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2021 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1968 5-Month |
63.69°F (17.61°C) | 65.04°F (18.36°C) |
-1.35°F (-0.75°C) | 9th Coolest | Coolest since: 1925 | 1972 |
| 119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 1968 6-Month |
67.37°F (19.65°C) | 68.65°F (20.36°C) |
-1.28°F (-0.71°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1919 | 1972 |
| 120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1993 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1968 7-Month |
69.37°F (20.76°C) | 70.46°F (21.37°C) |
-1.09°F (-0.61°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1972 |
| 116th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2021 | ||||
|
May–Dec 1968 8-Month |
69.53°F (20.85°C) | 70.78°F (21.54°C) |
-1.25°F (-0.69°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1907 | 1972 |
| 122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2021 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 1968 9-Month |
68.82°F (20.46°C) | 69.96°F (21.09°C) |
-1.14°F (-0.63°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1920 | 1972 |
| 120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2021 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1968 10-Month |
67.54°F (19.74°C) | 68.27°F (20.15°C) |
-0.73°F (-0.41°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1965 | 1912 |
| 104th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 1968 11-Month |
65.38°F (18.54°C) | 66.14°F (18.97°C) |
-0.76°F (-0.43°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1912 |
| 103rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 1968 12-Month |
63.21°F (17.34°C) | 64.00°F (17.78°C) |
-0.79°F (-0.44°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1912 |
| 107th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul 1967–Dec 1968 18-Month |
64.83°F (18.24°C) | 65.55°F (18.64°C) |
-0.72°F (-0.40°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1929 | 1912 |
| 105th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1916, 1982 | ||||||
|
Jan 1967–Dec 1968 24-Month |
63.52°F (17.51°C) | 64.00°F (17.78°C) |
-0.48°F (-0.27°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1913 |
| 99th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jan 1966–Dec 1968 36-Month |
63.56°F (17.53°C) | 63.99°F (17.77°C) |
-0.43°F (-0.24°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1924 | 1905 |
| 99th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jan 1965–Dec 1968 48-Month |
63.54°F (17.52°C) | 63.98°F (17.77°C) |
-0.44°F (-0.25°C) | 23rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1920 | 1906 |
| 102nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jan 1964–Dec 1968 60-Month |
63.61°F (17.56°C) | 63.96°F (17.76°C) |
-0.35°F (-0.20°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1920 | 1907 |
| 97th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2016 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/