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.
Maximum Temperature Rankings, December 2001
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 2001 1-Month |
46.17°F (7.87°C) | 42.76°F (5.98°C) |
3.41°F (1.89°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1983 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 1999 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1980 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 2001 2-Month |
52.60°F (11.44°C) | 47.74°F (8.74°C) |
4.86°F (2.70°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 2000 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1999 | 1999 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 2001 3-Month |
57.57°F (14.21°C) | 54.09°F (12.27°C) |
3.48°F (1.94°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1972 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1999 | 1999 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 2001 4-Month |
62.89°F (17.16°C) | 60.03°F (15.57°C) |
2.86°F (1.59°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1972 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 1999 | 2021 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 2001 5-Month |
67.79°F (19.88°C) | 65.04°F (18.36°C) |
2.75°F (1.52°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1972 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 1999 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 2001 6-Month |
71.01°F (21.67°C) | 68.65°F (20.36°C) |
2.36°F (1.31°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1972 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 1999 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 2001 7-Month |
72.58°F (22.54°C) | 70.46°F (21.37°C) |
2.12°F (1.17°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1972 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 1999 | 2021 | ||||
|
May–Dec 2001 8-Month |
73.02°F (22.79°C) | 70.77°F (21.54°C) |
2.25°F (1.25°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1972 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2021 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 2001 9-Month |
72.18°F (22.32°C) | 69.96°F (21.09°C) |
2.22°F (1.23°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1972 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2021 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 2001 10-Month |
70.19°F (21.22°C) | 68.27°F (20.15°C) |
1.92°F (1.07°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1912 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 2001 11-Month |
67.85°F (19.92°C) | 66.14°F (18.97°C) |
1.71°F (0.95°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1912 |
| 13th Warmest | Warmest since: 1999 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 2001 12-Month |
65.64°F (18.69°C) | 64.00°F (17.78°C) |
1.64°F (0.91°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1912 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest since: 1999 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1931, 2007 | ||||||
|
Jul 2000–Dec 2001 18-Month |
66.37°F (19.09°C) | 65.55°F (18.64°C) |
0.82°F (0.45°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1912 |
| 30th Warmest | Warmest since: 2000 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1991 | ||||||
|
Jan 2000–Dec 2001 24-Month |
65.48°F (18.60°C) | 64.00°F (17.78°C) |
1.48°F (0.82°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 1998 | 1913 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest since: 2000 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jan 1999–Dec 2001 36-Month |
65.72°F (18.73°C) | 63.99°F (17.77°C) |
1.73°F (0.96°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1905 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
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Jan 1998–Dec 2001 48-Month |
65.70°F (18.72°C) | 63.98°F (17.77°C) |
1.72°F (0.95°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1906 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Jan 1997–Dec 2001 60-Month |
65.30°F (18.50°C) | 63.96°F (17.76°C) |
1.34°F (0.74°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1907 |
| 13th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2016 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 24, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/