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.
Maximum Temperature Rankings, December 2019
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 2019 1-Month |
46.08°F (7.82°C) | 42.76°F (5.98°C) |
3.32°F (1.84°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1983 |
14th Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2021 | ||||
Nov–Dec 2019 2-Month |
49.19°F (9.55°C) | 47.73°F (8.74°C) |
1.46°F (0.81°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 2000 |
35th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1999 | ||||
Oct–Dec 2019 3-Month |
54.19°F (12.33°C) | 54.09°F (12.27°C) |
0.10°F (0.06°C) | 63rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1972 |
65th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1999 | ||||
Sep–Dec 2019 4-Month |
60.80°F (16.00°C) | 60.03°F (15.57°C) |
0.77°F (0.43°C) | 90th Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1972 |
38th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1988 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 2019 5-Month |
65.91°F (18.84°C) | 65.05°F (18.36°C) |
0.86°F (0.48°C) | 95th Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1972 |
33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2021 | ||||
Jul–Dec 2019 6-Month |
69.44°F (20.80°C) | 68.65°F (20.36°C) |
0.79°F (0.44°C) | 95th Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1972 |
33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2021 | ||||
Jun–Dec 2019 7-Month |
71.12°F (21.73°C) | 70.46°F (21.37°C) |
0.66°F (0.36°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1972 |
37th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2021 | ||||
May–Dec 2019 8-Month |
71.09°F (21.72°C) | 70.78°F (21.54°C) |
0.31°F (0.18°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 2013 | 1972 |
49th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2021 | ||||
Apr–Dec 2019 9-Month |
70.40°F (21.33°C) | 69.97°F (21.09°C) |
0.43°F (0.24°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 2013 | 1972 |
50th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1955 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 2019 10-Month |
68.50°F (20.28°C) | 68.27°F (20.15°C) |
0.23°F (0.13°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2013 | 1912 |
56th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2012 | ||||
Feb–Dec 2019 11-Month |
66.06°F (18.92°C) | 66.14°F (18.97°C) |
-0.08°F (-0.05°C) | 63rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1912 |
65th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2012 | ||||
Jan–Dec 2019 12-Month |
64.08°F (17.82°C) | 64.00°F (17.78°C) |
0.08°F (0.04°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1912 |
57th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1941 | ||||||
Jul 2018–Dec 2019 18-Month |
65.66°F (18.70°C) | 65.56°F (18.64°C) |
0.10°F (0.06°C) | 66th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1912 |
61st Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1944, 1948, 1952 | ||||||
Jan 2018–Dec 2019 24-Month |
64.59°F (18.11°C) | 64.00°F (17.78°C) |
0.59°F (0.33°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1913 |
36th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1933 | ||||||
Jan 2017–Dec 2019 36-Month |
65.17°F (18.43°C) | 63.98°F (17.77°C) |
1.19°F (0.66°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1905 |
19th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1955, 2020 | ||||||
Jan 2016–Dec 2019 48-Month |
65.55°F (18.64°C) | 63.97°F (17.76°C) |
1.58°F (0.88°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1906 |
6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2018 | ||||
Jan 2015–Dec 2019 60-Month |
65.66°F (18.70°C) | 63.97°F (17.76°C) |
1.69°F (0.94°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1907 |
4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2016 |
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/