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 January 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Minimum Temperature Rankings, December 1996
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1996 1-Month |
24.12°F (-4.38°C) | 22.60°F (-5.22°C) |
1.52°F (0.84°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1909 |
| 45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1994 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1952 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 1996 2-Month |
26.92°F (-2.82°C) | 26.63°F (-2.98°C) |
0.29°F (0.16°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1976 |
| 67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1908, 1970 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1996 3-Month |
31.69°F (-0.17°C) | 31.56°F (-0.24°C) |
0.13°F (0.07°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1976 |
| 68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2015 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1996 4-Month |
36.65°F (2.58°C) | 36.65°F (2.58°C) |
0.00°F (0.00°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1976 |
| 77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1950 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 1996 5-Month |
41.25°F (5.14°C) | 41.13°F (5.07°C) |
0.12°F (0.07°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1976 |
| 68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1969 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1996 6-Month |
44.54°F (6.97°C) | 44.37°F (6.87°C) |
0.17°F (0.10°C) | 62nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1976 |
| 65th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1918 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1996 7-Month |
46.33°F (7.96°C) | 45.97°F (7.76°C) |
0.36°F (0.20°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1976 |
| 56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2015 | ||||
|
May–Dec 1996 8-Month |
46.66°F (8.14°C) | 46.16°F (7.87°C) |
0.50°F (0.27°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1976 |
| 42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1994 | 2015 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 1996 9-Month |
45.65°F (7.58°C) | 45.32°F (7.40°C) |
0.33°F (0.18°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1917 |
| 53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1994 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1946 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1996 10-Month |
43.78°F (6.54°C) | 43.78°F (6.54°C) |
0.00°F (0.00°C) | 57th Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1917 |
| 70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1896, 1962 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1996 11-Month |
42.00°F (5.56°C) | 41.88°F (5.49°C) |
0.12°F (0.07°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1917 |
| 59th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1962 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1996 12-Month |
40.05°F (4.47°C) | 40.03°F (4.46°C) |
0.02°F (0.01°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1917 |
| 60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jul 1995–Dec 1996 18-Month |
41.68°F (5.38°C) | 41.49°F (5.27°C) |
0.19°F (0.11°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1917 |
| 55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1927 | ||||||
|
Jan 1995–Dec 1996 24-Month |
40.51°F (4.73°C) | 40.04°F (4.47°C) |
0.47°F (0.26°C) | 84th Coolest | Coolest since: 1994 | 1917 |
| 42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1982 | ||||||
|
Jan 1994–Dec 1996 36-Month |
40.65°F (4.81°C) | 40.02°F (4.46°C) |
0.63°F (0.35°C) | 95th Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1918 |
| 30th Warmest | Warmest since: 1993 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jan 1993–Dec 1996 48-Month |
40.44°F (4.69°C) | 40.01°F (4.45°C) |
0.43°F (0.24°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1919 |
| 41st Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jan 1992–Dec 1996 60-Month |
40.57°F (4.76°C) | 40.00°F (4.44°C) |
0.57°F (0.32°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1920 |
| 34th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1942 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 1, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/