Climate at a Glance
Statewide 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 December 2020. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
North Carolina
Average Temperature Rankings, December 2008
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 2008 1-Month |
46.1°F (7.8°C) | 41.5°F (5.3°C) |
4.6°F (2.5°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 2005 | 1917 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1972 | ||||||
Nov–Dec 2008 2-Month |
46.6°F (8.1°C) | 45.3°F (7.4°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 2005 | 1917 |
47th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1897, 1938, 1961, 2013 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 2008 3-Month |
50.4°F (10.2°C) | 50.2°F (10.1°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 62nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1917 |
65th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1912 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 2008 4-Month |
55.5°F (13.1°C) | 55.2°F (12.9°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 61st Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1917 |
66th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1918, 1951, 2009 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 2008 5-Month |
59.5°F (15.3°C) | 59.3°F (15.2°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1917 |
69th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 2013 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 2008 6-Month |
62.3°F (16.8°C) | 62.2°F (16.8°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1917 |
74th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2015 | ||||
Jun–Dec 2008 7-Month |
64.4°F (18.0°C) | 63.8°F (17.7°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 2003 | 1917 |
51st Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1899, 1906, 1946, 1948, 1959, 2003 | ||||||
May–Dec 2008 8-Month |
64.5°F (18.1°C) | 64.1°F (17.8°C) |
0.4°F (0.3°C) | 65th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1917 |
62nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1938, 1994 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 2008 9-Month |
63.8°F (17.7°C) | 63.4°F (17.4°C) |
0.4°F (0.3°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 2003 | 1917 |
60th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1899, 1923, 1984, 1993, 2003 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 2008 10-Month |
62.6°F (17.0°C) | 62.1°F (16.7°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 2005 | 1917 |
47th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1897, 1949, 1956, 1999, 2005 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 2008 11-Month |
61.1°F (16.2°C) | 60.2°F (15.7°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2006 | 1917 |
34th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1956, 1994, 2010 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 2008 12-Month |
59.3°F (15.2°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2004 | 1917 |
34th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1919, 1945, 1957, 1975, 2004 | ||||||
Jul 2007–Dec 2008 18-Month |
61.3°F (16.3°C) | 59.8°F (15.4°C) |
1.5°F (0.9°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2006 | 1904 |
10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2016, 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1933, 1999 | ||||||
Jan 2007–Dec 2008 24-Month |
59.9°F (15.5°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 2006 | 1967 |
12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2020 | ||||
Jan 2006–Dec 2008 36-Month |
59.9°F (15.5°C) | 58.6°F (14.8°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2007 | 1968, 1969 |
7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
Ties: 2007, 2013, 2016 | ||||||
Jan 2005–Dec 2008 48-Month |
59.8°F (15.4°C) | 58.6°F (14.8°C) |
1.2°F (0.6°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2007 | 1969 |
5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
Ties: 2007, 2012 | ||||||
Jan 2004–Dec 2008 60-Month |
59.7°F (15.4°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2007 | 1969, 1970 |
6th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 2012, 2015 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 17, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/