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 2012
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 2012 1-Month |
47.6°F (8.7°C) | 41.5°F (5.3°C) |
6.1°F (3.4°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1917 |
8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2015 | ||||
Nov–Dec 2012 2-Month |
47.0°F (8.3°C) | 45.4°F (7.4°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1917 |
36th Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1922, 1941, 1957, 1991, 2019 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 2012 3-Month |
51.1°F (10.6°C) | 50.1°F (10.1°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1917 |
44th Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1923, 1959 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 2012 4-Month |
55.8°F (13.2°C) | 55.2°F (12.9°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1917 |
48th Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1906, 1934, 1942, 1948, 1949, 2013 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 2012 5-Month |
59.8°F (15.4°C) | 59.3°F (15.2°C) |
0.5°F (0.2°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1917 |
53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1932, 1961 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 2012 6-Month |
63.2°F (17.3°C) | 62.2°F (16.8°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1917 |
30th Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1934, 1978, 2001 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 2012 7-Month |
64.5°F (18.1°C) | 63.8°F (17.7°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2009 | 1917 |
45th Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1922, 1925, 1939, 1975, 1987 | ||||||
May–Dec 2012 8-Month |
65.1°F (18.4°C) | 64.1°F (17.8°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 2009 | 1917 |
30th Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1942, 1953 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 2012 9-Month |
64.5°F (18.1°C) | 63.5°F (17.5°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2009 | 1917 |
24th Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1911, 1934 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 2012 10-Month |
63.9°F (17.7°C) | 62.0°F (16.7°C) |
1.9°F (1.0°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1917 |
8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 2015 | ||||
Feb–Dec 2012 11-Month |
62.2°F (16.8°C) | 60.2°F (15.7°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1917 |
11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 2019 | ||||
Jan–Dec 2012 12-Month |
60.7°F (15.9°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1917 |
7th Warmest | Warmest since: 1998 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1921 | ||||||
Jul 2011–Dec 2012 18-Month |
61.9°F (16.6°C) | 59.7°F (15.4°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1904 |
5th Warmest | Warmest since: 1932 | 2016, 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1932 | ||||||
Jan 2011–Dec 2012 24-Month |
60.6°F (15.9°C) | 58.6°F (14.8°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1967 |
7th Warmest | Warmest since: 1991 | 2020 | ||||
Jan 2010–Dec 2012 36-Month |
60.0°F (15.6°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
1.5°F (0.9°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1968, 1969 |
5th Warmest | Warmest since: 1933 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1933 | ||||||
Jan 2009–Dec 2012 48-Month |
59.8°F (15.4°C) | 58.6°F (14.8°C) |
1.2°F (0.6°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1969 |
5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2008 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
Ties: 2007, 2008 | ||||||
Jan 2008–Dec 2012 60-Month |
59.7°F (15.4°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1969, 1970 |
6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2008 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 2008, 2015 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 19, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/