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 January 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Texas
Average Temperature Rankings, December 2020
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 2020 1-Month |
48.4°F (9.1°C) | 46.9°F (8.3°C) |
1.5°F (0.8°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1983 |
44th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 1933 | ||||
Ties: 1896, 1941, 1959 | ||||||
Nov–Dec 2020 2-Month |
54.4°F (12.4°C) | 50.7°F (10.4°C) |
3.7°F (2.0°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1898 |
6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1965 | ||||
Ties: 2015 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 2020 3-Month |
58.2°F (14.6°C) | 55.8°F (13.2°C) |
2.4°F (1.4°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1976 |
13th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 2003, 2017 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 2020 4-Month |
62.2°F (16.8°C) | 60.9°F (16.1°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1976 |
24th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 1933, 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1915, 2001 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 2020 5-Month |
66.6°F (19.2°C) | 65.1°F (18.4°C) |
1.5°F (0.8°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1976 |
19th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 1933 | ||||
Jul–Dec 2020 6-Month |
69.7°F (20.9°C) | 68.0°F (20.0°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1976 |
13th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2016 | ||||
Jun–Dec 2020 7-Month |
71.2°F (21.8°C) | 69.6°F (20.9°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1976 |
13th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2011 | ||||
Ties: 1956, 2019 | ||||||
May–Dec 2020 8-Month |
71.6°F (22.0°C) | 69.9°F (21.1°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1976 |
10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1998 | ||||
Ties: 2010 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 2020 9-Month |
70.9°F (21.6°C) | 69.4°F (20.8°C) |
1.5°F (0.8°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1976 |
12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2011 | ||||
Ties: 1927, 1977, 2010 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 2020 10-Month |
70.1°F (21.2°C) | 68.0°F (20.0°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1976 |
7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2011 | ||||
Ties: 1934 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 2020 11-Month |
68.3°F (20.2°C) | 66.4°F (19.1°C) |
1.9°F (1.1°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1895 |
7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2011 | ||||
Ties: 1954 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 2020 12-Month |
66.8°F (19.3°C) | 64.7°F (18.2°C) |
2.1°F (1.1°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1895 |
7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
Jul 2019–Dec 2020 18-Month |
67.8°F (19.9°C) | 65.7°F (18.7°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1976 |
8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
Jan 2019–Dec 2020 24-Month |
66.3°F (19.1°C) | 64.6°F (18.1°C) |
1.7°F (1.0°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1913 |
10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2012 | ||||
Jan 2018–Dec 2020 36-Month |
66.2°F (19.0°C) | 64.6°F (18.1°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1914 |
8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2017, 2018 | ||||
Jan 2017–Dec 2020 48-Month |
66.5°F (19.2°C) | 64.6°F (18.1°C) |
1.9°F (1.1°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1906, 1915 |
3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2018, 2019 | ||||
Ties: 2001, 2012 | ||||||
Jan 2016–Dec 2020 60-Month |
66.6°F (19.2°C) | 64.6°F (18.1°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1979 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on February 25, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/