Spring temperature anomalies in United States
United States: Spring temperature anomalies was 2.51 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
2.51 °C
Change on year
up 17.2%
World rank
14th
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.58 °C
in 2016
All-time low
-4.06 °C
in 1941
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Spring temperature anomalies in United States, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
United States recorded 2.51 °C for spring temperature anomalies in 2026.
The figure is up 17.2% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spring temperature anomalies in United States peaked at 2.58 °C in 2016 and was at its lowest, -4.06 °C, in 1941.
That places United States 14th out of 193 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spring temperature anomalies in United States, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -2.95 °C | — |
| 1941 | -4.06 °C | +37.4% |
| 1942 | -3.28 °C | -19.2% |
| 1943 | -3.19 °C | -2.5% |
| 1944 | -3.07 °C | -3.8% |
| 1945 | -0.5268 °C | -82.9% |
| 1946 | -0.3117 °C | -40.8% |
| 1947 | -3.51 °C | +1027.2% |
| 1948 | -2.99 °C | -14.8% |
| 1949 | -0.7754 °C | -74.1% |
| 1950 | -1.81 °C | +133.9% |
| 1951 | -3.28 °C | +80.9% |
| 1952 | -2.95 °C | -10.2% |
| 1953 | -0.4563 °C | -84.5% |
| 1954 | -2.03 °C | +344.2% |
| 1955 | -1.9 °C | -6.1% |
| 1956 | -1.74 °C | -8.6% |
| 1957 | -0.9387 °C | -46.0% |
| 1958 | -2.37 °C | +152.1% |
| 1959 | -2.16 °C | -8.8% |
| 1960 | -3.88 °C | +79.7% |
| 1961 | -0.945 °C | -75.6% |
| 1962 | -2.95 °C | +211.9% |
| 1963 | -0.2471 °C | -91.6% |
| 1964 | -3.12 °C | +1162.5% |
| 1965 | -2.83 °C | -9.2% |
| 1966 | -1.37 °C | -51.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2255 °C | -116.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0932 °C | -58.7% |
| 1969 | -3.51 °C | -3861.2% |
| 1970 | -2 °C | -42.9% |
| 1971 | -2.74 °C | +37.1% |
| 1972 | -0.9854 °C | -64.1% |
| 1973 | -0.0578 °C | -94.1% |
| 1974 | -0.0189 °C | -67.4% |
| 1975 | -2.25 °C | +11835.6% |
| 1976 | -0.8785 °C | -61.0% |
| 1977 | -0.7684 °C | -12.5% |
| 1978 | -0.9524 °C | +24.0% |
| 1979 | -0.5904 °C | -38.0% |
| 1980 | -1.68 °C | +184.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5126 °C | -130.6% |
| 1982 | -0.7196 °C | -240.4% |
| 1983 | -0.5436 °C | -24.5% |
| 1984 | -1.21 °C | +122.3% |
| 1985 | -0.0512 °C | -95.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7208 °C | -1507.9% |
| 1987 | -0.5802 °C | -180.5% |
| 1988 | -0.4558 °C | -21.4% |
| 1989 | -0.5847 °C | +28.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8463 °C | -244.7% |
| 1991 | -0.1022 °C | -112.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4879 °C | -577.3% |
| 1993 | -0.5385 °C | -210.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0971 °C | -118.0% |
| 1995 | -0.5485 °C | -665.1% |
| 1996 | -1.81 °C | +230.3% |
| 1997 | -0.121 °C | -93.3% |
| 1998 | -0.6613 °C | +446.5% |
| 1999 | -0.8176 °C | +23.6% |
| 2000 | 1.28 °C | -256.1% |
| 2001 | -1.32 °C | -203.5% |
| 2002 | -1.63 °C | +23.3% |
| 2003 | -0.423 °C | -74.0% |
| 2004 | 1.37 °C | -423.2% |
| 2005 | -0.1074 °C | -107.9% |
| 2006 | -0.7972 °C | +642.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7851 °C | -198.5% |
| 2008 | -0.7087 °C | -190.3% |
| 2009 | -0.7254 °C | +2.4% |
| 2010 | -0.1271 °C | -82.5% |
| 2011 | -0.1775 °C | +39.6% |
| 2012 | 2.52 °C | -1522.2% |
| 2013 | -1.14 °C | -145.4% |
| 2014 | -0.9758 °C | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 1.27 °C | -230.4% |
| 2016 | 2.58 °C | +102.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6699 °C | -74.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2987 °C | -55.4% |
| 2019 | -0.0335 °C | -111.2% |
| 2020 | 1.41 °C | -4313.4% |
| 2021 | 0.844 °C | -40.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9051 °C | +7.2% |
| 2023 | -1 °C | -210.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9147 °C | -191.4% |
| 2025 | 2.14 °C | +134.5% |
| 2026 | 2.51 °C | +17.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 2.51 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5862 °C, 4.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spring temperature anomalies in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -11835.6% | -0.0189 °C | -2.25 °C |
| 2020 | +4313.4% | -0.0335 °C | 1.41 °C |
| 1969 | -3861.2% | 0.0932 °C | -3.51 °C |
| 2012 | +1522.2% | -0.1775 °C | 2.52 °C |
| 1986 | +1507.9% | -0.0512 °C | 0.7208 °C |
| 1964 | -1162.5% | -0.2471 °C | -3.12 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -2.47 °C | -4.06 °C | -0.3117 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.96 °C | -3.28 °C | -0.4563 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.85 °C | -3.88 °C | 0.2255 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.12 °C | -2.74 °C | -0.0189 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4588 °C | -1.68 °C | 0.7208 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.317 °C | -1.81 °C | 0.8463 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2281 °C | -1.63 °C | 1.37 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4885 °C | -1.14 °C | 2.58 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 °C | -1 °C | 2.51 °C | 7 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 11 Kazakhstan 3.02 °C compare
- 12 Slovakia 2.69 °C compare
- 13 Tajikistan 2.64 °C compare
- 15 Uzbekistan 2.5 °C compare
- 16 Moldova 2.35 °C compare
- 17 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 2.34 °C compare
More climate change data for United States
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 654.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spring temperature anomalies in United States?
- Spring temperature anomalies in United States was 2.51 °C in 2026, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spring temperature anomalies recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 2.58 °C in 2016.
- What is the lowest spring temperature anomalies recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.06 °C in 1941.
- How does United States rank for spring temperature anomalies?
- United States ranks 14th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is spring temperature anomalies rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Spring temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference in a specific month's average surface temperature from the mean temperature of the same month during the period 1991-2020, measured in degrees Celsius.