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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 August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1983

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1983 1-Month	39.6°F (4.2°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-3.5°F (-2.0°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1963
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2015
Nov–Dec 1983 2-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1976
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2015
Oct–Dec 1983 3-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	51.9°F (11.1°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1976
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2015
	Ties: 1957
Sep–Dec 1983 4-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	56.7°F (13.7°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1976
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2015
	Ties: 1980
Aug–Dec 1983 5-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	61.1°F (16.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1976
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2007
	Ties: 1982, 2014
Jul–Dec 1983 6-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	64.2°F (17.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1976
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2007
	Ties: 1949, 1970, 2013
Jun–Dec 1983 7-Month	64.7°F (18.2°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1976
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
	Ties: 1959
May–Dec 1983 8-Month	64.8°F (18.2°C)	66.1°F (18.9°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1967
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2015
	Ties: 1957
Apr–Dec 1983 9-Month	63.7°F (17.6°C)	65.4°F (18.6°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1967
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2015
	Ties: 1947, 1979, 1992
Mar–Dec 1983 10-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	64.0°F (17.8°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1967
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2015
	Ties: 1952, 1992
Feb–Dec 1983 11-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	62.1°F (16.7°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1967
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2011
	Ties: 1961, 1974
Jan–Dec 1983 12-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1958
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	1990
	Ties: 1980, 1988
Jul 1982–Dec 1983 18-Month	60.1°F (15.6°C)	61.6°F (16.4°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1963
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2017
	Ties: 1980
Jan 1982–Dec 1983 24-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	60.3°F (15.7°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1967
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1991, 2020
	Ties: 1947, 1971, 1972, 1977
Jan 1981–Dec 1983 36-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	60.3°F (15.7°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1969
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2021
	Ties: 1978, 1982
Jan 1980–Dec 1983 48-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1969
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2020
	Ties: 1980
Jan 1979–Dec 1983 60-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1970
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2020
	Ties: 1961, 1980

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 30, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/