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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1920

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1920 1-Month	33.13°F (0.63°C)	32.68°F (0.38°C)	0.45°F (0.25°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1983
December 1920 1-Month	33.13°F (0.63°C)	32.68°F (0.38°C)	0.45°F (0.25°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2021
Nov–Dec 1920 2-Month	36.42°F (2.46°C)	37.19°F (2.88°C)	-0.77°F (-0.42°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	2000
Nov–Dec 1920 2-Month	36.42°F (2.46°C)	37.19°F (2.88°C)	-0.77°F (-0.42°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2021
Oct–Dec 1920 3-Month	42.49°F (5.83°C)	42.83°F (6.02°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1898
Oct–Dec 1920 3-Month	42.49°F (5.83°C)	42.83°F (6.02°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2021
Sep–Dec 1920 4-Month	48.23°F (9.02°C)	48.34°F (9.08°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1976
Sep–Dec 1920 4-Month	48.23°F (9.02°C)	48.34°F (9.08°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2021
Aug–Dec 1920 5-Month	52.71°F (11.51°C)	53.09°F (11.72°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1976
Aug–Dec 1920 5-Month	52.71°F (11.51°C)	53.09°F (11.72°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2021
Jul–Dec 1920 6-Month	56.04°F (13.36°C)	56.51°F (13.62°C)	-0.47°F (-0.26°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1976
Jul–Dec 1920 6-Month	56.04°F (13.36°C)	56.51°F (13.62°C)	-0.47°F (-0.26°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2021
Jun–Dec 1920 7-Month	57.66°F (14.26°C)	58.22°F (14.57°C)	-0.56°F (-0.31°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1976
Jun–Dec 1920 7-Month	57.66°F (14.26°C)	58.22°F (14.57°C)	-0.56°F (-0.31°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2021
May–Dec 1920 8-Month	57.86°F (14.37°C)	58.46°F (14.70°C)	-0.60°F (-0.33°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1976
May–Dec 1920 8-Month	57.86°F (14.37°C)	58.46°F (14.70°C)	-0.60°F (-0.33°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2021
Apr–Dec 1920 9-Month	56.63°F (13.68°C)	57.64°F (14.24°C)	-1.01°F (-0.56°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	56.63°F (13.68°C)	57.64°F (14.24°C)	-1.01°F (-0.56°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2021
	Ties: 1945
Mar–Dec 1920 10-Month	55.00°F (12.78°C)	56.03°F (13.35°C)	-1.03°F (-0.57°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Mar–Dec 1920 10-Month	55.00°F (12.78°C)	56.03°F (13.35°C)	-1.03°F (-0.57°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Feb–Dec 1920 11-Month	53.06°F (11.70°C)	54.01°F (12.23°C)	-0.95°F (-0.53°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Feb–Dec 1920 11-Month	53.06°F (11.70°C)	54.01°F (12.23°C)	-0.95°F (-0.53°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Jan–Dec 1920 12-Month	51.07°F (10.59°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.95°F (-0.53°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Jan–Dec 1920 12-Month	51.07°F (10.59°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.95°F (-0.53°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Jul 1919–Dec 1920 18-Month	52.55°F (11.42°C)	53.53°F (11.96°C)	-0.98°F (-0.54°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Jul 1919–Dec 1920 18-Month	52.55°F (11.42°C)	53.53°F (11.96°C)	-0.98°F (-0.54°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012, 2016
Jan 1919–Dec 1920 24-Month	51.31°F (10.73°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.71°F (-0.39°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1917
Jan 1919–Dec 1920 24-Month	51.31°F (10.73°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.71°F (-0.39°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
Jan 1918–Dec 1920 36-Month	51.50°F (10.83°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	-0.51°F (-0.29°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1917
Jan 1918–Dec 1920 36-Month	51.50°F (10.83°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	-0.51°F (-0.29°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2017
Jan 1917–Dec 1920 48-Month	51.14°F (10.63°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.86°F (-0.48°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1917
Jan 1917–Dec 1920 48-Month	51.14°F (10.63°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.86°F (-0.48°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2018
Jan 1916–Dec 1920 60-Month	51.08°F (10.60°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.91°F (-0.51°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1920
Jan 1916–Dec 1920 60-Month	51.08°F (10.60°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.91°F (-0.51°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2019, 2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings