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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1927

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1927 1-Month	28.22°F (-2.10°C)	32.68°F (0.38°C)	-4.46°F (-2.48°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1983
December 1927 1-Month	28.22°F (-2.10°C)	32.68°F (0.38°C)	-4.46°F (-2.48°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2021
Nov–Dec 1927 2-Month	36.28°F (2.38°C)	37.18°F (2.88°C)	-0.90°F (-0.50°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	2000
Nov–Dec 1927 2-Month	36.28°F (2.38°C)	37.18°F (2.88°C)	-0.90°F (-0.50°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	2021
Oct–Dec 1927 3-Month	42.82°F (6.01°C)	42.83°F (6.02°C)	-0.01°F (-0.01°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1898
Oct–Dec 1927 3-Month	42.82°F (6.01°C)	42.83°F (6.02°C)	-0.01°F (-0.01°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1923	2021
Sep–Dec 1927 4-Month	48.36°F (9.09°C)	48.33°F (9.07°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1976
	48.36°F (9.09°C)	48.33°F (9.07°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1923	2021
	Ties: 1948
Aug–Dec 1927 5-Month	52.56°F (11.42°C)	53.09°F (11.72°C)	-0.53°F (-0.30°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1976
	52.56°F (11.42°C)	53.09°F (11.72°C)	-0.53°F (-0.30°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2021
	Ties: 1967
Jul–Dec 1927 6-Month	55.92°F (13.29°C)	56.51°F (13.62°C)	-0.59°F (-0.33°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1976
Jul–Dec 1927 6-Month	55.92°F (13.29°C)	56.51°F (13.62°C)	-0.59°F (-0.33°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2021
Jun–Dec 1927 7-Month	57.53°F (14.18°C)	58.22°F (14.57°C)	-0.69°F (-0.39°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1976
Jun–Dec 1927 7-Month	57.53°F (14.18°C)	58.22°F (14.57°C)	-0.69°F (-0.39°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2021
May–Dec 1927 8-Month	57.81°F (14.34°C)	58.47°F (14.71°C)	-0.66°F (-0.37°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1976
May–Dec 1927 8-Month	57.81°F (14.34°C)	58.47°F (14.71°C)	-0.66°F (-0.37°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2021
Apr–Dec 1927 9-Month	57.12°F (13.96°C)	57.65°F (14.25°C)	-0.53°F (-0.29°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1917
Apr–Dec 1927 9-Month	57.12°F (13.96°C)	57.65°F (14.25°C)	-0.53°F (-0.29°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2021
Mar–Dec 1927 10-Month	55.63°F (13.13°C)	56.03°F (13.35°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1917
Mar–Dec 1927 10-Month	55.63°F (13.13°C)	56.03°F (13.35°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	2012
Feb–Dec 1927 11-Month	54.02°F (12.23°C)	54.01°F (12.23°C)	0.01°F (0.00°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1917
Feb–Dec 1927 11-Month	54.02°F (12.23°C)	54.01°F (12.23°C)	0.01°F (0.00°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	2012
Jan–Dec 1927 12-Month	52.15°F (11.19°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.13°F (0.07°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1917
	52.15°F (11.19°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.13°F (0.07°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	2012
	Ties: 1936
Jul 1926–Dec 1927 18-Month	53.46°F (11.92°C)	53.52°F (11.96°C)	-0.06°F (-0.04°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1917
	53.46°F (11.92°C)	53.52°F (11.96°C)	-0.06°F (-0.04°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1923	2012, 2016
	Ties: 1958
Jan 1926–Dec 1927 24-Month	52.05°F (11.14°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1917
Jan 1926–Dec 1927 24-Month	52.05°F (11.14°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2017
Jan 1925–Dec 1927 36-Month	52.21°F (11.23°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	0.20°F (0.11°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1917
Jan 1925–Dec 1927 36-Month	52.21°F (11.23°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	0.20°F (0.11°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1923	2017
Jan 1924–Dec 1927 48-Month	51.80°F (11.00°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.19°F (-0.11°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1917
Jan 1924–Dec 1927 48-Month	51.80°F (11.00°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.19°F (-0.11°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1924	2018
Jan 1923–Dec 1927 60-Month	51.77°F (10.98°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.22°F (-0.13°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1920
	51.77°F (10.98°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.22°F (-0.13°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1930, 1967, 1978

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings