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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1961

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)		Warmest/Coolest
Since		Record
December 1961
1-Month		31.08°F
(-0.51°C)		32.68°F
(0.38°C)		-1.60°F
(-0.89°C)		30th Coolest
Coolest since:
1983
99th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Nov–Dec 1961
2-Month		35.79°F
(2.11°C)		37.19°F
(2.88°C)		-1.40°F
(-0.77°C)		24th Coolest
Coolest since:
2000
105th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Oct–Dec 1961
3-Month		41.81°F
(5.45°C)		42.83°F
(6.02°C)		-1.02°F
(-0.57°C)		24th Coolest
Coolest since:
1898
105th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Ties: 1914
Sep–Dec 1961
4-Month		47.21°F
(8.45°C)		48.34°F
(9.08°C)		-1.13°F
(-0.63°C)		18th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
111th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Ties: 1935
Aug–Dec 1961
5-Month		52.31°F
(11.28°C)		53.09°F
(11.72°C)		-0.78°F
(-0.44°C)		22nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
107th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Jul–Dec 1961
6-Month		55.80°F
(13.22°C)		56.51°F
(13.62°C)		-0.71°F
(-0.40°C)		22nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
107th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Jun–Dec 1961
7-Month		57.75°F
(14.31°C)		58.22°F
(14.57°C)		-0.47°F
(-0.26°C)		35th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
94th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
May–Dec 1961
8-Month		57.89°F
(14.38°C)		58.47°F
(14.71°C)		-0.58°F
(-0.33°C)		27th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
102nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Apr–Dec 1961
9-Month		56.87°F
(13.82°C)		57.64°F
(14.24°C)		-0.77°F
(-0.42°C)		20th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
109th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Mar–Dec 1961
10-Month		55.53°F
(13.07°C)		56.03°F
(13.35°C)		-0.50°F
(-0.28°C)		27th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
102nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Feb–Dec 1961
11-Month		53.88°F
(12.16°C)		54.01°F
(12.23°C)		-0.13°F
(-0.07°C)		58th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
71st Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Jan–Dec 1961
12-Month		51.87°F
(11.04°C)		52.02°F
(11.12°C)		-0.15°F
(-0.08°C)		50th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
79th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Ties: 1901, 1918
Jul 1960–Dec 1961
18-Month		53.49°F
(11.94°C)		53.52°F
(11.96°C)		-0.03°F
(-0.02°C)		58th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
70th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012, 2016
Ties: 1936
Jan 1960–Dec 1961
24-Month		51.66°F
(10.92°C)		52.02°F
(11.12°C)		-0.36°F
(-0.20°C)		33rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
95th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Jan 1959–Dec 1961
36-Month		51.81°F
(11.01°C)		52.01°F
(11.12°C)		-0.20°F
(-0.11°C)		44th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
83rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Jan 1958–Dec 1961
48-Month		51.84°F
(11.02°C)		52.00°F
(11.11°C)		-0.16°F
(-0.09°C)		43rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
83rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Jan 1957–Dec 1961
60-Month		51.88°F
(11.04°C)		51.99°F
(11.11°C)		-0.11°F
(-0.07°C)		47th Coolest
Coolest since:
1920
78th Warmest
Warmest since:
2019, 2020
Ties: 1929, 1965

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