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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1988

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)		Warmest/Coolest
Since		Record
December 1988
1-Month		33.46°F
(0.81°C)		32.68°F
(0.38°C)		0.78°F
(0.43°C)		72nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1983
57th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Ties: 1969
Nov–Dec 1988
2-Month		38.38°F
(3.54°C)		37.19°F
(2.88°C)		1.19°F
(0.66°C)		91st Coolest
Coolest since:
2000
38th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Oct–Dec 1988
3-Month		43.57°F
(6.43°C)		42.83°F
(6.02°C)		0.74°F
(0.41°C)		87th Coolest
Coolest since:
1898
42nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Ties: 1942, 1981
Sep–Dec 1988
4-Month		48.83°F
(9.35°C)		48.34°F
(9.08°C)		0.49°F
(0.27°C)		78th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
51st Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Ties: 1899
Aug–Dec 1988
5-Month		53.80°F
(12.11°C)		53.09°F
(11.72°C)		0.71°F
(0.39°C)		90th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
39th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Ties: 1962
Jul–Dec 1988
6-Month		57.30°F
(14.06°C)		56.51°F
(13.62°C)		0.79°F
(0.44°C)		96th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
33rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Jun–Dec 1988
7-Month		59.24°F
(15.13°C)		58.22°F
(14.57°C)		1.02°F
(0.56°C)		100th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
29th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
May–Dec 1988
8-Month		59.48°F
(15.27°C)		58.47°F
(14.71°C)		1.01°F
(0.56°C)		104th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
25th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Apr–Dec 1988
9-Month		58.63°F
(14.79°C)		57.64°F
(14.24°C)		0.99°F
(0.55°C)		101st Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
28th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Ties: 1921
Mar–Dec 1988
10-Month		57.01°F
(13.89°C)		56.03°F
(13.35°C)		0.98°F
(0.54°C)		100th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
29th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Ties: 1938
Feb–Dec 1988
11-Month		54.89°F
(12.72°C)		54.01°F
(12.23°C)		0.88°F
(0.49°C)		93rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
36th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Jan–Dec 1988
12-Month		52.63°F
(11.46°C)		52.02°F
(11.12°C)		0.61°F
(0.34°C)		89th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
40th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Jul 1987–Dec 1988
18-Month		54.08°F
(12.27°C)		53.52°F
(11.96°C)		0.56°F
(0.31°C)		92nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
36th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012, 2016
Ties: 1900
Jan 1987–Dec 1988
24-Month		52.98°F
(11.66°C)		52.02°F
(11.12°C)		0.96°F
(0.54°C)		100th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
28th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Jan 1986–Dec 1988
36-Month		53.09°F
(11.72°C)		52.01°F
(11.12°C)		1.08°F
(0.60°C)		105th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
22nd Warmest
Warmest to Date
2017
Ties: 1992
Jan 1985–Dec 1988
48-Month		52.65°F
(11.47°C)		52.00°F
(11.11°C)		0.65°F
(0.36°C)		90th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
36th Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Jan 1984–Dec 1988
60-Month		52.51°F
(11.39°C)		51.99°F
(11.11°C)		0.52°F
(0.28°C)		87th Coolest
Coolest since:
1920
38th Warmest
Warmest since:
2019, 2020
Ties: 1941, 1995

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