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Contiguous U.S.

Average Temperature Rankings, December 2019

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Warmest/Coolest
Since		 Record
December 2019
1-Month 		36.43°F
(2.46°C)		 32.68°F
(0.38°C)		 3.75°F
(2.08°C)		 122nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1983
7th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Ties: 1933
Nov–Dec 2019
2-Month 		38.77°F
(3.76°C)		 37.19°F
(2.88°C)		 1.58°F
(0.88°C)		 98th Coolest
Coolest since:
 2000
31st Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Oct–Dec 2019
3-Month 		43.20°F
(6.22°C)		 42.83°F
(6.02°C)		 0.37°F
(0.20°C)		 66th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1898
63rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Ties: 1928
Sep–Dec 2019
4-Month 		49.50°F
(9.72°C)		 48.33°F
(9.07°C)		 1.17°F
(0.65°C)		 104th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1976
25th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Aug–Dec 2019
5-Month 		54.35°F
(12.42°C)		 53.09°F
(11.72°C)		 1.26°F
(0.70°C)		 110th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1976
19th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Jul–Dec 2019
6-Month 		57.73°F
(14.29°C)		 56.51°F
(13.62°C)		 1.22°F
(0.67°C)		 109th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1976
20th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Ties: 2006
Jun–Dec 2019
7-Month 		59.30°F
(15.17°C)		 58.22°F
(14.57°C)		 1.08°F
(0.60°C)		 101st Coolest
Coolest since:
 1976
28th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
May–Dec 2019
8-Month 		59.32°F
(15.18°C)		 58.46°F
(14.70°C)		 0.86°F
(0.48°C)		 96th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1976
33rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Ties: 2002
Apr–Dec 2019
9-Month 		58.60°F
(14.78°C)		 57.64°F
(14.24°C)		 0.96°F
(0.54°C)		 99th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
30th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Mar–Dec 2019
10-Month 		56.77°F
(13.76°C)		 56.03°F
(13.35°C)		 0.74°F
(0.41°C)		 89th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
40th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Feb–Dec 2019
11-Month 		54.50°F
(12.50°C)		 54.01°F
(12.23°C)		 0.49°F
(0.27°C)		 86th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
43rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Ties: 1910
Jan–Dec 2019
12-Month 		52.68°F
(11.49°C)		 52.02°F
(11.12°C)		 0.66°F
(0.37°C)		 92nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
37th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Jul 2018–Dec 2019
18-Month 		54.32°F
(12.40°C)		 53.52°F
(11.96°C)		 0.80°F
(0.44°C)		 97th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
31st Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012, 2016
Jan 2018–Dec 2019
24-Month 		53.10°F
(11.72°C)		 52.02°F
(11.12°C)		 1.08°F
(0.60°C)		 103rd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
25th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017
Jan 2017–Dec 2019
36-Month 		53.58°F
(11.99°C)		 52.01°F
(11.12°C)		 1.57°F
(0.87°C)		 115th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
12th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017
Jan 2016–Dec 2019
48-Month 		53.92°F
(12.18°C)		 52.00°F
(11.11°C)		 1.92°F
(1.07°C)		 123rd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
3rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2018
Jan 2015–Dec 2019
60-Month 		54.01°F
(12.23°C)		 51.98°F
(11.10°C)		 2.03°F
(1.13°C)		 124th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1920
1st Warmest
Warmest to Date
 2019, 2020
Ties: 2020

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