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Maximum 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	42.73°F (5.96°C)	42.76°F (5.98°C)	-0.03°F (-0.02°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1983
December 1920 1-Month	42.73°F (5.96°C)	42.76°F (5.98°C)	-0.03°F (-0.02°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2021
Nov–Dec 1920 2-Month	46.26°F (7.92°C)	47.74°F (8.74°C)	-1.48°F (-0.82°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	2000
Nov–Dec 1920 2-Month	46.26°F (7.92°C)	47.74°F (8.74°C)	-1.48°F (-0.82°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	1999
Oct–Dec 1920 3-Month	53.20°F (11.78°C)	54.09°F (12.27°C)	-0.89°F (-0.49°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1972
Oct–Dec 1920 3-Month	53.20°F (11.78°C)	54.09°F (12.27°C)	-0.89°F (-0.49°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	1999
Sep–Dec 1920 4-Month	59.45°F (15.25°C)	60.02°F (15.57°C)	-0.57°F (-0.32°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1972
	59.45°F (15.25°C)	60.02°F (15.57°C)	-0.57°F (-0.32°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	2021
	Ties: 1913
Aug–Dec 1920 5-Month	64.22°F (17.90°C)	65.04°F (18.36°C)	-0.82°F (-0.46°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1972
Aug–Dec 1920 5-Month	64.22°F (17.90°C)	65.04°F (18.36°C)	-0.82°F (-0.46°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2021
Jul–Dec 1920 6-Month	67.86°F (19.92°C)	68.65°F (20.36°C)	-0.79°F (-0.44°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1972
Jul–Dec 1920 6-Month	67.86°F (19.92°C)	68.65°F (20.36°C)	-0.79°F (-0.44°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2021
Jun–Dec 1920 7-Month	69.60°F (20.89°C)	70.46°F (21.37°C)	-0.86°F (-0.48°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1972
	69.60°F (20.89°C)	70.46°F (21.37°C)	-0.86°F (-0.48°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2021
	Ties: 1983
May–Dec 1920 8-Month	69.87°F (21.04°C)	70.77°F (21.54°C)	-0.90°F (-0.50°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1972
May–Dec 1920 8-Month	69.87°F (21.04°C)	70.77°F (21.54°C)	-0.90°F (-0.50°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2021
Apr–Dec 1920 9-Month	68.56°F (20.31°C)	69.96°F (21.09°C)	-1.40°F (-0.78°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1972
Apr–Dec 1920 9-Month	68.56°F (20.31°C)	69.96°F (21.09°C)	-1.40°F (-0.78°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2021
Mar–Dec 1920 10-Month	66.90°F (19.39°C)	68.27°F (20.15°C)	-1.37°F (-0.76°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1912
Mar–Dec 1920 10-Month	66.90°F (19.39°C)	68.27°F (20.15°C)	-1.37°F (-0.76°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Feb–Dec 1920 11-Month	64.82°F (18.23°C)	66.14°F (18.97°C)	-1.32°F (-0.74°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1912
Feb–Dec 1920 11-Month	64.82°F (18.23°C)	66.14°F (18.97°C)	-1.32°F (-0.74°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Jan–Dec 1920 12-Month	62.70°F (17.06°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-1.30°F (-0.72°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1912
Jan–Dec 1920 12-Month	62.70°F (17.06°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-1.30°F (-0.72°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Jul 1919–Dec 1920 18-Month	64.25°F (17.92°C)	65.55°F (18.64°C)	-1.30°F (-0.72°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1912
Jul 1919–Dec 1920 18-Month	64.25°F (17.92°C)	65.55°F (18.64°C)	-1.30°F (-0.72°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Jan 1919–Dec 1920 24-Month	63.01°F (17.23°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-0.99°F (-0.55°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1913
Jan 1919–Dec 1920 24-Month	63.01°F (17.23°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-0.99°F (-0.55°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
Jan 1918–Dec 1920 36-Month	63.31°F (17.39°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	-0.67°F (-0.38°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1905
	63.31°F (17.39°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	-0.67°F (-0.38°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2017
	Ties: 1980
Jan 1917–Dec 1920 48-Month	63.11°F (17.28°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	-0.86°F (-0.48°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1906
Jan 1917–Dec 1920 48-Month	63.11°F (17.28°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	-0.86°F (-0.48°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2018
Jan 1916–Dec 1920 60-Month	63.11°F (17.28°C)	63.96°F (17.76°C)	-0.85°F (-0.48°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1916	1907
Jan 1916–Dec 1920 60-Month	63.11°F (17.28°C)	63.96°F (17.76°C)	-0.85°F (-0.48°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 24, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings