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Maximum Temperature Rankings, December 1923

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1923 1-Month	45.63°F (7.57°C)	42.76°F (5.98°C)	2.87°F (1.59°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1922	1983
December 1923 1-Month	45.63°F (7.57°C)	42.76°F (5.98°C)	2.87°F (1.59°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2021
Nov–Dec 1923 2-Month	49.65°F (9.81°C)	47.73°F (8.74°C)	1.92°F (1.07°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1922	2000
Nov–Dec 1923 2-Month	49.65°F (9.81°C)	47.73°F (8.74°C)	1.92°F (1.07°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1921	1999
Oct–Dec 1923 3-Month	54.01°F (12.23°C)	54.09°F (12.27°C)	-0.08°F (-0.04°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1972
	54.01°F (12.23°C)	54.09°F (12.27°C)	-0.08°F (-0.04°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	1999
	Ties: 1960, 1971
Sep–Dec 1923 4-Month	59.88°F (15.49°C)	60.02°F (15.57°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1972
	59.88°F (15.49°C)	60.02°F (15.57°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2021
	Ties: 1901
Aug–Dec 1923 5-Month	64.66°F (18.14°C)	65.04°F (18.36°C)	-0.38°F (-0.22°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1972
Aug–Dec 1923 5-Month	64.66°F (18.14°C)	65.04°F (18.36°C)	-0.38°F (-0.22°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2021
Jul–Dec 1923 6-Month	68.32°F (20.18°C)	68.65°F (20.36°C)	-0.33°F (-0.18°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1972
Jul–Dec 1923 6-Month	68.32°F (20.18°C)	68.65°F (20.36°C)	-0.33°F (-0.18°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2021
Jun–Dec 1923 7-Month	70.04°F (21.13°C)	70.47°F (21.37°C)	-0.43°F (-0.24°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1972
Jun–Dec 1923 7-Month	70.04°F (21.13°C)	70.47°F (21.37°C)	-0.43°F (-0.24°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2021
May–Dec 1923 8-Month	70.32°F (21.29°C)	70.78°F (21.54°C)	-0.46°F (-0.25°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1972
	70.32°F (21.29°C)	70.78°F (21.54°C)	-0.46°F (-0.25°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2021
	Ties: 1989
Apr–Dec 1923 9-Month	69.40°F (20.78°C)	69.97°F (21.09°C)	-0.57°F (-0.31°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1972
Apr–Dec 1923 9-Month	69.40°F (20.78°C)	69.97°F (21.09°C)	-0.57°F (-0.31°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2021
Mar–Dec 1923 10-Month	67.51°F (19.73°C)	68.27°F (20.15°C)	-0.76°F (-0.42°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1912
	67.51°F (19.73°C)	68.27°F (20.15°C)	-0.76°F (-0.42°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2012
	Ties: 1965
Feb–Dec 1923 11-Month	65.08°F (18.38°C)	66.14°F (18.97°C)	-1.06°F (-0.59°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1912
	65.08°F (18.38°C)	66.14°F (18.97°C)	-1.06°F (-0.59°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2012
	Ties: 1975
Jan–Dec 1923 12-Month	63.41°F (17.45°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-0.59°F (-0.33°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1912
Jan–Dec 1923 12-Month	63.41°F (17.45°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-0.59°F (-0.33°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2012
Jul 1922–Dec 1923 18-Month	65.50°F (18.61°C)	65.55°F (18.64°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1912
	65.50°F (18.61°C)	65.55°F (18.64°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2012
	Ties: 1908
Jan 1922–Dec 1923 24-Month	63.73°F (17.63°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-0.27°F (-0.15°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1913
	63.73°F (17.63°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-0.27°F (-0.15°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2017
	Ties: 1908, 1967
Jan 1921–Dec 1923 36-Month	64.47°F (18.04°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	0.49°F (0.27°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1922	1905
Jan 1921–Dec 1923 36-Month	64.47°F (18.04°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	0.49°F (0.27°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
Jan 1920–Dec 1923 48-Month	64.03°F (17.79°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1922	1906
Jan 1920–Dec 1923 48-Month	64.03°F (17.79°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1911	2018
Jan 1919–Dec 1923 60-Month	63.89°F (17.72°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	-0.08°F (-0.04°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1921	1907
Jan 1919–Dec 1923 60-Month	63.89°F (17.72°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	-0.08°F (-0.04°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2016

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings