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Maximum Temperature Rankings, December 1983

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Warmest/Coolest
Since		 Record
December 1983
1-Month 		34.43°F
(1.35°C)		 42.76°F
(5.98°C)		 -8.33°F
(-4.63°C)		 1st Coolest
Coolest since:
 1983
128th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Nov–Dec 1983
2-Month 		43.60°F
(6.44°C)		 47.73°F
(8.74°C)		 -4.13°F
(-2.30°C)		 3rd Coolest
Coolest since:
 2000
126th Warmest
Warmest since:
 1999
Oct–Dec 1983
3-Month 		51.30°F
(10.72°C)		 54.09°F
(12.27°C)		 -2.79°F
(-1.55°C)		 6th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1972
123rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 1999
Sep–Dec 1983
4-Month 		58.16°F
(14.53°C)		 60.03°F
(15.57°C)		 -1.87°F
(-1.04°C)		 6th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1972
123rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Aug–Dec 1983
5-Month 		64.12°F
(17.84°C)		 65.05°F
(18.36°C)		 -0.93°F
(-0.52°C)		 22nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1972
107th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Jul–Dec 1983
6-Month 		67.92°F
(19.96°C)		 68.64°F
(20.36°C)		 -0.72°F
(-0.40°C)		 27th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1972
102nd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Jun–Dec 1983
7-Month 		69.60°F
(20.89°C)		 70.46°F
(21.37°C)		 -0.86°F
(-0.48°C)		 19th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1972
110th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Ties: 1920
May–Dec 1983
8-Month 		69.72°F
(20.96°C)		 70.78°F
(21.54°C)		 -1.06°F
(-0.58°C)		 11th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1972
118th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Ties: 1912
Apr–Dec 1983
9-Month 		68.44°F
(20.24°C)		 69.96°F
(21.09°C)		 -1.52°F
(-0.85°C)		 3rd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1972
126th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Mar–Dec 1983
10-Month 		66.80°F
(19.33°C)		 68.27°F
(20.15°C)		 -1.47°F
(-0.82°C)		 2nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
127th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Feb–Dec 1983
11-Month 		64.96°F
(18.31°C)		 66.14°F
(18.97°C)		 -1.18°F
(-0.66°C)		 8th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
121st Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Jan–Dec 1983
12-Month 		63.07°F
(17.26°C)		 64.00°F
(17.78°C)		 -0.93°F
(-0.52°C)		 16th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
113th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Jul 1982–Dec 1983
18-Month 		64.70°F
(18.17°C)		 65.55°F
(18.64°C)		 -0.85°F
(-0.47°C)		 11th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
117th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Ties: 1915
Jan 1982–Dec 1983
24-Month 		62.95°F
(17.19°C)		 63.99°F
(17.77°C)		 -1.04°F
(-0.58°C)		 7th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1913
121st Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017
Jan 1981–Dec 1983
36-Month 		63.66°F
(17.59°C)		 63.99°F
(17.77°C)		 -0.33°F
(-0.18°C)		 35th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1905
92nd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017
Ties: 1951
Jan 1980–Dec 1983
48-Month 		63.85°F
(17.69°C)		 63.97°F
(17.76°C)		 -0.12°F
(-0.07°C)		 48th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1906
78th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2018
Jan 1979–Dec 1983
60-Month 		63.63°F
(17.57°C)		 63.97°F
(17.76°C)		 -0.34°F
(-0.19°C)		 29th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1907
96th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016
Ties: 1902

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