Climate at a Glance
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Contiguous U.S.
Maximum Temperature Rankings, December 1983
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
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 | 1983 |
| 127th Warmest | Warmest since: 1982 | 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: 1972 | 2000 |
| 125th Warmest | Warmest since: 1982 | 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 | 1972 |
| 122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1982 | 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 | 1972 |
| 122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1982 | 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: 1976 | 1972 |
| 106th Warmest | Warmest since: 1982 | 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: 1976 | 1972 |
| 101st Warmest | Warmest since: 1982 | 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: 1982 | 1972 |
| 109th Warmest | Warmest since: 1981 | 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: 1976 | 1972 |
| 117th Warmest | Warmest since: 1982 | 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 | 1972 |
| 125th Warmest | Warmest since: 1982 | 2012, 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 | 1912 |
| 126th Warmest | Warmest since: 1982 | 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: 1920 | 1912 |
| 120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1982 | 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: 1982 | 1912 |
| 112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1981 | 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: 1979 | 1912 |
| 116th Warmest | Warmest since: 1982 | 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: 1979 | 1913 |
| 120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1982 | 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: 1980 | 1905 |
| 91st Warmest | Warmest since: 1982 | 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: 1982 | 1906 |
| 77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 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: 1982 | 1907 |
| 95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1981 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1902 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, Maximum Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 4, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/