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Maximum Temperature Rankings, December 2013

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2021)		 Warmest/Coolest
Since		 Record
December 2013
1-Month 		41.52°F
(5.29°C)		 42.76°F
(5.98°C)		 -1.24°F
(-0.69°C)		 31st Coolest
Coolest since:
 1983
97th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Ties: 1899
Nov–Dec 2013
2-Month 		47.00°F
(8.33°C)		 47.73°F
(8.74°C)		 -0.73°F
(-0.41°C)		 39th Coolest
Coolest since:
 2000
89th Warmest
Warmest since:
 1999
Oct–Dec 2013
3-Month 		53.11°F
(11.73°C)		 54.09°F
(12.27°C)		 -0.98°F
(-0.54°C)		 28th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1972
100th Warmest
Warmest since:
 1999
Ties: 2018
Sep–Dec 2013
4-Month 		59.62°F
(15.34°C)		 60.02°F
(15.57°C)		 -0.40°F
(-0.23°C)		 44th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1972
84th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Aug–Dec 2013
5-Month 		64.78°F
(18.21°C)		 65.05°F
(18.36°C)		 -0.27°F
(-0.15°C)		 52nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1972
76th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Jul–Dec 2013
6-Month 		68.39°F
(20.22°C)		 68.65°F
(20.36°C)		 -0.26°F
(-0.14°C)		 50th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1972
78th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Jun–Dec 2013
7-Month 		70.47°F
(21.37°C)		 70.46°F
(21.37°C)		 0.01°F
(0.00°C)		 62nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1972
66th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
May–Dec 2013
8-Month 		70.85°F
(21.58°C)		 70.77°F
(21.54°C)		 0.08°F
(0.04°C)		 64th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1972
64th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Apr–Dec 2013
9-Month 		69.88°F
(21.04°C)		 69.97°F
(21.09°C)		 -0.09°F
(-0.05°C)		 59th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1972
69th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Mar–Dec 2013
10-Month 		68.16°F
(20.09°C)		 68.27°F
(20.15°C)		 -0.11°F
(-0.06°C)		 59th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
69th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Feb–Dec 2013
11-Month 		66.10°F
(18.94°C)		 66.14°F
(18.97°C)		 -0.04°F
(-0.03°C)		 66th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
62nd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Ties: 1948
Jan–Dec 2013
12-Month 		64.15°F
(17.86°C)		 64.00°F
(17.78°C)		 0.15°F
(0.08°C)		 74th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
54th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Ties: 1959
Jul 2012–Dec 2013
18-Month 		66.39°F
(19.11°C)		 65.55°F
(18.64°C)		 0.84°F
(0.47°C)		 98th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
29th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Jan 2012–Dec 2013
24-Month 		65.92°F
(18.84°C)		 64.00°F
(17.78°C)		 1.92°F
(1.06°C)		 119th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1913
8th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017
Jan 2011–Dec 2013
36-Month 		65.67°F
(18.71°C)		 63.99°F
(17.77°C)		 1.68°F
(0.94°C)		 118th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1905
8th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017
Jan 2010–Dec 2013
48-Month 		65.42°F
(18.57°C)		 63.98°F
(17.77°C)		 1.44°F
(0.80°C)		 114th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1906
11th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2018
Ties: 2012
Jan 2009–Dec 2013
60-Month 		65.17°F
(18.43°C)		 63.97°F
(17.76°C)		 1.20°F
(0.67°C)		 106th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1907
18th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016
Ties: 2004

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