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Minimum Temperature Rankings, December 1926

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1926 1-Month	21.81°F (-5.66°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	-0.79°F (-0.44°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1909
December 1926 1-Month	21.81°F (-5.66°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	-0.79°F (-0.44°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	2015
Nov–Dec 1926 2-Month	25.78°F (-3.46°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	-0.86°F (-0.48°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1976
Nov–Dec 1926 2-Month	25.78°F (-3.46°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	-0.86°F (-0.48°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	2015
Oct–Dec 1926 3-Month	31.45°F (-0.31°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	-0.11°F (-0.07°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1976
	31.45°F (-0.31°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	-0.11°F (-0.07°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1923	2015
	Ties: 1959
Sep–Dec 1926 4-Month	36.58°F (2.54°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	-0.07°F (-0.04°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1976
	36.58°F (2.54°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	-0.07°F (-0.04°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1923	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1927
Aug–Dec 1926 5-Month	41.17°F (5.09°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	0.04°F (0.02°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1976
	41.17°F (5.09°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	0.04°F (0.02°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1923	2015
	Ties: 1942
Jul–Dec 1926 6-Month	44.29°F (6.83°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	-0.07°F (-0.04°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1976
Jul–Dec 1926 6-Month	44.29°F (6.83°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	-0.07°F (-0.04°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1923	2021
Jun–Dec 1926 7-Month	45.76°F (7.64°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	-0.21°F (-0.12°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1976
	45.76°F (7.64°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	-0.21°F (-0.12°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	2021
	Ties: 1925
May–Dec 1926 8-Month	45.99°F (7.77°C)	46.16°F (7.87°C)	-0.17°F (-0.10°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1976
May–Dec 1926 8-Month	45.99°F (7.77°C)	46.16°F (7.87°C)	-0.17°F (-0.10°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1923	2015
Apr–Dec 1926 9-Month	45.03°F (7.24°C)	45.32°F (7.40°C)	-0.29°F (-0.16°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1917
Apr–Dec 1926 9-Month	45.03°F (7.24°C)	45.32°F (7.40°C)	-0.29°F (-0.16°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	2015
Mar–Dec 1926 10-Month	43.34°F (6.30°C)	43.79°F (6.55°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1917
	43.34°F (6.30°C)	43.79°F (6.55°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	2015
	Ties: 1915
Feb–Dec 1926 11-Month	41.83°F (5.46°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1917
	41.83°F (5.46°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	2016
	Ties: 1958
Jan–Dec 1926 12-Month	40.03°F (4.46°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.01°F (-0.01°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1917
Jan–Dec 1926 12-Month	40.03°F (4.46°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.01°F (-0.01°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	2016
Jul 1925–Dec 1926 18-Month	41.31°F (5.17°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	-0.17°F (-0.10°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1917
	41.31°F (5.17°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	-0.17°F (-0.10°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1923	2016
	Ties: 1970
Jan 1925–Dec 1926 24-Month	40.22°F (4.57°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.19°F (0.11°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1917
Jan 1925–Dec 1926 24-Month	40.22°F (4.57°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.19°F (0.11°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2017
Jan 1924–Dec 1926 36-Month	39.57°F (4.21°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1918
	39.57°F (4.21°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1923	2017
	Ties: 1978, 1980
Jan 1923–Dec 1926 48-Month	39.64°F (4.24°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.37°F (-0.21°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1919
	39.64°F (4.24°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.37°F (-0.21°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	2018
	Ties: 1899, 1925
Jan 1922–Dec 1926 60-Month	39.71°F (4.28°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.29°F (-0.16°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1921	1920
Jan 1922–Dec 1926 60-Month	39.71°F (4.28°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.29°F (-0.16°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	2019

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings