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Minimum Temperature Rankings, December 1927

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1927 1-Month	17.83°F (-7.87°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	-4.77°F (-2.65°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1909
December 1927 1-Month	17.83°F (-7.87°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	-4.77°F (-2.65°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2015
Nov–Dec 1927 2-Month	25.81°F (-3.44°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	-0.83°F (-0.46°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1976
Nov–Dec 1927 2-Month	25.81°F (-3.44°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	-0.83°F (-0.46°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	2015
Oct–Dec 1927 3-Month	31.28°F (-0.40°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	-0.28°F (-0.16°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1976
Oct–Dec 1927 3-Month	31.28°F (-0.40°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	-0.28°F (-0.16°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2015
Sep–Dec 1927 4-Month	36.58°F (2.54°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	-0.07°F (-0.04°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1976
	36.58°F (2.54°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	-0.07°F (-0.04°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1926
Aug–Dec 1927 5-Month	40.60°F (4.78°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	-0.53°F (-0.29°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1976
	40.60°F (4.78°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	-0.53°F (-0.29°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2015
	Ties: 1930
Jul–Dec 1927 6-Month	43.75°F (6.53°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	-0.61°F (-0.34°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1976
	43.75°F (6.53°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	-0.61°F (-0.34°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2021
	Ties: 1972
Jun–Dec 1927 7-Month	45.34°F (7.41°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	-0.63°F (-0.35°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1976
Jun–Dec 1927 7-Month	45.34°F (7.41°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	-0.63°F (-0.35°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2021
May–Dec 1927 8-Month	45.62°F (7.57°C)	46.16°F (7.87°C)	-0.54°F (-0.30°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1976
May–Dec 1927 8-Month	45.62°F (7.57°C)	46.16°F (7.87°C)	-0.54°F (-0.30°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2015
Apr–Dec 1927 9-Month	44.95°F (7.19°C)	45.32°F (7.40°C)	-0.37°F (-0.21°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1917
Apr–Dec 1927 9-Month	44.95°F (7.19°C)	45.32°F (7.40°C)	-0.37°F (-0.21°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2015
Mar–Dec 1927 10-Month	43.58°F (6.43°C)	43.79°F (6.55°C)	-0.21°F (-0.12°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1917
Mar–Dec 1927 10-Month	43.58°F (6.43°C)	43.79°F (6.55°C)	-0.21°F (-0.12°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	2015
Feb–Dec 1927 11-Month	42.12°F (5.62°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	0.24°F (0.13°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1917
Feb–Dec 1927 11-Month	42.12°F (5.62°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	0.24°F (0.13°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	2016
Jan–Dec 1927 12-Month	40.38°F (4.66°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.34°F (0.19°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1917
Jan–Dec 1927 12-Month	40.38°F (4.66°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.34°F (0.19°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	2016
Jul 1926–Dec 1927 18-Month	41.68°F (5.38°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	0.20°F (0.11°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1917
	41.68°F (5.38°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	0.20°F (0.11°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2016
	Ties: 1996
Jan 1926–Dec 1927 24-Month	40.20°F (4.56°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.17°F (0.10°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1917
	40.20°F (4.56°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.17°F (0.10°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2017
	Ties: 1973
Jan 1925–Dec 1927 36-Month	40.27°F (4.59°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.25°F (0.13°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1918
	40.27°F (4.59°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.25°F (0.13°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1923	2017
	Ties: 1959
Jan 1924–Dec 1927 48-Month	39.77°F (4.32°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.24°F (-0.13°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1919
	39.77°F (4.32°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.24°F (-0.13°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1924	2018
	Ties: 1910, 1929
Jan 1923–Dec 1927 60-Month	39.79°F (4.33°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.21°F (-0.11°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1920
	39.79°F (4.33°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.21°F (-0.11°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	2019
	Ties: 1965

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 23, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings