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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1960 1-Month	20.08°F (-6.62°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	-2.52°F (-1.40°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1909
December 1960 1-Month	20.08°F (-6.62°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	-2.52°F (-1.40°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
Nov–Dec 1960 2-Month	25.74°F (-3.48°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	-0.90°F (-0.50°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1976
Nov–Dec 1960 2-Month	25.74°F (-3.48°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	-0.90°F (-0.50°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
Oct–Dec 1960 3-Month	31.24°F (-0.42°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1976
Oct–Dec 1960 3-Month	31.24°F (-0.42°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
Sep–Dec 1960 4-Month	36.71°F (2.62°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	0.06°F (0.04°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1976
Sep–Dec 1960 4-Month	36.71°F (2.62°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	0.06°F (0.04°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2015
Aug–Dec 1960 5-Month	41.19°F (5.11°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	0.06°F (0.04°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1976
	41.19°F (5.11°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	0.06°F (0.04°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1920
Jul–Dec 1960 6-Month	44.37°F (6.87°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	0.01°F (0.00°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1976
Jul–Dec 1960 6-Month	44.37°F (6.87°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	0.01°F (0.00°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2021
Jun–Dec 1960 7-Month	46.00°F (7.78°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1976
	46.00°F (7.78°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2021
	Ties: 1942
May–Dec 1960 8-Month	46.02°F (7.79°C)	46.16°F (7.87°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1976
	46.02°F (7.79°C)	46.16°F (7.87°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1902
Apr–Dec 1960 9-Month	45.33°F (7.41°C)	45.32°F (7.40°C)	0.01°F (0.01°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
	45.33°F (7.41°C)	45.32°F (7.40°C)	0.01°F (0.01°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1970
Mar–Dec 1960 10-Month	43.26°F (6.26°C)	43.79°F (6.55°C)	-0.53°F (-0.29°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	43.26°F (6.26°C)	43.79°F (6.55°C)	-0.53°F (-0.29°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1968
Feb–Dec 1960 11-Month	41.20°F (5.11°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	-0.68°F (-0.38°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
Feb–Dec 1960 11-Month	41.20°F (5.11°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	-0.68°F (-0.38°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2016
Jan–Dec 1960 12-Month	39.45°F (4.14°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.59°F (-0.33°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	39.45°F (4.14°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.59°F (-0.33°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2016
	Ties: 1905, 1920
Jul 1959–Dec 1960 18-Month	41.14°F (5.08°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	41.14°F (5.08°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2016
	Ties: 1944
Jan 1959–Dec 1960 24-Month	39.75°F (4.31°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.28°F (-0.15°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
	39.75°F (4.31°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.28°F (-0.15°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2017
	Ties: 1909
Jan 1958–Dec 1960 36-Month	39.88°F (4.38°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
Jan 1958–Dec 1960 36-Month	39.88°F (4.38°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2017
Jan 1957–Dec 1960 48-Month	40.07°F (4.48°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1919
Jan 1957–Dec 1960 48-Month	40.07°F (4.48°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2018
Jan 1956–Dec 1960 60-Month	40.00°F (4.44°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.00°F (0.00°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1920
	40.00°F (4.44°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.00°F (0.00°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2019
	Ties: 1959

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on April 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings