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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1980 1-Month	24.21°F (-4.33°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	1.61°F (0.89°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1909
December 1980 1-Month	24.21°F (-4.33°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	1.61°F (0.89°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2015
Nov–Dec 1980 2-Month	27.60°F (-2.44°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	0.96°F (0.54°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
Nov–Dec 1980 2-Month	27.60°F (-2.44°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	0.96°F (0.54°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2015
Oct–Dec 1980 3-Month	31.57°F (-0.24°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	0.01°F (0.00°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1976
Oct–Dec 1980 3-Month	31.57°F (-0.24°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	0.01°F (0.00°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2015
Sep–Dec 1980 4-Month	37.02°F (2.79°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	0.37°F (0.21°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1976
Sep–Dec 1980 4-Month	37.02°F (2.79°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	0.37°F (0.21°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2015
Aug–Dec 1980 5-Month	41.57°F (5.32°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	0.44°F (0.25°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
	41.57°F (5.32°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	0.44°F (0.25°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2015
	Ties: 1946
Jul–Dec 1980 6-Month	44.97°F (7.21°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	0.61°F (0.34°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
Jul–Dec 1980 6-Month	44.97°F (7.21°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	0.61°F (0.34°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
Jun–Dec 1980 7-Month	46.46°F (8.03°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	0.49°F (0.27°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
Jun–Dec 1980 7-Month	46.46°F (8.03°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	0.49°F (0.27°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
May–Dec 1980 8-Month	46.62°F (8.12°C)	46.16°F (7.87°C)	0.46°F (0.25°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
May–Dec 1980 8-Month	46.62°F (8.12°C)	46.16°F (7.87°C)	0.46°F (0.25°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2015
Apr–Dec 1980 9-Month	45.71°F (7.62°C)	45.32°F (7.40°C)	0.39°F (0.22°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
Apr–Dec 1980 9-Month	45.71°F (7.62°C)	45.32°F (7.40°C)	0.39°F (0.22°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2015
Mar–Dec 1980 10-Month	43.97°F (6.65°C)	43.79°F (6.55°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	43.97°F (6.65°C)	43.79°F (6.55°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2015
	Ties: 1984
Feb–Dec 1980 11-Month	42.01°F (5.56°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	0.13°F (0.07°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
Feb–Dec 1980 11-Month	42.01°F (5.56°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	0.13°F (0.07°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2016
Jan–Dec 1980 12-Month	40.33°F (4.63°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.29°F (0.16°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
Jan–Dec 1980 12-Month	40.33°F (4.63°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.29°F (0.16°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2016
Jul 1979–Dec 1980 18-Month	41.75°F (5.42°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	0.27°F (0.15°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	41.75°F (5.42°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	0.27°F (0.15°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2016
	Ties: 1973
Jan 1979–Dec 1980 24-Month	39.69°F (4.27°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
Jan 1979–Dec 1980 24-Month	39.69°F (4.27°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2017
Jan 1978–Dec 1980 36-Month	39.57°F (4.21°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1918
	39.57°F (4.21°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2017
	Ties: 1926, 1978
Jan 1977–Dec 1980 48-Month	39.81°F (4.34°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1919
	39.81°F (4.34°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2018
	Ties: 1962
Jan 1976–Dec 1980 60-Month	39.62°F (4.23°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1920
Jan 1976–Dec 1980 60-Month	39.62°F (4.23°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2019

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