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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1983 1-Month	16.52°F (-8.60°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	-6.08°F (-3.38°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1909	1909
December 1983 1-Month	16.52°F (-8.60°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	-6.08°F (-3.38°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2015
Nov–Dec 1983 2-Month	24.90°F (-3.94°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	-1.74°F (-0.96°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
Nov–Dec 1983 2-Month	24.90°F (-3.94°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	-1.74°F (-0.96°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2015
Oct–Dec 1983 3-Month	31.03°F (-0.54°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	-0.53°F (-0.30°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1976
	31.03°F (-0.54°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	-0.53°F (-0.30°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2015
	Ties: 1993
Sep–Dec 1983 4-Month	36.39°F (2.44°C)	36.64°F (2.58°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1976
Sep–Dec 1983 4-Month	36.39°F (2.44°C)	36.64°F (2.58°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2015
Aug–Dec 1983 5-Month	41.54°F (5.30°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	0.41°F (0.23°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
Aug–Dec 1983 5-Month	41.54°F (5.30°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	0.41°F (0.23°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2015
Jul–Dec 1983 6-Month	44.78°F (7.10°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	0.42°F (0.23°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
Jul–Dec 1983 6-Month	44.78°F (7.10°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	0.42°F (0.23°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2021
Jun–Dec 1983 7-Month	46.18°F (7.88°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	0.21°F (0.12°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
Jun–Dec 1983 7-Month	46.18°F (7.88°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	0.21°F (0.12°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2021
May–Dec 1983 8-Month	46.08°F (7.82°C)	46.16°F (7.87°C)	-0.08°F (-0.05°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1976
	46.08°F (7.82°C)	46.16°F (7.87°C)	-0.08°F (-0.05°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2015
	Ties: 1942
Apr–Dec 1983 9-Month	44.93°F (7.18°C)	45.31°F (7.39°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
Apr–Dec 1983 9-Month	44.93°F (7.18°C)	45.31°F (7.39°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2015
Mar–Dec 1983 10-Month	43.72°F (6.51°C)	43.79°F (6.55°C)	-0.07°F (-0.04°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1917
	43.72°F (6.51°C)	43.79°F (6.55°C)	-0.07°F (-0.04°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2015
	Ties: 1913
Feb–Dec 1983 11-Month	42.21°F (5.67°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	0.33°F (0.18°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1917
	42.21°F (5.67°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	0.33°F (0.18°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2016
	Ties: 1918
Jan–Dec 1983 12-Month	40.68°F (4.82°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.65°F (0.36°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1917
	40.68°F (4.82°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.65°F (0.36°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2016
	Ties: 1997
Jul 1982–Dec 1983 18-Month	42.19°F (5.66°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	0.71°F (0.39°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1917
Jul 1982–Dec 1983 18-Month	42.19°F (5.66°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	0.71°F (0.39°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2016
Jan 1982–Dec 1983 24-Month	40.26°F (4.59°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.23°F (0.13°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
Jan 1982–Dec 1983 24-Month	40.26°F (4.59°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.23°F (0.13°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2017
Jan 1981–Dec 1983 36-Month	40.57°F (4.76°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.54°F (0.30°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
	40.57°F (4.76°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.54°F (0.30°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2017
	Ties: 1933, 1934
Jan 1980–Dec 1983 48-Month	40.51°F (4.73°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.49°F (0.27°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1919
Jan 1980–Dec 1983 48-Month	40.51°F (4.73°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.49°F (0.27°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
Jan 1979–Dec 1983 60-Month	40.22°F (4.57°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.21°F (0.12°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1920
Jan 1979–Dec 1983 60-Month	40.22°F (4.57°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.21°F (0.12°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2019

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings