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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1953

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1953 1-Month	31.1°F (-0.5°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1990
	31.1°F (-0.5°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	1917
	Ties: 1946
Nov–Dec 1953 2-Month	35.0°F (1.7°C)	31.4°F (-0.3°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1985
	35.0°F (1.7°C)	31.4°F (-0.3°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	1917
	Ties: 1950
Oct–Dec 1953 3-Month	39.2°F (4.0°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1985
Oct–Dec 1953 3-Month	39.2°F (4.0°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1917
Sep–Dec 1953 4-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1985
	44.0°F (6.7°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	1917
	Ties: 1937, 2014
Aug–Dec 1953 5-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1985
Aug–Dec 1953 5-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1917, 2014
Jul–Dec 1953 6-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1985
	50.5°F (10.3°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2014
	Ties: 1967
Jun–Dec 1953 7-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1916
	50.8°F (10.4°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2021
	Ties: 1904, 2007, 2016
May–Dec 1953 8-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1916
	50.3°F (10.2°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2021
	Ties: 1906, 1926, 1947, 1981, 2009
Apr–Dec 1953 9-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1916
	49.3°F (9.6°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2021
	Ties: 1897, 1957, 2000
Mar–Dec 1953 10-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1916
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1915, 1918, 1957, 1962, 1969, 1977, 1991
Feb–Dec 1953 11-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1955
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
	Ties: 1910, 1999
Jan–Dec 1953 12-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1916
	45.8°F (7.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1925, 1941, 1967, 1995, 2001
Jul 1952–Dec 1953 18-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1985
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1995, 2002
Jan 1952–Dec 1953 24-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2015
	Ties: 1927, 1942, 1962
Jan 1951–Dec 1953 36-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1913
	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2016
	Ties: 1925, 1978, 1979
Jan 1950–Dec 1953 48-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1913, 1914, 1919
	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1929, 1938, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975
Jan 1949–Dec 1953 60-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1913
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2018
	Ties: 1906, 1910, 1925, 1930, 1949

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 26, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings