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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1962

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1962 1-Month	32.4°F (0.2°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	4.3°F (2.4°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1990
	32.4°F (0.2°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	4.3°F (2.4°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1917
	Ties: 2014
Nov–Dec 1962 2-Month	34.8°F (1.6°C)	31.3°F (-0.4°C)	3.5°F (2.0°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1985
	34.8°F (1.6°C)	31.3°F (-0.4°C)	3.5°F (2.0°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	1917
	Ties: 1995
Oct–Dec 1962 3-Month	38.8°F (3.8°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1985
	38.8°F (3.8°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	1917
	Ties: 1904
Sep–Dec 1962 4-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1985
	43.4°F (6.3°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	1917
	Ties: 1963
Aug–Dec 1962 5-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1985
	47.0°F (8.3°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1917, 2014
	Ties: 1988, 2011
Jul–Dec 1962 6-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1985
	49.6°F (9.8°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2014
	Ties: 1974, 1987, 2007, 2008, 2011
Jun–Dec 1962 7-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1916
	50.5°F (10.3°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 1906, 1918, 1977, 1981, 1997, 2008
May–Dec 1962 8-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1916
	50.2°F (10.1°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 1941, 1952, 2005
Apr–Dec 1962 9-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1916
	49.6°F (9.8°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 1947, 1952, 1969, 1981
Mar–Dec 1962 10-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1916
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1915, 1918, 1953, 1957, 1969, 1977, 1980, 1991
Feb–Dec 1962 11-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1955
	46.4°F (8.0°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1949, 2010
Jan–Dec 1962 12-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1916
	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1921, 1928, 1946, 1959, 1970, 2008
Jul 1961–Dec 1962 18-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1985
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1908, 1914, 1924, 1937, 1965, 1986
Jan 1961–Dec 1962 24-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1917
	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1927, 1942, 1953
Jan 1960–Dec 1962 36-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1913
	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2016
	Ties: 1928, 1947, 1954, 1961, 1982, 1983
Jan 1959–Dec 1962 48-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913, 1914, 1919
	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1980
Jan 1958–Dec 1962 60-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1913
	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2018
	Ties: 1989, 2011, 2012

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