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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1963

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1963 1-Month	27.7°F (-2.4°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1990
	27.7°F (-2.4°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	1917
	Ties: 1987
Nov–Dec 1963 2-Month	32.0°F (0.0°C)	31.3°F (-0.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1985
	32.0°F (0.0°C)	31.3°F (-0.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	1917
	Ties: 1942, 1979, 1986
Oct–Dec 1963 3-Month	37.7°F (3.2°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1985
	37.7°F (3.2°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	1917
	Ties: 1974, 1989, 2012
Sep–Dec 1963 4-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1985
	43.4°F (6.3°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	1917
	Ties: 1962
Aug–Dec 1963 5-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1985
	47.4°F (8.6°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1917, 2014
	Ties: 1904, 1933, 1967, 2015
Jul–Dec 1963 6-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1985
	49.8°F (9.9°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2014
	Ties: 1966, 2006
Jun–Dec 1963 7-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1916
	50.6°F (10.3°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 1936, 1966
May–Dec 1963 8-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1916
	50.6°F (10.3°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 1938, 1994, 1999
Apr–Dec 1963 9-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1916
	49.5°F (9.7°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2021
	Ties: 1941, 1973, 1977, 1980, 1990, 1995, 1999
Mar–Dec 1963 10-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1916
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2015
	Ties: 1900, 1904, 1933, 1973, 1995, 1999
Feb–Dec 1963 11-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1955
	47.2°F (8.4°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2015
	Ties: 1947, 2006, 2022
Jan–Dec 1963 12-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1916
Jan–Dec 1963 12-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
Jul 1962–Dec 1963 18-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1985
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1961, 1968, 1980, 1997, 2019
Jan 1962–Dec 1963 24-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1917
	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2015
	Ties: 1901, 1925, 1947, 1961
Jan 1961–Dec 1963 36-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1913
	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2016
	Ties: 1939, 1959
Jan 1960–Dec 1963 48-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1913, 1914, 1919
	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1927, 1935, 1960, 1970
Jan 1959–Dec 1963 60-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1913
	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2018
	Ties: 1927, 1939, 1968, 1983

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 7, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings