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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1968

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1968 1-Month	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1990
December 1968 1-Month	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	1917
Nov–Dec 1968 2-Month	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	31.4°F (-0.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1985
	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	31.4°F (-0.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	1917
	Ties: 1902, 1936, 1940, 1956, 2013
Oct–Dec 1968 3-Month	35.3°F (1.8°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1985
	35.3°F (1.8°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	1917
	Ties: 1992, 2013
Sep–Dec 1968 4-Month	40.4°F (4.7°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1985
	40.4°F (4.7°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	1917
	Ties: 1897, 1903, 1915, 1920, 1932
Aug–Dec 1968 5-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1985
	44.3°F (6.8°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	1917, 2014
	Ties: 1909, 1964, 1971
Jul–Dec 1968 6-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1985
	47.9°F (8.8°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2014
	Ties: 1921, 1946
Jun–Dec 1968 7-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1916
	49.2°F (9.6°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2021
	Ties: 1927, 1931, 1956
May–Dec 1968 8-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1916
	49.2°F (9.6°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2021
	Ties: 1915, 1932, 1946
Apr–Dec 1968 9-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1916
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2021
	Ties: 1898, 1908, 1935, 1970
Mar–Dec 1968 10-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1916
	47.3°F (8.5°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1921, 1930
Feb–Dec 1968 11-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1955
	46.2°F (7.9°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
	Ties: 1907, 1918, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1969, 1989, 2008, 2019
Jan–Dec 1968 12-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1916
	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
	Ties: 1910, 1914, 1979, 1989
Jul 1967–Dec 1968 18-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1985
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
	Ties: 1961, 1963, 1980, 1997, 2019
Jan 1967–Dec 1968 24-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1917
	45.2°F (7.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
	Ties: 1993, 2008, 2012
Jan 1966–Dec 1968 36-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1913
	45.2°F (7.3°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2016
	Ties: 1926, 1927, 1934, 1967, 1993, 2012
Jan 1965–Dec 1968 48-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1913, 1914, 1919
	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1934, 1936, 1937, 1943, 1988, 2010, 2012
Jan 1964–Dec 1968 60-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1913
	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2018
	Ties: 1927, 1939, 1963, 1983

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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