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Pacific Northwest Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1980

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1980 1-Month	32.6°F (0.3°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	4.5°F (2.5°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1990
	32.6°F (0.3°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	4.5°F (2.5°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	1917
	Ties: 1929, 1979
Nov–Dec 1980 2-Month	34.4°F (1.3°C)	31.3°F (-0.4°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1985
	34.4°F (1.3°C)	31.3°F (-0.4°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	1917
	Ties: 1934
Oct–Dec 1980 3-Month	38.4°F (3.6°C)	36.1°F (2.3°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1985
Oct–Dec 1980 3-Month	38.4°F (3.6°C)	36.1°F (2.3°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	1917
Sep–Dec 1980 4-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1985
	42.9°F (6.1°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	1917
	Ties: 1979, 2021
Aug–Dec 1980 5-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1985
	46.3°F (7.9°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	1917, 2014
	Ties: 1906, 1952
Jul–Dec 1980 6-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1985
	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2014
	Ties: 1938, 1943, 1989, 2016
Jun–Dec 1980 7-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1916
	50.0°F (10.0°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2021
	Ties: 1922, 1929, 1949, 1965, 1969, 1990, 2005, 2010
May–Dec 1980 8-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1916
	50.0°F (10.0°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2021
	Ties: 1910, 1929, 1942, 1960, 1977
Apr–Dec 1980 9-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1916
	49.5°F (9.7°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2021
	Ties: 1941, 1963, 1973, 1977, 1990, 1995, 1999
Mar–Dec 1980 10-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1916
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1915, 1918, 1953, 1957, 1962, 1969, 1977, 1991
Feb–Dec 1980 11-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1955
	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2015
	Ties: 1915, 1938, 1973, 1977, 1990, 2002
Jan–Dec 1980 12-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1916
	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2015
	Ties: 1904, 1906, 1915, 1973, 1983, 2009, 2019
Jul 1979–Dec 1980 18-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1985
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
	Ties: 1961, 1963, 1968, 1997, 2019
Jan 1979–Dec 1980 24-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2015
	Ties: 1915, 1994, 2009, 2011
Jan 1978–Dec 1980 36-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1913
	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2016
	Ties: 1906, 1938, 1943, 1974
Jan 1977–Dec 1980 48-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	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: 1970	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1962
Jan 1976–Dec 1980 60-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1913
	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2018
	Ties: 1929, 1960, 1971, 1982

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 3, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings