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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1983

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1983 1-Month	21.6°F (-5.8°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	-6.5°F (-3.6°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1990
December 1983 1-Month	21.6°F (-5.8°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	-6.5°F (-3.6°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	1917
Nov–Dec 1983 2-Month	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	31.4°F (-0.3°C)	-2.2°F (-1.3°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1985
	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	31.4°F (-0.3°C)	-2.2°F (-1.3°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	1917
	Ties: 1911, 2000
Oct–Dec 1983 3-Month	34.9°F (1.6°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1985
Oct–Dec 1983 3-Month	34.9°F (1.6°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1917
Sep–Dec 1983 4-Month	39.7°F (4.3°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1985
	39.7°F (4.3°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1917
	Ties: 1946
Aug–Dec 1983 5-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1985
	44.8°F (7.1°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1917, 2014
	Ties: 1899, 1908, 1956, 2000
Jul–Dec 1983 6-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1985
	47.5°F (8.6°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2014
	Ties: 1914, 1951, 1982
Jun–Dec 1983 7-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1916
	48.6°F (9.2°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2021
	Ties: 1898, 1914, 1951, 1971
May–Dec 1983 8-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1916
	48.9°F (9.4°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2021
	Ties: 1903, 1927, 1951, 1993
Apr–Dec 1983 9-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1916
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2021
	Ties: 1927, 1975
Mar–Dec 1983 10-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1916
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2015
	Ties: 1932, 1945, 1993
Feb–Dec 1983 11-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1955
	46.0°F (7.8°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2015
	Ties: 1928, 1942, 1943, 1952, 1965
Jan–Dec 1983 12-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1916
	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2015
	Ties: 1904, 1906, 1915, 1973, 1980, 2009, 2019
Jul 1982–Dec 1983 18-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1985
	45.7°F (7.6°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2015
	Ties: 1904, 1921, 1931, 1936, 1942, 1951, 1973
Jan 1982–Dec 1983 24-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2015
	Ties: 1900, 1919, 1928, 1931, 1932, 1943, 1944, 1964, 1971, 1984
Jan 1981–Dec 1983 36-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1913
	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2016
	Ties: 1928, 1947, 1954, 1961, 1962, 1982
Jan 1980–Dec 1983 48-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1913, 1914, 1919
	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1959, 1967, 1982, 2011
Jan 1979–Dec 1983 60-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1913
	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2018
	Ties: 1927, 1939, 1963, 1968

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings