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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1990

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1990 1-Month	20.1°F (-6.6°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	-8.0°F (-4.4°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1990	1990
December 1990 1-Month	20.1°F (-6.6°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	-8.0°F (-4.4°C)	128th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	1917
Nov–Dec 1990 2-Month	28.2°F (-2.1°C)	31.3°F (-0.4°C)	-3.1°F (-1.7°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1985
	28.2°F (-2.1°C)	31.3°F (-0.4°C)	-3.1°F (-1.7°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	1917
	Ties: 2022
Oct–Dec 1990 3-Month	33.5°F (0.8°C)	36.1°F (2.3°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1985
Oct–Dec 1990 3-Month	33.5°F (0.8°C)	36.1°F (2.3°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	1917
Sep–Dec 1990 4-Month	40.5°F (4.7°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1985
	40.5°F (4.7°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	1917
	Ties: 1902, 1908, 1956
Aug–Dec 1990 5-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1985
	45.4°F (7.4°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	1917, 2014
	Ties: 1897, 1910, 1945
Jul–Dec 1990 6-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1985
	48.9°F (9.4°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2014
	Ties: 1947, 1949, 1965
Jun–Dec 1990 7-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1916
	50.0°F (10.0°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2021
	Ties: 1922, 1929, 1949, 1965, 1969, 1980, 2005, 2010
May–Dec 1990 8-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1916
	49.8°F (9.9°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2021
	Ties: 1922, 1976, 1996, 2011
Apr–Dec 1990 9-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1916
	49.5°F (9.7°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2021
	Ties: 1941, 1963, 1973, 1977, 1980, 1995, 1999
Mar–Dec 1990 10-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1916
	48.4°F (9.1°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2015
	Ties: 1949, 2002, 2005
Feb–Dec 1990 11-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1955
	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2015
	Ties: 1915, 1938, 1973, 1977, 1980, 2002
Jan–Dec 1990 12-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1916
	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2015
	Ties: 1961, 1991, 1997
Jul 1989–Dec 1990 18-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1985
Jul 1989–Dec 1990 18-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2015
Jan 1989–Dec 1990 24-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1917
	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2015
	Ties: 1954, 1966, 1974
Jan 1988–Dec 1990 36-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1913
	45.3°F (7.4°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2016
	Ties: 1935, 1997, 2013
Jan 1987–Dec 1990 48-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1913, 1914, 1919
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1942, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2000
Jan 1986–Dec 1990 60-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1913
	45.7°F (7.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1992, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2014

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 26, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings