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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1896

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1896 1-Month	34.1°F (1.2°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	4.4°F (2.5°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1909, 1932
	34.1°F (1.2°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	4.4°F (2.5°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1917
	Ties: 2014
Nov–Dec 1896 2-Month	34.6°F (1.4°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1931
Nov–Dec 1896 2-Month	34.6°F (1.4°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1917
Oct–Dec 1896 3-Month	39.8°F (4.3°C)	39.0°F (3.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1919
	39.8°F (4.3°C)	39.0°F (3.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1950
	Ties: 1900, 1927, 1954, 2015
Sep–Dec 1896 4-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1971
	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2014
	Ties: 1973, 1975, 2007
Aug–Dec 1896 5-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1916
	49.5°F (9.7°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2020
	Ties: 1964, 2000, 2004
Jul–Dec 1896 6-Month	53.2°F (11.8°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1916
	53.2°F (11.8°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2020
	Ties: 1936, 1994, 2009
Jun–Dec 1896 7-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1916
	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
	Ties: 2004, 2011
May–Dec 1896 8-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1916
	54.5°F (12.5°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
	Ties: 1900, 1904, 1927
Apr–Dec 1896 9-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1912
Apr–Dec 1896 9-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
Mar–Dec 1896 10-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	52.0°F (11.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1912
	51.5°F (10.8°C)	52.0°F (11.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest to Date	1934, 2021
	Ties: 1935
Feb–Dec 1896 11-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1911, 1912
	49.9°F (9.9°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1934
	Ties: 1924, 1935, 1938, 1942, 1978, 1983
Jan–Dec 1896 12-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1944
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1934
	Ties: 1915, 1967, 1983, 2011
Jul 1895–Dec 1896 18-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1912, 1913
	49.4°F (9.7°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1934
	Ties: 1957, 1964, 1972
Jan 1895–Dec 1896 24-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1912, 1913
	47.6°F (8.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1904, 1906, 1916, 1956

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings