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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1898

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1898 1-Month	24.8°F (-4.0°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	-4.9°F (-2.7°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1909, 1932
December 1898 1-Month	24.8°F (-4.0°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	-4.9°F (-2.7°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	1917
Nov–Dec 1898 2-Month	29.9°F (-1.2°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	-3.8°F (-2.1°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1931
	29.9°F (-1.2°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	-3.8°F (-2.1°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	1917
	Ties: 1911, 1924, 1992
Oct–Dec 1898 3-Month	35.3°F (1.8°C)	39.0°F (3.9°C)	-3.7°F (-2.1°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1919
	35.3°F (1.8°C)	39.0°F (3.9°C)	-3.7°F (-2.1°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	1950
	Ties: 1971
Sep–Dec 1898 4-Month	41.6°F (5.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1971
	41.6°F (5.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2014
	Ties: 1985
Aug–Dec 1898 5-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1916
	47.7°F (8.7°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2020
	Ties: 1895, 1968
Jul–Dec 1898 6-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1916
	51.8°F (11.0°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2020
	Ties: 1913, 1919, 1968, 1978
Jun–Dec 1898 7-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1916
	53.6°F (12.0°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2021
	Ties: 1920, 1965, 1968
May–Dec 1898 8-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1916
	53.4°F (11.9°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2021
	Ties: 1944, 1993
Apr–Dec 1898 9-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1912
	53.0°F (11.7°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2021
	Ties: 1902, 1924, 1967
Mar–Dec 1898 10-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	52.0°F (11.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1912
	51.0°F (10.6°C)	52.0°F (11.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	1934, 2021
	Ties: 1897, 1930
Feb–Dec 1898 11-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1911, 1912
	49.5°F (9.7°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1934
	Ties: 1922, 1993
Jan–Dec 1898 12-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1944
	47.0°F (8.3°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	1934
	Ties: 1917, 1922, 1932, 1948, 1975, 1982
Jul 1897–Dec 1898 18-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1912, 1913
Jul 1897–Dec 1898 18-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	1934
Jan 1897–Dec 1898 24-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1912, 1913
Jan 1897–Dec 1898 24-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2015
Jan 1896–Dec 1898 36-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1913
	47.6°F (8.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
	Ties: 1905, 1912, 1950, 1984
Jan 1895–Dec 1898 48-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest to Date	1914
	47.4°F (8.6°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1913

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 22, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings