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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1928

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1928 1-Month	25.7°F (-3.5°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	-4.0°F (-2.2°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1909, 1932
	25.7°F (-3.5°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	-4.0°F (-2.2°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	1917
	Ties: 1992
Nov–Dec 1928 2-Month	31.7°F (-0.2°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1931
Nov–Dec 1928 2-Month	31.7°F (-0.2°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	1917
Oct–Dec 1928 3-Month	37.7°F (3.2°C)	39.0°F (3.9°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1919
	37.7°F (3.2°C)	39.0°F (3.9°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	1950
	Ties: 1913, 1914, 1957, 1978, 1992
Sep–Dec 1928 4-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1971
	43.8°F (6.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2014
	Ties: 1900, 1935, 1947, 2013
Aug–Dec 1928 5-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1916
Aug–Dec 1928 5-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2020
Jul–Dec 1928 6-Month	52.6°F (11.4°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1916
	52.6°F (11.4°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2020
	Ties: 1907, 1931, 1944
Jun–Dec 1928 7-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1916
	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2021
	Ties: 1957, 1970
May–Dec 1928 8-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1916
	54.6°F (12.6°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2021
	Ties: 1976, 1990, 2011, 2019
Apr–Dec 1928 9-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1912
	53.4°F (11.9°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2021
	Ties: 1927, 1938, 1955, 1976
Mar–Dec 1928 10-Month	52.3°F (11.3°C)	52.0°F (11.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1912
	52.3°F (11.3°C)	52.0°F (11.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	1934, 2021
	Ties: 1980
Feb–Dec 1928 11-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1911, 1912
	50.6°F (10.3°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	1934
	Ties: 1901, 1991
Jan–Dec 1928 12-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1944
	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	1934
	Ties: 1901, 1925, 1927, 1961, 1969, 2019
Jul 1927–Dec 1928 18-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1912, 1913
	50.2°F (10.1°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	1934
	Ties: 1900, 1910, 1956, 1966, 1968
Jan 1927–Dec 1928 24-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1912, 1913
	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2015
	Ties: 1967, 1980, 2011
Jan 1926–Dec 1928 36-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1913
	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2016
	Ties: 1927, 1941, 1990, 1992
Jan 1925–Dec 1928 48-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1914
	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1981, 1988
Jan 1924–Dec 1928 60-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1899, 1915, 1916
	48.9°F (9.4°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1929, 1936, 1960, 1963, 1993

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings