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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1968

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1968 1-Month	27.3°F (-2.6°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1909, 1932
	27.3°F (-2.6°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	1917
	Ties: 1908
Nov–Dec 1968 2-Month	32.4°F (0.2°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1931
Nov–Dec 1968 2-Month	32.4°F (0.2°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	1917
Oct–Dec 1968 3-Month	38.2°F (3.4°C)	39.0°F (3.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1919
Oct–Dec 1968 3-Month	38.2°F (3.4°C)	39.0°F (3.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	1950
Sep–Dec 1968 4-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1971
	43.6°F (6.4°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2014
	Ties: 1925, 1957, 1986
Aug–Dec 1968 5-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1916
	47.7°F (8.7°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2020
	Ties: 1895, 1898
Jul–Dec 1968 6-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1916
	51.8°F (11.0°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2020
	Ties: 1898, 1913, 1919, 1978
Jun–Dec 1968 7-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1916
	53.6°F (12.0°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2021
	Ties: 1898, 1920, 1965
May–Dec 1968 8-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1916
	53.6°F (12.0°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2021
	Ties: 1906, 1920, 1951
Apr–Dec 1968 9-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1912
Apr–Dec 1968 9-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2021
Mar–Dec 1968 10-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	52.0°F (11.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1912
	51.2°F (10.7°C)	52.0°F (11.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	1934, 2021
	Ties: 1907, 1951, 1984
Feb–Dec 1968 11-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1911, 1912
	50.0°F (10.0°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	1934
	Ties: 1919, 1929, 1933, 1976
Jan–Dec 1968 12-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1944
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	1934
	Ties: 1907, 1919, 1970
Jul 1967–Dec 1968 18-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1912, 1913
	50.2°F (10.1°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	1934
	Ties: 1900, 1910, 1928, 1956, 1966
Jan 1967–Dec 1968 24-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1912, 1913
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
	Ties: 1919
Jan 1966–Dec 1968 36-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1913
	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2016
	Ties: 1901, 1921, 1937, 1938
Jan 1965–Dec 1968 48-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1914
	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2017
	Ties: 1902, 1926, 1970, 1977, 1984, 1986
Jan 1964–Dec 1968 60-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1899, 1915, 1916
	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2018
	Ties: 1902, 1903, 1910, 1925, 1926, 1947, 1953, 1973, 1976, 1986

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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