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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	24.7°F (-4.1°C)	23.0°F (-5.0°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1909
	24.7°F (-4.1°C)	23.0°F (-5.0°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	1980
	Ties: 1938
Nov–Dec 1896 2-Month	26.3°F (-3.2°C)	27.5°F (-2.5°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1895
	26.3°F (-3.2°C)	27.5°F (-2.5°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1991
Oct–Dec 1896 3-Month	32.2°F (0.1°C)	33.5°F (0.8°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1898
Oct–Dec 1896 3-Month	32.2°F (0.1°C)	33.5°F (0.8°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1950, 2017
Sep–Dec 1896 4-Month	37.9°F (3.3°C)	39.2°F (4.0°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1898, 1912
	37.9°F (3.3°C)	39.2°F (4.0°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
	Ties: 1978
Aug–Dec 1896 5-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	44.3°F (6.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1912
	43.2°F (6.2°C)	44.3°F (6.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
	Ties: 1978
Jul–Dec 1896 6-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1912
Jul–Dec 1896 6-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
Jun–Dec 1896 7-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1912
	49.3°F (9.6°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
	Ties: 1918, 1941, 1948, 1970, 1978, 1992
May–Dec 1896 8-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1912
	49.4°F (9.7°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
	Ties: 1914, 1918
Apr–Dec 1896 9-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1912
	48.4°F (9.1°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
	Ties: 1906
Mar–Dec 1896 10-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1912
	46.7°F (8.2°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1915, 1928, 1948, 1957, 1973
Feb–Dec 1896 11-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1912
	44.6°F (7.0°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1948
Jan–Dec 1896 12-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1895, 1912
	42.8°F (6.0°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1906, 1937, 1942, 1971, 1982
Jul 1895–Dec 1896 18-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1912
	43.5°F (6.4°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1934
	Ties: 1924
Jan 1895–Dec 1896 24-Month	41.8°F (5.4°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1913
Jan 1895–Dec 1896 24-Month	41.8°F (5.4°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 23, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings