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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	7.8°F (-13.4°C)	10.8°F (-11.8°C)	-3.0°F (-1.6°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1983
December 1968 1-Month	7.8°F (-13.4°C)	10.8°F (-11.8°C)	-3.0°F (-1.6°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	1939
Nov–Dec 1968 2-Month	18.1°F (-7.7°C)	18.3°F (-7.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1927
Nov–Dec 1968 2-Month	18.1°F (-7.7°C)	18.3°F (-7.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	1999
Oct–Dec 1968 3-Month	26.9°F (-2.8°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1919
	26.9°F (-2.8°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
	Ties: 1973, 2002
Sep–Dec 1968 4-Month	34.3°F (1.3°C)	33.9°F (1.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1919
Sep–Dec 1968 4-Month	34.3°F (1.3°C)	33.9°F (1.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
Aug–Dec 1968 5-Month	40.1°F (4.5°C)	40.2°F (4.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1985
	40.1°F (4.5°C)	40.2°F (4.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1937, 1965, 2008, 2018, 2019
Jul–Dec 1968 6-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1985
	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
	Ties: 1904, 1906
Jun–Dec 1968 7-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1985
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2021
	Ties: 1909, 1965, 1989
May–Dec 1968 8-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1927
May–Dec 1968 8-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2021
Apr–Dec 1968 9-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1927
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2015
	Ties: 1897
Mar–Dec 1968 10-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1951
	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2021
	Ties: 1954
Feb–Dec 1968 11-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	41.6°F (5.3°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
	41.7°F (5.4°C)	41.6°F (5.3°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	1987
	Ties: 1901, 1908, 1923, 1943, 1944, 1949, 1962
Jan–Dec 1968 12-Month	38.6°F (3.7°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1950
	38.6°F (3.7°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	1987
	Ties: 1975
Jul 1967–Dec 1968 18-Month	40.8°F (4.9°C)	40.6°F (4.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
	40.8°F (4.9°C)	40.6°F (4.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2016
	Ties: 1948, 2008
Jan 1967–Dec 1968 24-Month	38.2°F (3.4°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917, 1951
	38.2°F (3.4°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2016
	Ties: 1969
Jan 1966–Dec 1968 36-Month	37.7°F (3.2°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1918, 1951
	37.7°F (3.2°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2017
	Ties: 1900, 1903, 1908, 1911, 1914, 1927
Jan 1965–Dec 1968 48-Month	37.4°F (3.0°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1919
	37.4°F (3.0°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2001
	Ties: 1900, 1912, 1927, 1953, 1972
Jan 1964–Dec 1968 60-Month	37.7°F (3.2°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1899
	37.7°F (3.2°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2002
	Ties: 1901, 1903, 1904, 1915, 1921, 1927, 1929, 1970, 1972

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 21, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings