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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1897

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1897 1-Month	33.1°F (0.6°C)	32.4°F (0.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest to Date	1989
	33.1°F (0.6°C)	32.4°F (0.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2015
	Ties: 1951
Nov–Dec 1897 2-Month	38.0°F (3.3°C)	37.4°F (3.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1976
	38.0°F (3.3°C)	37.4°F (3.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2015
	Ties: 1953
Oct–Dec 1897 3-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	43.0°F (6.1°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	44.7°F (7.1°C)	43.0°F (6.1°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1922
Sep–Dec 1897 4-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1976
Sep–Dec 1897 4-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1931
Aug–Dec 1897 5-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	53.4°F (11.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1976
	54.5°F (12.5°C)	53.4°F (11.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1931
	Ties: 1959, 2003
Jul–Dec 1897 6-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	56.8°F (13.8°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1976
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	56.8°F (13.8°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	1931
	Ties: 1938, 1982, 1990, 1994, 2002
Jun–Dec 1897 7-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1976
	59.6°F (15.3°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1931
	Ties: 1919, 1956, 1970, 1990, 2010
May–Dec 1897 8-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1931
	Ties: 1898, 1914, 1948, 1977
Apr–Dec 1897 9-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	58.4°F (14.7°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2015
	Ties: 1923
Mar–Dec 1897 10-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2016
	Ties: 1898, 1956, 1957, 1964
Feb–Dec 1897 11-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	54.8°F (12.7°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2012
	Ties: 1896
Jan–Dec 1897 12-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	52.4°F (11.3°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2012
	Ties: 1936, 1942, 1964, 2000
Jul 1896–Dec 1897 18-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	53.7°F (12.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1904, 1917
	53.8°F (12.1°C)	53.7°F (12.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2012, 2016
	Ties: 1930, 1972, 1984, 1988
Jan 1896–Dec 1897 24-Month	52.6°F (11.4°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1979
	52.6°F (11.4°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1919, 1950, 1986, 2004, 2010
Jan 1895–Dec 1897 36-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1980
	51.9°F (11.1°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1916, 1929, 1930, 1959, 1996

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings