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Ohio River Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1953

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1953 1-Month	33.5°F (0.8°C)	32.4°F (0.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1989
	33.5°F (0.8°C)	32.4°F (0.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2015
	Ties: 1974, 1986
Nov–Dec 1953 2-Month	38.0°F (3.3°C)	37.4°F (3.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1976
	38.0°F (3.3°C)	37.4°F (3.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2015
	Ties: 1897
Oct–Dec 1953 3-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	43.0°F (6.1°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	44.2°F (6.8°C)	43.0°F (6.1°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2015
	Ties: 1938, 1947, 1985
Sep–Dec 1953 4-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1976
	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1931
	Ties: 1911, 1986, 1991, 2003
Aug–Dec 1953 5-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	53.3°F (11.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1976
	54.3°F (12.4°C)	53.3°F (11.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1931
	Ties: 1908, 1965, 1978
Jul–Dec 1953 6-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	56.8°F (13.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1976
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	56.8°F (13.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	1931
	Ties: 1899, 1906, 1954, 1959
Jun–Dec 1953 7-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1976
	60.0°F (15.6°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1931
	Ties: 1984, 1994, 2002
May–Dec 1953 8-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
May–Dec 1953 8-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1931
Apr–Dec 1953 9-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	59.3°F (15.2°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1911, 1971, 2002
Mar–Dec 1953 10-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2016
	Ties: 1908, 1933, 1934, 1977, 2022
Feb–Dec 1953 11-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	55.7°F (13.2°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1990, 2015
Jan–Dec 1953 12-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	54.0°F (12.2°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012
	Ties: 1949, 2006, 2011
Jul 1952–Dec 1953 18-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	53.7°F (12.1°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1904, 1917
	54.9°F (12.7°C)	53.7°F (12.1°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012, 2016
	Ties: 1954, 2018
Jan 1952–Dec 1953 24-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1979
Jan 1952–Dec 1953 24-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
Jan 1951–Dec 1953 36-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1980
	53.0°F (11.7°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2018
	Ties: 1935, 1956, 2004
Jan 1950–Dec 1953 48-Month	52.6°F (11.4°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1979
	52.6°F (11.4°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2019
	Ties: 1899, 1931, 1938, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1988
Jan 1949–Dec 1953 60-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1980
	52.8°F (11.6°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2020
	Ties: 1925, 1939, 1942, 1949, 1954, 1990, 1993, 1999

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings