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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1959

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1959 1-Month	35.9°F (2.2°C)	32.4°F (0.2°C)	3.5°F (2.0°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1989
December 1959 1-Month	35.9°F (2.2°C)	32.4°F (0.2°C)	3.5°F (2.0°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2015
Nov–Dec 1959 2-Month	37.3°F (2.9°C)	37.4°F (3.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1976
	37.3°F (2.9°C)	37.4°F (3.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2015
	Ties: 1939, 1961, 1977
Oct–Dec 1959 3-Month	43.1°F (6.2°C)	43.0°F (6.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	43.1°F (6.2°C)	43.0°F (6.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2015
	Ties: 1954, 1957
Sep–Dec 1959 4-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1976
	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	1931
	Ties: 1919, 1949, 1987, 2002, 2022
Aug–Dec 1959 5-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	53.4°F (11.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1976
	54.5°F (12.5°C)	53.4°F (11.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	1931
	Ties: 1897, 2003
Jul–Dec 1959 6-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	56.8°F (13.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1976
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	56.8°F (13.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	1931
	Ties: 1899, 1906, 1911, 1953, 1954, 1987
Jun–Dec 1959 7-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1976
	59.5°F (15.3°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	1931
	Ties: 1906, 1923, 1938, 1946, 2006, 2022
May–Dec 1959 8-Month	60.3°F (15.7°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	60.3°F (15.7°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	1931
	Ties: 1949, 2010, 2020
Apr–Dec 1959 9-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1913, 1970, 2005, 2017
Mar–Dec 1959 10-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2016
	Ties: 1911, 1949, 1990
Feb–Dec 1959 11-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1900, 1948
Jan–Dec 1959 12-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	52.8°F (11.6°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1896, 1944, 1955, 1975
Jul 1958–Dec 1959 18-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	53.7°F (12.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1904, 1917
	53.7°F (12.1°C)	53.7°F (12.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012, 2016
	Ties: 1899, 1936, 1944, 1947, 1965, 1975, 1994
Jan 1958–Dec 1959 24-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1979
	51.4°F (10.8°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
	Ties: 1929, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1970
Jan 1957–Dec 1959 36-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1980
	51.9°F (11.1°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2018
	Ties: 1897, 1916, 1929, 1930, 1996
Jan 1956–Dec 1959 48-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1979
	52.1°F (11.2°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2019
	Ties: 1902, 1925, 1930, 1943, 1958, 1985, 1995
Jan 1955–Dec 1959 60-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1980
	52.2°F (11.2°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2020
	Ties: 1899, 1913, 1914, 1921, 1944, 1951, 1974

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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