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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1916

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1916 1-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1963
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1913	2015
	Ties: 1979
Nov–Dec 1916 2-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	51.9°F (11.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1917
	51.7°F (10.9°C)	51.9°F (11.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1913	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1926, 1974
Oct–Dec 1916 3-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1914	1917
	56.2°F (13.4°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1979, 1987, 2008
Sep–Dec 1916 4-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	60.9°F (16.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1914	1917
	60.5°F (15.8°C)	60.9°F (16.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2015
	Ties: 1957, 1958, 1993
Aug–Dec 1916 5-Month	64.2°F (17.9°C)	64.5°F (18.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1914	1917
	64.2°F (17.9°C)	64.5°F (18.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2015
	Ties: 1958
Jul–Dec 1916 6-Month	66.6°F (19.2°C)	67.0°F (19.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1914	1917, 1976
	66.6°F (19.2°C)	67.0°F (19.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2015
	Ties: 1907, 1957
Jun–Dec 1916 7-Month	67.9°F (19.9°C)	68.5°F (20.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1910	1976
	67.9°F (19.9°C)	68.5°F (20.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2015
	Ties: 1907, 1944, 1979, 1981, 1992
May–Dec 1916 8-Month	68.6°F (20.3°C)	68.8°F (20.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1914	1976
	68.6°F (20.3°C)	68.8°F (20.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2015
	Ties: 1914, 1924, 1943, 1958, 1965, 1995
Apr–Dec 1916 9-Month	67.8°F (19.9°C)	68.2°F (20.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1976
	67.8°F (19.9°C)	68.2°F (20.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1909, 1935, 1972
Mar–Dec 1916 10-Month	66.5°F (19.2°C)	67.0°F (19.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1914	1917
	66.5°F (19.2°C)	67.0°F (19.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2015
	Ties: 1958, 1988, 1993
Feb–Dec 1916 11-Month	64.9°F (18.3°C)	65.4°F (18.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1914	1901, 1917
	64.9°F (18.3°C)	65.4°F (18.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2016, 2019
	Ties: 1974, 1992
Jan–Dec 1916 12-Month	63.9°F (17.7°C)	63.9°F (17.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1901
	63.9°F (17.7°C)	63.9°F (17.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1913	2019
	Ties: 1902, 1906, 1972
Jul 1915–Dec 1916 18-Month	65.2°F (18.4°C)	64.9°F (18.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1968
	65.2°F (18.4°C)	64.9°F (18.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1913	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1896, 1898, 1900, 1937, 1950, 1954, 1995, 2003
Jan 1915–Dec 1916 24-Month	63.7°F (17.6°C)	63.9°F (17.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1969
	63.7°F (17.6°C)	63.9°F (17.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2020
	Ties: 1913, 1914, 1920, 1929, 1943
Jan 1914–Dec 1916 36-Month	63.5°F (17.5°C)	63.9°F (17.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1914	1968, 1969
	63.5°F (17.5°C)	63.9°F (17.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2017, 2019
	Ties: 1914, 1982, 1985, 1989
Jan 1913–Dec 1916 48-Month	63.7°F (17.6°C)	63.8°F (17.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1969
	63.7°F (17.6°C)	63.8°F (17.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1919, 1942, 1976
Jan 1912–Dec 1916 60-Month	63.6°F (17.6°C)	63.8°F (17.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1970
	63.6°F (17.6°C)	63.8°F (17.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2020
	Ties: 1902, 1960, 1977, 1985

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings