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South Atlantic-Gulf Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1968

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)		Warmest/Coolest
Since		Record
December 1968
1-Month		44.9°F
(7.2°C)		48.4°F
(9.1°C)		-3.5°F
(-1.9°C)		14th Coolest
Coolest since:
1963
115th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1901, 1944, 1962
Nov–Dec 1968
2-Month		49.1°F
(9.5°C)		51.9°F
(11.1°C)		-2.8°F
(-1.6°C)		15th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
114th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Oct–Dec 1968
3-Month		54.4°F
(12.4°C)		56.2°F
(13.4°C)		-1.8°F
(-1.0°C)		17th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
112th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1980
Sep–Dec 1968
4-Month		59.1°F
(15.1°C)		60.9°F
(16.1°C)		-1.8°F
(-1.0°C)		11th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
118th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1930, 1969, 1989
Aug–Dec 1968
5-Month		63.2°F
(17.3°C)		64.5°F
(18.1°C)		-1.3°F
(-0.8°C)		15th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
114th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1914, 1943, 1974
Jul–Dec 1968
6-Month		65.8°F
(18.8°C)		67.0°F
(19.4°C)		-1.2°F
(-0.6°C)		12th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917, 1976
117th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1910
Jun–Dec 1968
7-Month		67.4°F
(19.7°C)		68.5°F
(20.3°C)		-1.1°F
(-0.6°C)		13th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
116th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1930
May–Dec 1968
8-Month		67.6°F
(19.8°C)		68.8°F
(20.4°C)		-1.2°F
(-0.6°C)		8th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
121st Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1901, 1989, 1997
Apr–Dec 1968
9-Month		67.3°F
(19.6°C)		68.2°F
(20.1°C)		-0.9°F
(-0.5°C)		18th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
111th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1920, 1937
Mar–Dec 1968
10-Month		66.0°F
(18.9°C)		67.0°F
(19.4°C)		-1.0°F
(-0.5°C)		12th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
117th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Feb–Dec 1968
11-Month		63.8°F
(17.7°C)		65.4°F
(18.6°C)		-1.6°F
(-0.9°C)		3rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1901, 1917
126th Warmest
Warmest since:
2016, 2019
Jan–Dec 1968
12-Month		62.2°F
(16.8°C)		63.9°F
(17.7°C)		-1.7°F
(-0.9°C)		3rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1901
126th Warmest
Warmest since:
2019
Ties: 1976
Jul 1967–Dec 1968
18-Month		63.1°F
(17.3°C)		64.9°F
(18.3°C)		-1.8°F
(-1.0°C)		1st Coolest
Coolest to Date
1968
127th Warmest
Warmest since:
2016, 2017
Jan 1967–Dec 1968
24-Month		62.6°F
(17.0°C)		63.9°F
(17.7°C)		-1.3°F
(-0.7°C)		2nd Coolest
Coolest to Date
1969
126th Warmest
Warmest since:
2020
Jan 1966–Dec 1968
36-Month		62.5°F
(16.9°C)		63.9°F
(17.7°C)		-1.4°F
(-0.8°C)		1st Coolest
Coolest to Date
1968, 1969
126th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017, 2019
Ties: 1969
Jan 1965–Dec 1968
48-Month		62.8°F
(17.1°C)		63.8°F
(17.7°C)		-1.0°F
(-0.6°C)		3rd Coolest
Coolest to Date
1969
123rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2019, 2020
Ties: 1979
Jan 1964–Dec 1968
60-Month		62.9°F
(17.2°C)		63.8°F
(17.7°C)		-0.9°F
(-0.5°C)		3rd Coolest
Coolest to Date
1970
122nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2020
Ties: 1971

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