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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1898

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1898 1-Month	19.9°F (-6.7°C)	21.6°F (-5.8°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1989
	19.9°F (-6.7°C)	21.6°F (-5.8°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2015
	Ties: 1962, 1975
Nov–Dec 1898 2-Month	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2015
	Ties: 1951
Oct–Dec 1898 3-Month	33.2°F (0.7°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1904, 1917
	33.2°F (0.7°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2015
	Ties: 1895, 1965
Sep–Dec 1898 4-Month	39.4°F (4.1°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	39.4°F (4.1°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1960
Aug–Dec 1898 5-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1904
	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1981
Jul–Dec 1898 6-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1904
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1908, 1911, 1939, 1954
Jun–Dec 1898 7-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1904
	50.1°F (10.1°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
	Ties: 1899, 1928, 1935, 1939
May–Dec 1898 8-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	50.3°F (10.2°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1895	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1921
Apr–Dec 1898 9-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	49.0°F (9.4°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1895	2021
	Ties: 1963, 1986, 2000
Mar–Dec 1898 10-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	47.4°F (8.6°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
	Ties: 1947, 1955, 1966, 1969
Feb–Dec 1898 11-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2010, 2012
	Ties: 1955, 1971, 1982, 2007
Jan–Dec 1898 12-Month	42.5°F (5.8°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1904
	42.5°F (5.8°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2010, 2012
	Ties: 1945, 2003
Jul 1897–Dec 1898 18-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1904
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1900, 1915, 1919, 1939, 1958, 1959, 1968, 1982
Jan 1897–Dec 1898 24-Month	41.9°F (5.5°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1905
	41.9°F (5.5°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
	Ties: 1911, 1943, 1962, 1964, 1978
Jan 1896–Dec 1898 36-Month	41.6°F (5.3°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1905, 1906
	41.6°F (5.3°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012, 2022
	Ties: 1901, 1902, 1941, 1964
Jan 1895–Dec 1898 48-Month	41.5°F (5.3°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1907
	41.5°F (5.3°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2013
	Ties: 1912

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 26, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings