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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	25.0°F (-3.9°C)	21.6°F (-5.8°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1989
	25.0°F (-3.9°C)	21.6°F (-5.8°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2015
	Ties: 1913, 1950, 2019
Nov–Dec 1959 2-Month	29.8°F (-1.2°C)	27.9°F (-2.3°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	29.8°F (-1.2°C)	27.9°F (-2.3°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2015
	Ties: 1938, 1969, 1987
Oct–Dec 1959 3-Month	35.3°F (1.8°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1904, 1917
	35.3°F (1.8°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2015
	Ties: 1956
Sep–Dec 1959 4-Month	41.4°F (5.2°C)	39.7°F (4.3°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1904, 1917
Sep–Dec 1959 4-Month	41.4°F (5.2°C)	39.7°F (4.3°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2015
Aug–Dec 1959 5-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1904
	46.4°F (8.0°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2015
	Ties: 1982
Jul–Dec 1959 6-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1904
	50.2°F (10.1°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2015
	Ties: 2017
Jun–Dec 1959 7-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1904
	51.5°F (10.8°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2021
	Ties: 1938, 1983
May–Dec 1959 8-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	52.1°F (11.2°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2015
	Ties: 1949, 2018
Apr–Dec 1959 9-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	50.9°F (10.5°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2021
	Ties: 1973, 1991
Mar–Dec 1959 10-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2021
	Ties: 1983
Feb–Dec 1959 11-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2010, 2012
	Ties: 1987, 2019
Jan–Dec 1959 12-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1904
	43.0°F (6.1°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1932, 1987, 2007, 2009
Jul 1958–Dec 1959 18-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1904
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1900, 1915, 1919, 1939, 1958, 1968, 1982
Jan 1958–Dec 1959 24-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1905
	42.2°F (5.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 1930, 1989
Jan 1957–Dec 1959 36-Month	42.5°F (5.8°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1905, 1906
	42.5°F (5.8°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012, 2022
	Ties: 1948, 1957, 1979, 1987, 1989
Jan 1956–Dec 1959 48-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1907
	42.3°F (5.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2013
	Ties: 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980
Jan 1955–Dec 1959 60-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1907
	42.4°F (5.8°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2013, 2014, 2022
	Ties: 1960, 1973, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1989

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 7, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings