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Average Temperature Rankings, December 2012

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 2012 1-Month	27.8°F (-2.3°C)	21.6°F (-5.8°C)	6.2°F (3.5°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1989
December 2012 1-Month	27.8°F (-2.3°C)	21.6°F (-5.8°C)	6.2°F (3.5°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2015
Nov–Dec 2012 2-Month	31.2°F (-0.4°C)	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1917
	31.2°F (-0.4°C)	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2015
	Ties: 1966, 1996, 2014, 2016
Oct–Dec 2012 3-Month	37.4°F (3.0°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1904, 1917
	37.4°F (3.0°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2015
	Ties: 1913, 1998, 2014
Sep–Dec 2012 4-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1904, 1917
	42.4°F (5.8°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2015
	Ties: 2005
Aug–Dec 2012 5-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1904
	47.7°F (8.7°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2015
	Ties: 1999
Jul–Dec 2012 6-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1904
Jul–Dec 2012 6-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2015
Jun–Dec 2012 7-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1904
Jun–Dec 2012 7-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2021
May–Dec 2012 8-Month	53.2°F (11.8°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1917
	53.2°F (11.8°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2015
	Ties: 2016
Apr–Dec 2012 9-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	49.3°F (9.6°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1917
Apr–Dec 2012 9-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	49.3°F (9.6°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2021
Mar–Dec 2012 10-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
	50.7°F (10.4°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2021
	Ties: 2022
Feb–Dec 2012 11-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	3.9°F (2.2°C)	128th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	3.9°F (2.2°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2010, 2012
	Ties: 2010
Jan–Dec 2012 12-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	4.1°F (2.2°C)	128th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1904
Jan–Dec 2012 12-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	4.1°F (2.2°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Jul 2011–Dec 2012 18-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	4.1°F (2.3°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1904
Jul 2011–Dec 2012 18-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	4.1°F (2.3°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Jan 2011–Dec 2012 24-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1905
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2021
	Ties: 1999, 2011
Jan 2010–Dec 2012 36-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1905, 1906
	45.8°F (7.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012, 2022
	Ties: 2022
Jan 2009–Dec 2012 48-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1907
	45.1°F (7.3°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2013
	Ties: 2022
Jan 2008–Dec 2012 60-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1907
	44.8°F (7.1°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2013, 2014, 2022
	Ties: 2021

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings