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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1897

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1897 1-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	46.4°F (8.0°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1963
	47.4°F (8.6°C)	46.4°F (8.0°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1913, 1924, 1942
Nov–Dec 1897 2-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1976
	50.8°F (10.4°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2015
	Ties: 1941
Oct–Dec 1897 3-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	1.6°F (0.8°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1976
	56.2°F (13.4°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	1.6°F (0.8°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1931
	Ties: 1915
Sep–Dec 1897 4-Month	61.1°F (16.2°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1976
	61.1°F (16.2°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1931
	Ties: 1936
Aug–Dec 1897 5-Month	64.6°F (18.1°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1976
	64.6°F (18.1°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1931
	Ties: 1946
Jul–Dec 1897 6-Month	67.4°F (19.7°C)	66.3°F (19.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1976
	67.4°F (19.7°C)	66.3°F (19.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1931, 2016
	Ties: 1915, 1926, 1973, 1984
Jun–Dec 1897 7-Month	69.4°F (20.8°C)	67.9°F (19.9°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1976
	69.4°F (20.8°C)	67.9°F (19.9°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1931
	Ties: 1902, 1911, 1936, 1990, 2018
May–Dec 1897 8-Month	69.4°F (20.8°C)	68.2°F (20.1°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1976
	69.4°F (20.8°C)	68.2°F (20.1°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1998
	Ties: 1990
Apr–Dec 1897 9-Month	68.6°F (20.3°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1976
	68.6°F (20.3°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1906, 1954, 2006, 2011, 2021
Mar–Dec 1897 10-Month	67.7°F (19.8°C)	66.4°F (19.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1976
	67.7°F (19.8°C)	66.4°F (19.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2015, 2016
	Ties: 2012, 2021
Feb–Dec 1897 11-Month	66.2°F (19.0°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1976
	66.2°F (19.0°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2016
	Ties: 1896, 1918, 1938, 2017
Jan–Dec 1897 12-Month	64.2°F (17.9°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1976
	64.2°F (17.9°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1921
	Ties: 1949, 1954, 2006, 2021
Jul 1896–Dec 1897 18-Month	65.4°F (18.6°C)	64.2°F (17.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1968
	65.4°F (18.6°C)	64.2°F (17.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
	Ties: 2021, 2022
Jan 1896–Dec 1897 24-Month	64.2°F (17.9°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1969
	64.2°F (17.9°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1922
	Ties: 1927, 1939
Jan 1895–Dec 1897 36-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1969
	63.4°F (17.4°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017, 2019
	Ties: 1899, 1912, 1920, 1926, 1948, 1949, 1952, 2002, 2009

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings