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Alabama

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1920

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1920 1-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	46.4°F (8.0°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1963
	44.7°F (7.1°C)	46.4°F (8.0°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1995
Nov–Dec 1920 2-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	-2.3°F (-1.2°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
	47.6°F (8.7°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	-2.3°F (-1.2°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2015
	Ties: 1914, 1960
Oct–Dec 1920 3-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
	53.0°F (11.7°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1931
	Ties: 1914, 1983
Sep–Dec 1920 4-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
	59.0°F (15.0°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1931
	Ties: 1944, 1958, 2009
Aug–Dec 1920 5-Month	62.7°F (17.1°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
	62.7°F (17.1°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1931
	Ties: 1995
Jul–Dec 1920 6-Month	65.5°F (18.6°C)	66.3°F (19.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
	65.5°F (18.6°C)	66.3°F (19.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1931, 2016
	Ties: 1914, 1966, 1983
Jun–Dec 1920 7-Month	67.1°F (19.5°C)	67.9°F (19.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
	67.1°F (19.5°C)	67.9°F (19.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1931
	Ties: 1937, 1955, 1995
May–Dec 1920 8-Month	67.5°F (19.7°C)	68.2°F (20.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
	67.5°F (19.7°C)	68.2°F (20.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1998
	Ties: 1907, 1960
Apr–Dec 1920 9-Month	66.9°F (19.4°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
Apr–Dec 1920 9-Month	66.9°F (19.4°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2015
Mar–Dec 1920 10-Month	65.4°F (18.6°C)	66.3°F (19.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
	65.4°F (18.6°C)	66.3°F (19.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
	Ties: 1974, 1975
Feb–Dec 1920 11-Month	63.7°F (17.6°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
	63.7°F (17.6°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
	Ties: 1903, 1992, 2013
Jan–Dec 1920 12-Month	62.3°F (16.8°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
	62.3°F (16.8°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1921
	Ties: 1993
Jul 1919–Dec 1920 18-Month	64.4°F (18.0°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1968
	64.4°F (18.0°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
	Ties: 1942, 1950, 1956
Jan 1919–Dec 1920 24-Month	63.2°F (17.3°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1969
	63.2°F (17.3°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1922
	Ties: 1914, 2003
Jan 1918–Dec 1920 36-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1969
	63.4°F (17.4°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1913	2017, 2019
	Ties: 1897, 1899, 1912, 1926, 1948, 1949, 1952, 2002, 2009
Jan 1917–Dec 1920 48-Month	63.0°F (17.2°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1969
	63.0°F (17.2°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2019
	Ties: 1958, 1975, 1988
Jan 1916–Dec 1920 60-Month	63.1°F (17.3°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1970
	63.1°F (17.3°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1942, 1992, 1993, 1998

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings