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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1989

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1989 1-Month	38.3°F (3.5°C)	46.4°F (8.0°C)	-8.1°F (-4.5°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1963
December 1989 1-Month	38.3°F (3.5°C)	46.4°F (8.0°C)	-8.1°F (-4.5°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2015
Nov–Dec 1989 2-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	-3.8°F (-2.1°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
Nov–Dec 1989 2-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	-3.8°F (-2.1°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2015
Oct–Dec 1989 3-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-3.1°F (-1.8°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
Oct–Dec 1989 3-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-3.1°F (-1.8°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	1931
Sep–Dec 1989 4-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
Sep–Dec 1989 4-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	1931
Aug–Dec 1989 5-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	-2.4°F (-1.4°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
Aug–Dec 1989 5-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	-2.4°F (-1.4°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	1931
Jul–Dec 1989 6-Month	64.1°F (17.8°C)	66.3°F (19.1°C)	-2.2°F (-1.3°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
Jul–Dec 1989 6-Month	64.1°F (17.8°C)	66.3°F (19.1°C)	-2.2°F (-1.3°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	1931, 2016
Jun–Dec 1989 7-Month	65.8°F (18.8°C)	67.9°F (19.9°C)	-2.1°F (-1.1°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
	65.8°F (18.8°C)	67.9°F (19.9°C)	-2.1°F (-1.1°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	1931
	Ties: 1974
May–Dec 1989 8-Month	66.2°F (19.0°C)	68.2°F (20.1°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
May–Dec 1989 8-Month	66.2°F (19.0°C)	68.2°F (20.1°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	1998
Apr–Dec 1989 9-Month	65.6°F (18.7°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
	65.6°F (18.7°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2015
	Ties: 1997
Mar–Dec 1989 10-Month	64.8°F (18.2°C)	66.4°F (19.1°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1976
	64.8°F (18.2°C)	66.4°F (19.1°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2015, 2016
	Ties: 1901
Feb–Dec 1989 11-Month	63.3°F (17.4°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1976
	63.3°F (17.4°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2016
	Ties: 1895
Jan–Dec 1989 12-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1976
Jan–Dec 1989 12-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1921
Jul 1988–Dec 1989 18-Month	63.5°F (17.5°C)	64.2°F (17.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1968
	63.5°F (17.5°C)	64.2°F (17.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2016
	Ties: 1981, 1992, 1997
Jan 1988–Dec 1989 24-Month	62.1°F (16.7°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1969
	62.1°F (16.7°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	1922
	Ties: 1959, 1964
Jan 1987–Dec 1989 36-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1969
	62.4°F (16.9°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2017, 2019
	Ties: 1942, 1964, 1965
Jan 1986–Dec 1989 48-Month	62.9°F (17.2°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1969
	62.9°F (17.2°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2019
	Ties: 1902, 1915, 1959, 1994
Jan 1985–Dec 1989 60-Month	62.8°F (17.1°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1970
	62.8°F (17.1°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1906, 1944, 1974, 1986, 1987

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