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Alabama

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1998

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1998 1-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	46.4°F (8.0°C)	5.0°F (2.8°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1963
December 1998 1-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	46.4°F (8.0°C)	5.0°F (2.8°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
Nov–Dec 1998 2-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	4.7°F (2.7°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
Nov–Dec 1998 2-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	4.7°F (2.7°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
Oct–Dec 1998 3-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	4.1°F (2.2°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
Oct–Dec 1998 3-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	4.1°F (2.2°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	1931
Sep–Dec 1998 4-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	3.8°F (2.1°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
Sep–Dec 1998 4-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	3.8°F (2.1°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	1931
Aug–Dec 1998 5-Month	66.7°F (19.3°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
Aug–Dec 1998 5-Month	66.7°F (19.3°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	1931
Jul–Dec 1998 6-Month	69.2°F (20.7°C)	66.3°F (19.1°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
Jul–Dec 1998 6-Month	69.2°F (20.7°C)	66.3°F (19.1°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	1931, 2016
Jun–Dec 1998 7-Month	70.8°F (21.6°C)	67.9°F (19.9°C)	2.9°F (1.7°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
Jun–Dec 1998 7-Month	70.8°F (21.6°C)	67.9°F (19.9°C)	2.9°F (1.7°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	1931
May–Dec 1998 8-Month	71.2°F (21.8°C)	68.3°F (20.2°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	128th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
May–Dec 1998 8-Month	71.2°F (21.8°C)	68.3°F (20.2°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	1998
Apr–Dec 1998 9-Month	70.1°F (21.2°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
Apr–Dec 1998 9-Month	70.1°F (21.2°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
Mar–Dec 1998 10-Month	68.4°F (20.2°C)	66.3°F (19.1°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
Mar–Dec 1998 10-Month	68.4°F (20.2°C)	66.3°F (19.1°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1921	2016
Feb–Dec 1998 11-Month	66.7°F (19.3°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
	66.7°F (19.3°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2016
	Ties: 1911
Jan–Dec 1998 12-Month	65.1°F (18.4°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
	65.1°F (18.4°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	1921
	Ties: 1933
Jul 1997–Dec 1998 18-Month	65.1°F (18.4°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1968
	65.1°F (18.4°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1991	2016
	Ties: 1923, 1934, 2006, 2015
Jan 1997–Dec 1998 24-Month	63.7°F (17.6°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1969
	63.7°F (17.6°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1991	1922
	Ties: 1912, 1931, 1936, 1945, 1950, 2008
Jan 1996–Dec 1998 36-Month	63.2°F (17.3°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1969
	63.2°F (17.3°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2017, 2019
	Ties: 1900, 1907, 1915, 1916, 1919, 1940, 1986, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2014
Jan 1995–Dec 1998 48-Month	63.2°F (17.3°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1969
	63.2°F (17.3°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1993	2019
	Ties: 1940, 1944, 1987, 2003, 2004, 2010
Jan 1994–Dec 1998 60-Month	63.1°F (17.3°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1970
	63.1°F (17.3°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1920, 1942, 1992, 1993

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