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Alabama

Average Temperature Rankings, December 2008

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 2008 1-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	46.4°F (8.0°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 2006	1963
December 2008 1-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	46.4°F (8.0°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2015
Nov–Dec 2008 2-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2005	1976
	50.4°F (10.2°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2015
	Ties: 1916, 1967, 1977
Oct–Dec 2008 3-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 2005	1976
	54.3°F (12.4°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	1931
	Ties: 1912, 1970, 2005
Sep–Dec 2008 4-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	59.7°F (15.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2006	1976
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	59.7°F (15.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	1931
	Ties: 1987
Aug–Dec 2008 5-Month	63.2°F (17.3°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1976
	63.2°F (17.3°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	1931
	Ties: 1910, 1961
Jul–Dec 2008 6-Month	66.0°F (18.9°C)	66.3°F (19.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1976
	66.0°F (18.9°C)	66.3°F (19.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	1931, 2016
	Ties: 1930, 1988, 1993
Jun–Dec 2008 7-Month	67.8°F (19.9°C)	67.9°F (19.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1976
	67.8°F (19.9°C)	67.9°F (19.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	1931
	Ties: 1904, 1940, 1944, 1953, 2014
May–Dec 2008 8-Month	68.1°F (20.1°C)	68.2°F (20.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1976
	68.1°F (20.1°C)	68.2°F (20.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	1998
	Ties: 1904, 1930, 1932, 1957, 1964, 1970, 1994, 2000, 2014
Apr–Dec 2008 9-Month	67.5°F (19.7°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2005	1976
	67.5°F (19.7°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2015
	Ties: 1935, 1962, 1980, 2003, 2014
Mar–Dec 2008 10-Month	66.3°F (19.1°C)	66.4°F (19.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 2005	1976
	66.3°F (19.1°C)	66.4°F (19.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2016
	Ties: 1904, 1907, 1912, 1916, 1923, 1957, 1959, 1965, 1970, 1995, 2001
Feb–Dec 2008 11-Month	64.7°F (18.2°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2005	1976
	64.7°F (18.2°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2016
	Ties: 1904, 1913, 1943, 2005
Jan–Dec 2008 12-Month	62.9°F (17.2°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1976
	62.9°F (17.2°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	1921
	Ties: 1926, 2009
Jul 2007–Dec 2008 18-Month	64.8°F (18.2°C)	64.2°F (17.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 2005	1968
	64.8°F (18.2°C)	64.2°F (17.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2016
	Ties: 1896, 1916, 1937, 1939, 1955
Jan 2007–Dec 2008 24-Month	63.7°F (17.6°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2005	1969
	63.7°F (17.6°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	1922
	Ties: 1912, 1931, 1936, 1945, 1950, 1998
Jan 2006–Dec 2008 36-Month	63.8°F (17.7°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 2006	1969
	63.8°F (17.7°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2017, 2019
	Ties: 1898, 1929, 1932, 1954, 1955, 2012, 2013
Jan 2005–Dec 2008 48-Month	63.7°F (17.6°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 2006	1969
	63.7°F (17.6°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2019
	Ties: 1909, 1930, 1932, 1946, 1955, 1956
Jan 2004–Dec 2008 60-Month	63.6°F (17.6°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 2007	1970
	63.6°F (17.6°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1900, 1912, 1928, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2015

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings