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Alabama

Average Temperature Rankings, December 2012

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 2012 1-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	46.4°F (8.0°C)	4.5°F (2.5°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1963
	50.9°F (10.5°C)	46.4°F (8.0°C)	4.5°F (2.5°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2015
	Ties: 1990
Nov–Dec 2012 2-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1976
	51.0°F (10.6°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2015
	Ties: 2019
Oct–Dec 2012 3-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1976
	54.8°F (12.7°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	1931
	Ties: 1951, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1996, 2013
Sep–Dec 2012 4-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1976
	59.3°F (15.2°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	1931
	Ties: 1913, 2011
Aug–Dec 2012 5-Month	63.1°F (17.3°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1976
	63.1°F (17.3°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	1931
	Ties: 1907
Jul–Dec 2012 6-Month	66.2°F (19.0°C)	66.3°F (19.1°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1976
	66.2°F (19.0°C)	66.3°F (19.1°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	1931, 2016
	Ties: 1905, 1916, 1932, 1948, 1972, 2014
Jun–Dec 2012 7-Month	67.7°F (19.8°C)	67.9°F (19.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1976
	67.7°F (19.8°C)	67.9°F (19.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	1931
	Ties: 1912, 1916, 1964, 1970, 1993
May–Dec 2012 8-Month	68.4°F (20.2°C)	68.2°F (20.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1976
	68.4°F (20.2°C)	68.2°F (20.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	1998
	Ties: 1909, 1916, 1924, 1939, 1942, 1946, 1948, 1980, 2017
Apr–Dec 2012 9-Month	68.0°F (20.0°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1976
	68.0°F (20.0°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2015
	Ties: 1914, 1926, 1938, 1949, 1965, 1985
Mar–Dec 2012 10-Month	67.7°F (19.8°C)	66.4°F (19.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1976
	67.7°F (19.8°C)	66.4°F (19.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2016
	Ties: 1897, 2021
Feb–Dec 2012 11-Month	66.3°F (19.1°C)	64.8°F (18.2°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1976
	66.3°F (19.1°C)	64.8°F (18.2°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2016
	Ties: 1933, 1990, 2020
Jan–Dec 2012 12-Month	64.9°F (18.3°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1976
	64.9°F (18.3°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	1921
	Ties: 1990, 2020
Jul 2011–Dec 2012 18-Month	65.5°F (18.6°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1968
	65.5°F (18.6°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2016
	Ties: 1911, 1925
Jan 2011–Dec 2012 24-Month	64.4°F (18.0°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1969
	64.4°F (18.0°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	1922
	Ties: 1991
Jan 2010–Dec 2012 36-Month	63.8°F (17.7°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1969
	63.8°F (17.7°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2017, 2019
	Ties: 1898, 1929, 1932, 1954, 1955, 2008, 2013
Jan 2009–Dec 2012 48-Month	63.6°F (17.6°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1969
	63.6°F (17.6°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2009	2019
	Ties: 1899, 1910, 1929, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1952, 2002, 2009, 2016
Jan 2008–Dec 2012 60-Month	63.5°F (17.5°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1970
	63.5°F (17.5°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 2009	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1909, 1910, 1913, 1921, 1930, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 2000

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings