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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1901

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1901 1-Month	18.6°F (-7.4°C)	22.7°F (-5.2°C)	-4.1°F (-2.2°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1983
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2015
	Ties: 1951
Nov–Dec 1901 2-Month	26.3°F (-3.2°C)	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1985
				108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2001
Oct–Dec 1901 3-Month	35.2°F (1.8°C)	36.6°F (2.6°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1985
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	1931
	Ties: 1969, 2008
Sep–Dec 1901 4-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	43.2°F (6.2°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1985
				94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	1931
	Ties: 1977
Aug–Dec 1901 5-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1985
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	1931
	Ties: 1910, 1955, 1968
Jul–Dec 1901 6-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1985
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	1931
	Ties: 1912, 1994, 2002, 2010, 2017
Jun–Dec 1901 7-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1985
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	1931
	Ties: 1980, 2002
May–Dec 1901 8-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1917
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	1931
	Ties: 1963, 1965, 1971
Apr–Dec 1901 9-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1917
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	1931
	Ties: 1955, 1994, 2017
Mar–Dec 1901 10-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1951
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2012
	Ties: 1911, 1955, 1980
Feb–Dec 1901 11-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2012
	Ties: 1925, 1940, 1968, 1970
Jan–Dec 1901 12-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2012
	Ties: 1944, 1949, 1980
Jul 1900–Dec 1901 18-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1951
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2012
	Ties: 1948, 1964, 1991
Jan 1900–Dec 1901 24-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1900	1951
				36th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1931
	Ties: 1938, 1940, 1941, 1974, 1992, 2004
Jan 1899–Dec 1901 36-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1900	1952
				56th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1920, 1928, 1964, 1965, 1983
Jan 1898–Dec 1901 48-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1900	1905
				74th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1934
	Ties: 1902, 1925, 1959, 1965, 1994, 2010
Jan 1897–Dec 1901 60-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1900	1907
				87th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1934, 2002
	Ties: 1902, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1974, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1986

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/