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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 1965

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1965 1-Month	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	22.7°F (-5.2°C)	9.1°F (5.1°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1983
				5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
Nov–Dec 1965 2-Month	34.7°F (1.5°C)	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	5.5°F (3.1°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1985
				10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2001
Oct–Dec 1965 3-Month	40.7°F (4.8°C)	36.6°F (2.6°C)	4.1°F (2.2°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1985
				9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	1931
	Ties: 1999
Sep–Dec 1965 4-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	43.2°F (6.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1985
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	1931
	Ties: 1899, 1923, 2017
Aug–Dec 1965 5-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1985
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	1931
	Ties: 1948, 2005
Jul–Dec 1965 6-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1985
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	1931
	Ties: 1933, 1963
Jun–Dec 1965 7-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1985
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	1931
	Ties: 1979
May–Dec 1965 8-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1917
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	1931
	Ties: 1901, 1963, 1971
Apr–Dec 1965 9-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1917
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	1931
	Ties: 1914, 1975
Mar–Dec 1965 10-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1951
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
	Ties: 1952, 1958, 1962
Feb–Dec 1965 11-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1917
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
	Ties: 1915, 1926, 1937
Jan–Dec 1965 12-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1915, 1961, 2009, 2013
Jul 1964–Dec 1965 18-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1951
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
	Ties: 1918, 1970, 1986, 2008
Jan 1964–Dec 1965 24-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1951
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	1931
	Ties: 1948
Jan 1963–Dec 1965 36-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1952
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2017
	Ties: 1901, 1920, 1928, 1964, 1983
Jan 1962–Dec 1965 48-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1905
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1934
	Ties: 1901, 1902, 1925, 1959, 1994, 2010
Jan 1961–Dec 1965 60-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1907
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1934, 2002
	Ties: 1901, 1902, 1910, 1912, 1913, 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 October 5, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/