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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1959

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1959 1-Month	36.9°F (2.7°C)	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	5.4°F (3.0°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1983
	36.9°F (2.7°C)	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	5.4°F (3.0°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2021
	Ties: 1931, 1946, 2001
Nov–Dec 1959 2-Month	37.2°F (2.9°C)	36.7°F (2.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1983
	37.2°F (2.9°C)	36.7°F (2.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 1896, 1960, 1964, 1973, 1974, 2008
Oct–Dec 1959 3-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1898
Oct–Dec 1959 3-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
Sep–Dec 1959 4-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1898
	48.6°F (9.2°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 1903, 1974
Aug–Dec 1959 5-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1985
	54.9°F (12.7°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 1904, 1912, 1991, 2000, 2013
Jul–Dec 1959 6-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	59.2°F (15.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1898
	58.3°F (14.6°C)	59.2°F (15.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1954
	Ties: 1905, 1974, 2008
Jun–Dec 1959 7-Month	60.7°F (15.9°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1992
	60.7°F (15.9°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1954
	Ties: 1905, 1923, 1942, 1966, 1997
May–Dec 1959 8-Month	61.3°F (16.3°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1992
	61.3°F (16.3°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1934
	Ties: 1896
Apr–Dec 1959 9-Month	60.3°F (15.7°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1917, 1951, 1961
	60.3°F (15.7°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1934
	Ties: 1944, 1969, 1984
Mar–Dec 1959 10-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1951
	58.6°F (14.8°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2012
	Ties: 1908, 1935, 1952, 1966, 1973
Feb–Dec 1959 11-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	56.2°F (13.4°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1926, 1942, 1947
Jan–Dec 1959 12-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1912
	53.6°F (12.0°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1907, 1932, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1957, 2008, 2009
Jul 1958–Dec 1959 18-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1993
	55.4°F (13.0°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1927, 1949, 1952, 1967, 1989, 2019
Jan 1958–Dec 1959 24-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	53.4°F (11.9°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1934
	Ties: 1950, 1952, 1958, 1994, 1997
Jan 1957–Dec 1959 36-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	53.5°F (11.9°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
	Ties: 1913, 1914, 1926, 1930, 1950, 1969, 1970, 1979
Jan 1956–Dec 1959 48-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1905, 1906
	54.1°F (12.3°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2018
	Ties: 1921, 1928, 1932, 1953, 1976
Jan 1955–Dec 1959 60-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1906
	54.2°F (12.3°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1935, 1956, 2002, 2016
	Ties: 1911, 1922, 1944, 1945, 1950, 1981, 1984

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 6, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings