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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1987

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1987 1-Month	33.4°F (0.8°C)	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1983
December 1987 1-Month	33.4°F (0.8°C)	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2021
Nov–Dec 1987 2-Month	39.2°F (4.0°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1983
Nov–Dec 1987 2-Month	39.2°F (4.0°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2021
Oct–Dec 1987 3-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1898
	44.0°F (6.7°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2021
	Ties: 1977, 1984, 1990, 2014
Sep–Dec 1987 4-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1898
	49.9°F (9.9°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2021
	Ties: 1908, 1928, 1982
Aug–Dec 1987 5-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1985
	55.1°F (12.8°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2021
	Ties: 1905, 1928, 1970
Jul–Dec 1987 6-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1898
	58.9°F (14.9°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1954
	Ties: 1944, 1983, 2000
Jun–Dec 1987 7-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1992
	61.2°F (16.2°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1954
	Ties: 1944, 1948, 1957, 1962, 1973
May–Dec 1987 8-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1992
	62.0°F (16.7°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1934
	Ties: 1949, 1990, 2003
Apr–Dec 1987 9-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1917, 1951, 1961
	61.2°F (16.2°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1934
	Ties: 1899, 1930, 1947, 1978, 1986, 2020
Mar–Dec 1987 10-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1951
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1990
Feb–Dec 1987 11-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1981, 2011
Jan–Dec 1987 12-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1912
	55.5°F (13.1°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1977, 1990, 2000
Jul 1986–Dec 1987 18-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1993
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
	Ties: 1914, 1922, 1936, 1980
Jan 1986–Dec 1987 24-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1917
	55.8°F (13.2°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1934
	Ties: 2000
Jan 1985–Dec 1987 36-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1917
	54.7°F (12.6°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2017
	Ties: 1922, 1932, 1946, 1957, 2011, 2020
Jan 1984–Dec 1987 48-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1905, 1906
	54.5°F (12.5°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2018
	Ties: 1923, 1948, 1949
Jan 1983–Dec 1987 60-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1906
	54.3°F (12.4°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1935, 1956, 2002, 2016
	Ties: 1925, 1949, 1977

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 21, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings