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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1997

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1997 1-Month	32.2°F (0.1°C)	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1983
	32.2°F (0.1°C)	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2021
	Ties: 1903, 1967, 1969, 1974
Nov–Dec 1997 2-Month	36.2°F (2.3°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1983
	36.2°F (2.3°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2021
	Ties: 1903, 1925, 2018
Oct–Dec 1997 3-Month	43.1°F (6.2°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1898
	43.1°F (6.2°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2021
	Ties: 1991, 2022
Sep–Dec 1997 4-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1898
	49.8°F (9.9°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2021
	Ties: 1901, 1944, 1950, 1986, 1987
Aug–Dec 1997 5-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1985
	54.8°F (12.7°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2021
	Ties: 1914, 1923, 1964
Jul–Dec 1997 6-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1898
Jul–Dec 1997 6-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1954
Jun–Dec 1997 7-Month	60.7°F (15.9°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1992
	60.7°F (15.9°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1954
	Ties: 1905, 1923, 1942, 1959, 1966
May–Dec 1997 8-Month	60.7°F (15.9°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1992
	60.7°F (15.9°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	1934
	Ties: 1923, 1935
Apr–Dec 1997 9-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917, 1951, 1961
	59.3°F (15.2°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	1934
	Ties: 1916, 1928, 1929, 1968, 1995
Mar–Dec 1997 10-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1951
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2012
	Ties: 1895, 1902, 1984, 2008
Feb–Dec 1997 11-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1917
	55.9°F (13.3°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1928, 1944, 1967, 2014, 2019
Jan–Dec 1997 12-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1912
	53.7°F (12.1°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1975, 2013, 2014
Jul 1996–Dec 1997 18-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1993
	54.8°F (12.7°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1906, 1919, 1979
Jan 1996–Dec 1997 24-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1917
	53.4°F (11.9°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	1934
	Ties: 1950, 1952, 1958, 1959, 1994
Jan 1995–Dec 1997 36-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
	53.6°F (12.0°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
	Ties: 1968, 1995
Jan 1994–Dec 1997 48-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1905, 1906
	53.9°F (12.2°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2018
	Ties: 1963, 1980, 1981
Jan 1993–Dec 1997 60-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1906
	53.5°F (11.9°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	1935, 1956, 2002, 2016
	Ties: 1902, 1915, 1972

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings