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Average Temperature Rankings, December 2008

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 2008 1-Month	29.9°F (-1.2°C)	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 2007	1983
December 2008 1-Month	29.9°F (-1.2°C)	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2006	2021
Nov–Dec 2008 2-Month	37.2°F (2.9°C)	36.7°F (2.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 2007	1983
	37.2°F (2.9°C)	36.7°F (2.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 2006	2021
	Ties: 1896, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1973, 1974
Oct–Dec 2008 3-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1898
	43.3°F (6.3°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2021
	Ties: 1920, 1967
Sep–Dec 2008 4-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1898
Sep–Dec 2008 4-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2021
Aug–Dec 2008 5-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1985
	54.3°F (12.4°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2021
	Ties: 1906
Jul–Dec 2008 6-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1898
	58.3°F (14.6°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	1954
	Ties: 1905, 1959, 1974
Jun–Dec 2008 7-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1992
	60.6°F (15.9°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	1954
	Ties: 1907, 1925, 1926, 1982
May–Dec 2008 8-Month	60.9°F (16.1°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1992
	60.9°F (16.1°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	1934
	Ties: 1942, 1969
Apr–Dec 2008 9-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1917, 1951, 1961
	59.7°F (15.4°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	1934
	Ties: 1927
Mar–Dec 2008 10-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1951
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2012
	Ties: 1895, 1902, 1984, 1997
Feb–Dec 2008 11-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1917
	55.7°F (13.2°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2012
	Ties: 1968, 1975, 1979, 2013
Jan–Dec 2008 12-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1912
	53.6°F (12.0°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2012
	Ties: 1907, 1932, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1957, 1959, 2009
Jul 2007–Dec 2008 18-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1993
	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2012
	Ties: 1910, 1943, 1974
Jan 2007–Dec 2008 24-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1917
	54.3°F (12.4°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	1934
	Ties: 1897, 1937, 1982, 1990
Jan 2006–Dec 2008 36-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1917
	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2017
	Ties: 2014, 2021
Jan 2005–Dec 2008 48-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 2005	1905, 1906
	55.4°F (13.0°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2018
	Ties: 2000, 2003
Jan 2004–Dec 2008 60-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1906
	55.3°F (12.9°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	1935, 1956, 2002, 2016
	Ties: 2004, 2021

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings