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Average Temperature Rankings, December 2020

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 2020 1-Month	35.9°F (2.2°C)	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	4.4°F (2.5°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 2018	1983
	35.9°F (2.2°C)	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	4.4°F (2.5°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2021
	Ties: 1936, 2006
Nov–Dec 2020 2-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	5.2°F (2.9°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1983
Nov–Dec 2020 2-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	5.2°F (2.9°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2021
Oct–Dec 2020 3-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1898
	45.5°F (7.5°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2021
	Ties: 1915, 1941, 2017
Sep–Dec 2020 4-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 2018	1898
	50.7°F (10.4°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2021
	Ties: 1910, 1936, 1958, 1960
Aug–Dec 2020 5-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 2018	1985
	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2021
	Ties: 1958, 1975
Jul–Dec 2020 6-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1898
	59.8°F (15.4°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	1954
	Ties: 1930, 1978, 1990, 2019
Jun–Dec 2020 7-Month	62.3°F (16.8°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1992
	62.3°F (16.8°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	1954
	Ties: 1940
May–Dec 2020 8-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1992
	62.2°F (16.8°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2018	1934
	Ties: 1952, 2017
Apr–Dec 2020 9-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	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: 2017	1934
	Ties: 1899, 1930, 1947, 1978, 1986, 1987
Mar–Dec 2020 10-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1951
	59.9°F (15.5°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2012
	Ties: 1910, 1988, 2004
Feb–Dec 2020 11-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1917
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2012
	Ties: 2000, 2007
Jan–Dec 2020 12-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1912
Jan–Dec 2020 12-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2012
Jul 2019–Dec 2020 18-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1993
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2012
	Ties: 1933, 1964
Jan 2019–Dec 2020 24-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1917
	54.7°F (12.6°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 2018	1934
	Ties: 1965
Jan 2018–Dec 2020 36-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1917
	54.7°F (12.6°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2017
	Ties: 1922, 1932, 1946, 1957, 1987, 2011
Jan 2017–Dec 2020 48-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1905, 1906
	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2018
	Ties: 1938, 1940, 1954
Jan 2016–Dec 2020 60-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1906
	55.5°F (13.1°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	1935, 1956, 2002, 2016
	Ties: 1936, 1937, 1938, 1957, 2001, 2003, 2017

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published June 2023, retrieved on June 9, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings