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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1920

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1920 1-Month	37.4°F (3.0°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1989
	37.4°F (3.0°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2015
	Ties: 1978, 2013
Nov–Dec 1920 2-Month	40.3°F (4.6°C)	40.8°F (4.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1917
	40.3°F (4.6°C)	40.8°F (4.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2015
	Ties: 1924, 1929, 1980
Oct–Dec 1920 3-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1931
	Ties: 1896, 1911, 1942, 1978, 1986
Sep–Dec 1920 4-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
	52.5°F (11.4°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1931
	Ties: 1948
Aug–Dec 1920 5-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1931
	Ties: 1896, 1961, 1983, 2010
Jul–Dec 1920 6-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	59.7°F (15.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	59.7°F (15.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1931
	Ties: 1905, 1914, 1988, 1993
Jun–Dec 1920 7-Month	61.1°F (16.2°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
	61.1°F (16.2°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1931
	Ties: 2013
May–Dec 1920 8-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	61.9°F (16.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
	61.4°F (16.3°C)	61.9°F (16.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1931
	Ties: 1925, 1928, 1962, 1996
Apr–Dec 1920 9-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	61.1°F (16.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
	60.4°F (15.8°C)	61.1°F (16.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1931
	Ties: 1945, 1983, 1996
Mar–Dec 1920 10-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	58.8°F (14.9°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1921
	Ties: 1910, 1963, 1979, 1993
Feb–Dec 1920 11-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1921
	Ties: 1993
Jan–Dec 1920 12-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	54.5°F (12.5°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1921
	Ties: 1950, 1961, 1997
Jul 1919–Dec 1920 18-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1977
	56.7°F (13.7°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
	Ties: 1915, 1929, 1959, 1994, 2009
Jan 1919–Dec 1920 24-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1979
	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1922
	Ties: 1926, 1927, 1928, 1943, 1965, 1975, 1988
Jan 1918–Dec 1920 36-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1978, 1980
	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2018
	Ties: 2010
Jan 1917–Dec 1920 48-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1979
	54.8°F (12.7°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2019
	Ties: 1905, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1983
Jan 1916–Dec 1920 60-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1980
	54.9°F (12.7°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2020
	Ties: 1960, 1984, 1997

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