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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1980

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1980 1-Month	36.8°F (2.7°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1989
December 1980 1-Month	36.8°F (2.7°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2015
Nov–Dec 1980 2-Month	40.3°F (4.6°C)	40.8°F (4.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	40.3°F (4.6°C)	40.8°F (4.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2015
	Ties: 1920, 1924, 1929
Oct–Dec 1980 3-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	44.8°F (7.1°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	1931
	Ties: 1966, 2010
Sep–Dec 1980 4-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1976
	51.4°F (10.8°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	1931
	Ties: 1977
Aug–Dec 1980 5-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
	56.8°F (13.8°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1931
	Ties: 1926
Jul–Dec 1980 6-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	59.7°F (15.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
	60.4°F (15.8°C)	59.7°F (15.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1931
	Ties: 1940, 1949, 1978, 1986, 1994
Jun–Dec 1980 7-Month	61.9°F (16.6°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
	61.9°F (16.6°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1931
	Ties: 1948, 1959, 2004, 2006
May–Dec 1980 8-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	61.9°F (16.6°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
	62.2°F (16.8°C)	61.9°F (16.6°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1931
	Ties: 1898, 1977, 2017
Apr–Dec 1980 9-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	61.1°F (16.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
	61.2°F (16.2°C)	61.1°F (16.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1931
	Ties: 1975, 2014
Mar–Dec 1980 10-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	59.2°F (15.1°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1921
	Ties: 1912, 1915, 1943, 2014
Feb–Dec 1980 11-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1921
	Ties: 1912, 1972, 1997
Jan–Dec 1980 12-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
Jan–Dec 1980 12-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1921
Jul 1979–Dec 1980 18-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1977
Jul 1979–Dec 1980 18-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2016
Jan 1979–Dec 1980 24-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1979
	54.0°F (12.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1922
	Ties: 1917
Jan 1978–Dec 1980 36-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1978, 1980
	53.8°F (12.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2018
	Ties: 1978
Jan 1977–Dec 1980 48-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1979
	54.1°F (12.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2019
	Ties: 1963
Jan 1976–Dec 1980 60-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest to Date	1980
Jan 1976–Dec 1980 60-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 20, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings