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Average Temperature Rankings, December 2018

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 2018 1-Month	40.5°F (4.7°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	4.3°F (2.4°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1989
	40.5°F (4.7°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	4.3°F (2.4°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2015
	Ties: 1911, 1957
Nov–Dec 2018 2-Month	41.2°F (5.1°C)	40.8°F (4.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1917
Nov–Dec 2018 2-Month	41.2°F (5.1°C)	40.8°F (4.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2015
Oct–Dec 2018 3-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1917
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	1931
	Ties: 2012
Sep–Dec 2018 4-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1976
	53.6°F (12.0°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	1931
	Ties: 1956, 1994
Aug–Dec 2018 5-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	1.6°F (0.8°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1976
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	1.6°F (0.8°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	1931
	Ties: 1897, 1918, 1999
Jul–Dec 2018 6-Month	61.1°F (16.2°C)	59.7°F (15.4°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1976
	61.1°F (16.2°C)	59.7°F (15.4°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	1931
	Ties: 1973, 2005, 2020
Jun–Dec 2018 7-Month	63.2°F (17.3°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1976
Jun–Dec 2018 7-Month	63.2°F (17.3°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	1931
May–Dec 2018 8-Month	64.3°F (17.9°C)	61.9°F (16.6°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1976
	64.3°F (17.9°C)	61.9°F (16.6°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	1931
	Ties: 1998
Apr–Dec 2018 9-Month	62.8°F (17.1°C)	61.1°F (16.2°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1976
	62.8°F (17.1°C)	61.1°F (16.2°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	1931
	Ties: 1922, 2010, 2021
Mar–Dec 2018 10-Month	60.9°F (16.1°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1917
Mar–Dec 2018 10-Month	60.9°F (16.1°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	1921
Feb–Dec 2018 11-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1917
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	1921
	Ties: 1922, 2011, 2017
Jan–Dec 2018 12-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1917
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	1921
	Ties: 1949, 2021
Jul 2017–Dec 2018 18-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1977
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2016
	Ties: 1941, 1942, 1949, 1954, 2011
Jan 2017–Dec 2018 24-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2016	1979
Jan 2017–Dec 2018 24-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	1922
Jan 2016–Dec 2018 36-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1978, 1980
Jan 2016–Dec 2018 36-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
Jan 2015–Dec 2018 48-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1979
	57.3°F (14.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2019
	Ties: 2020
Jan 2014–Dec 2018 60-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1980
Jan 2014–Dec 2018 60-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings