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Minimum Temperature Rankings, December 1997

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1997 1-Month	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	2.5°F (1.3°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1989
December 1997 1-Month	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	2.5°F (1.3°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015
Nov–Dec 1997 2-Month	32.3°F (0.2°C)	30.9°F (-0.6°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1917
	32.3°F (0.2°C)	30.9°F (-0.6°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2015
	Ties: 1929, 1974
Oct–Dec 1997 3-Month	36.4°F (2.4°C)	35.5°F (1.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1917
	36.4°F (2.4°C)	35.5°F (1.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2015
	Ties: 1922, 1928, 1992, 2022
Sep–Dec 1997 4-Month	41.2°F (5.1°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
	41.2°F (5.1°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015
	Ties: 1934, 1954
Aug–Dec 1997 5-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
	45.3°F (7.4°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2018
	Ties: 1942, 1946
Jul–Dec 1997 6-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1917
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2018
	Ties: 1897, 1902, 1980
Jun–Dec 1997 7-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1917
	49.9°F (9.9°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1902, 1935
May–Dec 1997 8-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1917
	49.5°F (9.7°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2018
	Ties: 1895, 1901, 1937, 1945, 1974, 1981
Apr–Dec 1997 9-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015
	Ties: 1927, 1932, 1940, 1964
Mar–Dec 1997 10-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	47.0°F (8.3°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2011
	Ties: 1928, 1969
Feb–Dec 1997 11-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1917
	45.5°F (7.5°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2012, 2018, 2020
	Ties: 1918, 1925, 1992, 1993
Jan–Dec 1997 12-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1904
	43.7°F (6.5°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2020
	Ties: 1945, 1955, 1996
Jul 1996–Dec 1997 18-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1904
	45.4°F (7.4°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012, 2020, 2021
	Ties: 1911, 1950, 1956, 1980, 2001
Jan 1996–Dec 1997 24-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1905
	43.7°F (6.5°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2021
	Ties: 1899, 1942, 1956, 1976, 1983, 1988
Jan 1995–Dec 1997 36-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1905
	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2021
	Ties: 1898, 1900, 1913, 1957, 1984, 1988, 1996
Jan 1994–Dec 1997 48-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1905
	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1924, 1939, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1957, 1989
Jan 1993–Dec 1997 60-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1905
	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2021
	Ties: 1922, 1935, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1973

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on April 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings