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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1966

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1966 1-Month	28.8°F (-1.8°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1989
December 1966 1-Month	28.8°F (-1.8°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2015
Nov–Dec 1966 2-Month	35.7°F (2.1°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
	35.7°F (2.1°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2015
	Ties: 1952, 2008
Oct–Dec 1966 3-Month	40.0°F (4.4°C)	39.1°F (3.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
	40.0°F (4.4°C)	39.1°F (3.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1918, 2013
Sep–Dec 1966 4-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1908, 1951, 1977, 1993
Aug–Dec 1966 5-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1904
	49.3°F (9.6°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1956
Jul–Dec 1966 6-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	52.5°F (11.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1904
	52.8°F (11.6°C)	52.5°F (11.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1912, 1932, 1944, 1977, 1985
Jun–Dec 1966 7-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1904
	54.6°F (12.6°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2021
	Ties: 1947, 1950, 1995
May–Dec 1966 8-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
	54.4°F (12.4°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2015
	Ties: 1895, 1898, 1918, 1928, 1936, 1939, 1942, 1951, 1965, 1981, 1985
Apr–Dec 1966 9-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	53.3°F (11.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
	53.0°F (11.7°C)	53.3°F (11.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2015
	Ties: 1915, 1927, 1928, 1965, 1997
Mar–Dec 1966 10-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
	51.3°F (10.7°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2021
	Ties: 1918, 1929, 1934, 1947
Feb–Dec 1966 11-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
	49.0°F (9.4°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2012
	Ties: 1900, 1937, 1974, 1976
Jan–Dec 1966 12-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1904
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2012
	Ties: 1908, 1915, 1960
Jul 1965–Dec 1966 18-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1904
	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
	Ties: 1944, 1961, 1964
Jan 1965–Dec 1966 24-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1905
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2021
	Ties: 1909, 1914, 1943, 1944, 1964, 1965
Jan 1964–Dec 1966 36-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1905
	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2022
	Ties: 1899, 1915, 1937, 1980
Jan 1963–Dec 1966 48-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1907
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2022
	Ties: 1911, 1921, 1941, 1969, 1970
Jan 1962–Dec 1966 60-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1907
	46.4°F (8.0°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2022
	Ties: 1899, 1902, 1912, 1914, 1929, 1943, 1965

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 21, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings