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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1968

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1968 1-Month	25.4°F (-3.7°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1989
	25.4°F (-3.7°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
	Ties: 1922
Nov–Dec 1968 2-Month	31.7°F (-0.2°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
Nov–Dec 1968 2-Month	31.7°F (-0.2°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
Oct–Dec 1968 3-Month	38.7°F (3.7°C)	39.1°F (3.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
	38.7°F (3.7°C)	39.1°F (3.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2015
	Ties: 1936
Sep–Dec 1968 4-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
Sep–Dec 1968 4-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2015
Aug–Dec 1968 5-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1904
	49.0°F (9.4°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2015
	Ties: 1895, 1918, 1951, 1965
Jul–Dec 1968 6-Month	52.7°F (11.5°C)	52.5°F (11.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1904
	52.7°F (11.5°C)	52.5°F (11.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1923, 1987, 1995
Jun–Dec 1968 7-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1904
	54.1°F (12.3°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2021
	Ties: 1934, 1939, 1955, 1974
May–Dec 1968 8-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
	54.1°F (12.3°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2015
	Ties: 1927, 1963, 1964
Apr–Dec 1968 9-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	53.3°F (11.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
	53.4°F (11.9°C)	53.3°F (11.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1923, 1932, 1947, 1954
Mar–Dec 1968 10-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
	51.7°F (10.9°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2021
	Ties: 1936, 1951, 1995, 1996, 2000
Feb–Dec 1968 11-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
	48.9°F (9.4°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2012
	Ties: 1929, 1932, 1947
Jan–Dec 1968 12-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1904
	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2012
	Ties: 1906, 1910, 1936, 1939
Jul 1967–Dec 1968 18-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1904
	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2012
	Ties: 1936, 1956, 1958, 1962
Jan 1967–Dec 1968 24-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1905
	46.3°F (7.9°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2021
	Ties: 1901, 1920, 1936, 1962
Jan 1966–Dec 1968 36-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1905
	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2022
	Ties: 1898, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1972, 1978
Jan 1965–Dec 1968 48-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	21st 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: 1967	2022
	Ties: 1898, 1914, 1916, 1924, 1936, 1943, 1963, 1964
Jan 1964–Dec 1968 60-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1907
	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2022
	Ties: 1901, 1915, 1925, 1944, 1964, 1967

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings