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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1897

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1897 1-Month	8.2°F (-13.2°C)	12.9°F (-10.6°C)	-4.7°F (-2.6°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1983
	8.2°F (-13.2°C)	12.9°F (-10.6°C)	-4.7°F (-2.6°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1933
Nov–Dec 1897 2-Month	15.6°F (-9.1°C)	20.5°F (-6.4°C)	-4.9°F (-2.7°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1985
	15.6°F (-9.1°C)	20.5°F (-6.4°C)	-4.9°F (-2.7°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2001
	Ties: 1896
Oct–Dec 1897 3-Month	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	-2.6°F (-1.4°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1919
Oct–Dec 1897 3-Month	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	-2.6°F (-1.4°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1895	2015
Sep–Dec 1897 4-Month	35.3°F (1.8°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1985
Sep–Dec 1897 4-Month	35.3°F (1.8°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
Aug–Dec 1897 5-Month	40.8°F (4.9°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1985
Aug–Dec 1897 5-Month	40.8°F (4.9°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
Jul–Dec 1897 6-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1985
	45.8°F (7.7°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1909, 1958, 1966, 1978
Jun–Dec 1897 7-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1985
	47.9°F (8.8°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1931, 2021
	Ties: 1904, 1977
May–Dec 1897 8-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	48.6°F (9.2°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
	Ties: 1904, 1958
Apr–Dec 1897 9-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	47.8°F (8.8°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1895	2015, 2021
	Ties: 1989, 1995
Mar–Dec 1897 10-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	44.8°F (7.1°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1895	2021
	Ties: 1898, 1904, 1985, 1993, 2013
Feb–Dec 1897 11-Month	41.8°F (5.4°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
Feb–Dec 1897 11-Month	41.8°F (5.4°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1895	1987
Jan–Dec 1897 12-Month	38.6°F (3.7°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	38.6°F (3.7°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1987
	Ties: 1895, 1927, 1966, 2014
Jul 1896–Dec 1897 18-Month	40.0°F (4.4°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	40.0°F (4.4°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2012
	Ties: 1916
Jan 1896–Dec 1897 24-Month	38.6°F (3.7°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	38.6°F (3.7°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1999
	Ties: 1936, 1950, 1972
Jan 1895–Dec 1897 36-Month	38.6°F (3.7°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1918
	38.6°F (3.7°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1967

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings