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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1959

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1959 1-Month	23.2°F (-4.9°C)	12.9°F (-10.6°C)	10.3°F (5.7°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1983
December 1959 1-Month	23.2°F (-4.9°C)	12.9°F (-10.6°C)	10.3°F (5.7°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
Nov–Dec 1959 2-Month	21.2°F (-6.0°C)	20.4°F (-6.4°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1985
	21.2°F (-6.0°C)	20.4°F (-6.4°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2001
	Ties: 1948
Oct–Dec 1959 3-Month	27.4°F (-2.6°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1919
	27.4°F (-2.6°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2015
	Ties: 1901, 1921, 1964
Sep–Dec 1959 4-Month	34.9°F (1.6°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1985
	34.9°F (1.6°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2015
	Ties: 1910, 1936
Aug–Dec 1959 5-Month	41.9°F (5.5°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1985
	41.9°F (5.5°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2015
	Ties: 1904, 1934
Jul–Dec 1959 6-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1985
	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2015
	Ties: 1970, 1980
Jun–Dec 1959 7-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1985
	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	1931, 2021
	Ties: 1918, 1943, 1971, 1979, 1984, 2014, 2019
May–Dec 1959 8-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	50.1°F (10.1°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2021
	Ties: 1940, 2017
Apr–Dec 1959 9-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2015, 2021
	Ties: 2002, 2004
Mar–Dec 1959 10-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917, 1950
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2021
	Ties: 1923, 1934, 1948
Feb–Dec 1959 11-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	43.6°F (6.4°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	1987
	Ties: 1900, 1946, 1957, 1976, 1980, 2009
Jan–Dec 1959 12-Month	40.1°F (4.5°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1917
	40.1°F (4.5°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1987
	Ties: 1901, 1902, 1918, 1957, 1975, 2009
Jul 1958–Dec 1959 18-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
Jul 1958–Dec 1959 18-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
Jan 1958–Dec 1959 24-Month	40.4°F (4.7°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	40.4°F (4.7°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1999
	Ties: 1935, 1949, 1961, 1962
Jan 1957–Dec 1959 36-Month	40.3°F (4.6°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917, 1918
	40.3°F (4.6°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
	Ties: 1961, 1976
Jan 1956–Dec 1959 48-Month	40.1°F (4.5°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1919
	40.1°F (4.5°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2001
	Ties: 1911, 1945, 1958, 1975, 1985
Jan 1955–Dec 1959 60-Month	40.1°F (4.5°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1907, 1920
	40.1°F (4.5°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2002
	Ties: 1949, 1960, 1976

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