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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1961

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1961 1-Month	10.8°F (-11.8°C)	12.9°F (-10.6°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1983
December 1961 1-Month	10.8°F (-11.8°C)	12.9°F (-10.6°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2015
Nov–Dec 1961 2-Month	19.8°F (-6.8°C)	20.4°F (-6.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1985
Nov–Dec 1961 2-Month	19.8°F (-6.8°C)	20.4°F (-6.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2001
Oct–Dec 1961 3-Month	28.7°F (-1.8°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1919
	28.7°F (-1.8°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2015
	Ties: 1969
Sep–Dec 1961 4-Month	35.6°F (2.0°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1985
	35.6°F (2.0°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2015
	Ties: 1958, 1980, 2008
Aug–Dec 1961 5-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1985
	42.4°F (5.8°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2015
	Ties: 1912, 1984
Jul–Dec 1961 6-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1985
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2015
	Ties: 1912, 1934, 2018
Jun–Dec 1961 7-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1985
	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1931, 2021
	Ties: 1908, 1934, 1947, 1960, 1970
May–Dec 1961 8-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	49.7°F (9.8°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2021
	Ties: 1901, 1984
Apr–Dec 1961 9-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2015, 2021
	Ties: 1946
Mar–Dec 1961 10-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917, 1950
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2021
	Ties: 1901, 1957
Feb–Dec 1961 11-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1987
	Ties: 1939, 1986
Jan–Dec 1961 12-Month	41.1°F (5.1°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	41.1°F (5.1°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	1987
	Ties: 1908
Jul 1960–Dec 1961 18-Month	43.1°F (6.2°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	43.1°F (6.2°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1938, 1949, 1995
Jan 1960–Dec 1961 24-Month	40.4°F (4.7°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	40.4°F (4.7°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1999
	Ties: 1935, 1949, 1959, 1962
Jan 1959–Dec 1961 36-Month	40.3°F (4.6°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917, 1918
	40.3°F (4.6°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2017
	Ties: 1959, 1976
Jan 1958–Dec 1961 48-Month	40.4°F (4.7°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1919
	40.4°F (4.7°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2001
	Ties: 1921
Jan 1957–Dec 1961 60-Month	40.3°F (4.6°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1907, 1920
	40.3°F (4.6°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2002
	Ties: 1962, 1981, 1983

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