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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1962

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1962 1-Month	15.0°F (-9.4°C)	12.9°F (-10.6°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1983
	15.0°F (-9.4°C)	12.9°F (-10.6°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1936
Nov–Dec 1962 2-Month	24.2°F (-4.3°C)	20.4°F (-6.4°C)	3.8°F (2.1°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1985
Nov–Dec 1962 2-Month	24.2°F (-4.3°C)	20.4°F (-6.4°C)	3.8°F (2.1°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2001
Oct–Dec 1962 3-Month	32.2°F (0.1°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1919
	32.2°F (0.1°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1941, 1956, 2005
Sep–Dec 1962 4-Month	37.8°F (3.2°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1985
	37.8°F (3.2°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1922, 1948, 1954
Aug–Dec 1962 5-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1985
Aug–Dec 1962 5-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2015
Jul–Dec 1962 6-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1985
	47.2°F (8.4°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2015
	Ties: 1928, 1981, 1982
Jun–Dec 1962 7-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1985
	49.6°F (9.8°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	1931, 2021
	Ties: 1936, 1990, 2017
May–Dec 1962 8-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1917
	50.4°F (10.2°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2021
	Ties: 1952, 1956
Apr–Dec 1962 9-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1917
	49.1°F (9.5°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015, 2021
	Ties: 1901, 1908, 1957, 1984, 1990
Mar–Dec 1962 10-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917, 1950
	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2021
	Ties: 1908, 1936, 1944, 1974
Feb–Dec 1962 11-Month	43.1°F (6.2°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	43.1°F (6.2°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	1987
	Ties: 1940, 1942, 1992
Jan–Dec 1962 12-Month	39.8°F (4.3°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	39.8°F (4.3°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	1987
	Ties: 1925, 1947, 1960
Jul 1961–Dec 1962 18-Month	42.1°F (5.6°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	42.1°F (5.6°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2012
	Ties: 1902, 1960, 1994
Jan 1961–Dec 1962 24-Month	40.4°F (4.7°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1917
	40.4°F (4.7°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	1999
	Ties: 1935, 1949, 1959, 1961
Jan 1960–Dec 1962 36-Month	40.2°F (4.6°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917, 1918
	40.2°F (4.6°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2017
	Ties: 1910, 1948, 1949, 1956, 1960, 1978, 1994
Jan 1959–Dec 1962 48-Month	40.2°F (4.6°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1919
	40.2°F (4.6°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2001
	Ties: 1935, 1947, 1954, 1957, 1960, 1978
Jan 1958–Dec 1962 60-Month	40.3°F (4.6°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1907, 1920
	40.3°F (4.6°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2002
	Ties: 1961, 1981, 1983

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