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Minnesota

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1987

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1987 1-Month	20.5°F (-6.4°C)	12.9°F (-10.6°C)	7.6°F (4.2°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1983
December 1987 1-Month	20.5°F (-6.4°C)	12.9°F (-10.6°C)	7.6°F (4.2°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2015
Nov–Dec 1987 2-Month	27.0°F (-2.8°C)	20.4°F (-6.4°C)	6.6°F (3.6°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1985
Nov–Dec 1987 2-Month	27.0°F (-2.8°C)	20.4°F (-6.4°C)	6.6°F (3.6°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2001
Oct–Dec 1987 3-Month	31.7°F (-0.2°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1919
	31.7°F (-0.2°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2015
	Ties: 1997
Sep–Dec 1987 4-Month	38.4°F (3.6°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1985
Sep–Dec 1987 4-Month	38.4°F (3.6°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2015
Aug–Dec 1987 5-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1985
	43.8°F (6.6°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2015
	Ties: 1900
Jul–Dec 1987 6-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1985
Jul–Dec 1987 6-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2015
Jun–Dec 1987 7-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1985
	51.2°F (10.7°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	1931, 2021
	Ties: 1963, 1994
May–Dec 1987 8-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1917
	52.2°F (11.2°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
	Ties: 2006
Apr–Dec 1987 9-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	3.3°F (1.9°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1917
Apr–Dec 1987 9-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	3.3°F (1.9°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015, 2021
Mar–Dec 1987 10-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	3.7°F (2.1°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1917
Mar–Dec 1987 10-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	3.7°F (2.1°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
Feb–Dec 1987 11-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	4.8°F (2.6°C)	128th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1917
Feb–Dec 1987 11-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	4.8°F (2.6°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	1987
Jan–Dec 1987 12-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	5.2°F (2.9°C)	128th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1917
Jan–Dec 1987 12-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	5.2°F (2.9°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	1987
Jul 1986–Dec 1987 18-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1917
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2012
	Ties: 2021
Jan 1986–Dec 1987 24-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1917
	43.4°F (6.3°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1999
	Ties: 1988, 2007, 2021
Jan 1985–Dec 1987 36-Month	41.8°F (5.4°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1918
Jan 1985–Dec 1987 36-Month	41.8°F (5.4°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2017
Jan 1984–Dec 1987 48-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1919
	41.7°F (5.4°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2001
	Ties: 1999, 2015
Jan 1983–Dec 1987 60-Month	41.6°F (5.3°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1907, 1920
	41.6°F (5.3°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2002
	Ties: 2014

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings