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Minnesota

Average Temperature Rankings, December 2016

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 2016 1-Month	15.3°F (-9.3°C)	12.9°F (-10.6°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 2013	1983
	15.3°F (-9.3°C)	12.9°F (-10.6°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2015
	Ties: 1900
Nov–Dec 2016 2-Month	27.8°F (-2.3°C)	20.5°F (-6.4°C)	7.3°F (4.1°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1985
	27.8°F (-2.3°C)	20.5°F (-6.4°C)	7.3°F (4.1°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2001
	Ties: 2011
Oct–Dec 2016 3-Month	34.6°F (1.4°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	6.0°F (3.3°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1919
Oct–Dec 2016 3-Month	34.6°F (1.4°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	6.0°F (3.3°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2015
Sep–Dec 2016 4-Month	41.1°F (5.1°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	5.4°F (3.0°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1985
Sep–Dec 2016 4-Month	41.1°F (5.1°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	5.4°F (3.0°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2015
Aug–Dec 2016 5-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	4.7°F (2.7°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1985
Aug–Dec 2016 5-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	4.7°F (2.7°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2015
Jul–Dec 2016 6-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	4.0°F (2.3°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1985
Jul–Dec 2016 6-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	4.0°F (2.3°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2015
Jun–Dec 2016 7-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	3.7°F (2.1°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1985
	52.5°F (11.4°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	3.7°F (2.1°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	1931, 2021
	Ties: 2011
May–Dec 2016 8-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	3.5°F (2.0°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1917
May–Dec 2016 8-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	3.5°F (2.0°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2021
Apr–Dec 2016 9-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1917
	51.8°F (11.0°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2015, 2021
	Ties: 2006
Mar–Dec 2016 10-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	4.0°F (2.2°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1917
	50.2°F (10.1°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	4.0°F (2.2°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2021
	Ties: 2012
Feb–Dec 2016 11-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	43.2°F (6.2°C)	4.3°F (2.4°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1917
	47.5°F (8.6°C)	43.2°F (6.2°C)	4.3°F (2.4°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 2012	1987
	Ties: 1931
Jan–Dec 2016 12-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	4.5°F (2.5°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1917
Jan–Dec 2016 12-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	4.5°F (2.5°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 2012	1987
Jul 2015–Dec 2016 18-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	4.7°F (2.6°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1917
Jul 2015–Dec 2016 18-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	4.7°F (2.6°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2012	2012
Jan 2015–Dec 2016 24-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	4.0°F (2.3°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1917
Jan 2015–Dec 2016 24-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	4.0°F (2.3°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	1999
Jan 2014–Dec 2016 36-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1918
	42.2°F (5.7°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 2013	2017
	Ties: 2003, 2013
Jan 2013–Dec 2016 48-Month	41.5°F (5.3°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1919
	41.5°F (5.3°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2001
	Ties: 2022
Jan 2012–Dec 2016 60-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1907, 1920
	42.2°F (5.7°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2002
	Ties: 2005

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 7, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings