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Minnesota

Average Temperature Rankings, December 2017

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 2017 1-Month	13.4°F (-10.3°C)	12.9°F (-10.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 2013	1983
	13.4°F (-10.3°C)	12.9°F (-10.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	2015
	Ties: 1975
Nov–Dec 2017 2-Month	20.4°F (-6.4°C)	20.4°F (-6.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 2013	1985
	20.4°F (-6.4°C)	20.4°F (-6.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	2001
	Ties: 1971
Oct–Dec 2017 3-Month	29.3°F (-1.5°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1919
	29.3°F (-1.5°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1968, 2014
Sep–Dec 2017 4-Month	37.2°F (2.9°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1985
	37.2°F (2.9°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	2015
	Ties: 1952
Aug–Dec 2017 5-Month	42.5°F (5.8°C)	41.7°F (5.4°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 2013	1985
	42.5°F (5.8°C)	41.7°F (5.4°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	2015
	Ties: 1957, 1974
Jul–Dec 2017 6-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1985
	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	2015
	Ties: 1918, 1956, 1969, 1990
Jun–Dec 2017 7-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1985
	49.6°F (9.8°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	1931, 2021
	Ties: 1936, 1962, 1990
May–Dec 2017 8-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1917
	50.1°F (10.1°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	2021
	Ties: 1940, 1959
Apr–Dec 2017 9-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1917
	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	2015, 2021
	Ties: 2022
Mar–Dec 2017 10-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1917
	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	2021
	Ties: 1918, 1990
Feb–Dec 2017 11-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1917
	45.2°F (7.3°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	1987
	Ties: 1941, 1977
Jan–Dec 2017 12-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1917
	42.6°F (5.9°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	1987
	Ties: 1981
Jul 2016–Dec 2017 18-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	3.0°F (1.6°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1917
Jul 2016–Dec 2017 18-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	3.0°F (1.6°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	2012
Jan 2016–Dec 2017 24-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1917
	43.6°F (6.4°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	1999
	Ties: 2012
Jan 2015–Dec 2017 36-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 2016	1918
Jan 2015–Dec 2017 36-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
Jan 2014–Dec 2017 48-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2016	1919
	42.3°F (5.7°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 2013	2001
	Ties: 2008, 2013
Jan 2013–Dec 2017 60-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1907, 1920
	41.7°F (5.4°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	2002
	Ties: 1988, 2000, 2015

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings