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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1998

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1998 1-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	3.3°F (1.9°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1963
	50.1°F (10.1°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	3.3°F (1.9°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2021
	Ties: 1996
Nov–Dec 1998 2-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	3.7°F (2.0°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
Nov–Dec 1998 2-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	3.7°F (2.0°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
Oct–Dec 1998 3-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	3.5°F (2.0°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
	58.6°F (14.8°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	3.5°F (2.0°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	1931, 2015
	Ties: 1922
Sep–Dec 1998 4-Month	63.6°F (17.6°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
	63.6°F (17.6°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	1931
	Ties: 2021
Aug–Dec 1998 5-Month	67.2°F (19.6°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	3.1°F (1.8°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
Aug–Dec 1998 5-Month	67.2°F (19.6°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	3.1°F (1.8°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2015
Jul–Dec 1998 6-Month	69.8°F (21.0°C)	66.9°F (19.4°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
	69.8°F (21.0°C)	66.9°F (19.4°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
	Ties: 1921
Jun–Dec 1998 7-Month	71.5°F (21.9°C)	68.5°F (20.3°C)	3.0°F (1.6°C)	128th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
	71.5°F (21.9°C)	68.5°F (20.3°C)	3.0°F (1.6°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	1998, 2015, 2016
	Ties: 2015, 2016
May–Dec 1998 8-Month	71.8°F (22.1°C)	68.8°F (20.4°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	128th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
May–Dec 1998 8-Month	71.8°F (22.1°C)	68.8°F (20.4°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	1998
Apr–Dec 1998 9-Month	70.7°F (21.5°C)	68.2°F (20.1°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
	70.7°F (21.5°C)	68.2°F (20.1°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 2016
Mar–Dec 1998 10-Month	69.2°F (20.7°C)	67.0°F (19.4°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
Mar–Dec 1998 10-Month	69.2°F (20.7°C)	67.0°F (19.4°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1921	2015
Feb–Dec 1998 11-Month	67.4°F (19.7°C)	65.3°F (18.5°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1968, 1976
Feb–Dec 1998 11-Month	67.4°F (19.7°C)	65.3°F (18.5°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	1921, 2016
Jan–Dec 1998 12-Month	65.8°F (18.8°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
	65.8°F (18.8°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	1921
	Ties: 2017
Jul 1997–Dec 1998 18-Month	65.8°F (18.8°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1968
	65.8°F (18.8°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2016
	Ties: 1897, 2021
Jan 1997–Dec 1998 24-Month	64.4°F (18.0°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1969, 1979
	64.4°F (18.0°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1991	1922
	Ties: 1935, 1938, 2013
Jan 1996–Dec 1998 36-Month	63.9°F (17.7°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1968, 1969, 1970
	63.9°F (17.7°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2017
	Ties: 1897, 1899, 1912, 1926, 1931, 1947, 1949, 1991, 2011
Jan 1995–Dec 1998 48-Month	63.8°F (17.7°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1969, 1979
	63.8°F (17.7°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1898, 1913, 1914, 1940, 1948, 1950, 2003, 2010
Jan 1994–Dec 1998 60-Month	63.8°F (17.7°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1970
	63.8°F (17.7°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1932, 1940, 1942, 2004, 2005, 2014

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings