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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1961

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1961 1-Month	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	33.0°F (0.6°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1989
	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	33.0°F (0.6°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1937, 1983
Nov–Dec 1961 2-Month	38.4°F (3.6°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	38.4°F (3.6°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1983
Oct–Dec 1961 3-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	44.2°F (6.8°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1938
Sep–Dec 1961 4-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
Sep–Dec 1961 4-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
Aug–Dec 1961 5-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	53.3°F (11.8°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	55.2°F (12.9°C)	53.3°F (11.8°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1941, 1970, 1975, 2010
Jul–Dec 1961 6-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	56.7°F (13.7°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	58.3°F (14.6°C)	56.7°F (13.7°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1949, 1970, 1975, 2013, 2014
Jun–Dec 1961 7-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	59.7°F (15.4°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1953, 1970, 2004
May–Dec 1961 8-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1979, 1986
Apr–Dec 1961 9-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1968, 1995
Mar–Dec 1961 10-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2011
	Ties: 1938, 1942, 1952, 1974, 1982, 1988
Feb–Dec 1961 11-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	53.4°F (11.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	54.1°F (12.3°C)	53.4°F (11.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 1913, 1941, 1945, 1970, 1981, 1982
Jan–Dec 1961 12-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	51.5°F (10.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1904
	51.5°F (10.8°C)	51.5°F (10.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 1906, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1981, 1989, 1996
Jul 1960–Dec 1961 18-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1904
	52.9°F (11.6°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2012
	Ties: 1962, 1965
Jan 1960–Dec 1961 24-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1905
	51.3°F (10.7°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2012
	Ties: 1914, 1937, 1958, 1965, 1969, 1970
Jan 1959–Dec 1961 36-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1905
	51.8°F (11.0°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 1947, 1959, 1983, 1989
Jan 1958–Dec 1961 48-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1907
	51.4°F (10.8°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2021, 2022
	Ties: 1944, 1945, 1962, 1972
Jan 1957–Dec 1961 60-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1907
	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2020, 2021, 2022
	Ties: 1931, 1946, 1948, 1958, 1960, 1978

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 24, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings