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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1959

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1959 1-Month	36.0°F (2.2°C)	34.3°F (1.3°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1909
	36.0°F (2.2°C)	34.3°F (1.3°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 1907, 2012
Nov–Dec 1959 2-Month	38.3°F (3.5°C)	38.2°F (3.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1911
	38.3°F (3.5°C)	38.2°F (3.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 1963
Oct–Dec 1959 3-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1911
	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017, 2021
	Ties: 1919, 1935, 1938, 1945, 1979, 2011
Sep–Dec 1959 4-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1912
	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 1969, 1985, 1989, 1997
Aug–Dec 1959 5-Month	53.2°F (11.8°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1912
	53.2°F (11.8°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 1897, 1903, 1938, 1956, 1985
Jul–Dec 1959 6-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1912
	56.4°F (13.6°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 1919, 1988
Jun–Dec 1959 7-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1912
	58.5°F (14.7°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 1899, 1926, 1948, 1965, 1978, 2009
May–Dec 1959 8-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1912
	58.8°F (14.9°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 1936, 1990
Apr–Dec 1959 9-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1912
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1902, 1936, 1943, 1978, 1999
Mar–Dec 1959 10-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	56.3°F (13.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1912
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	56.3°F (13.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2020
	Ties: 1951, 1953, 1960, 1997
Feb–Dec 1959 11-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1912
	54.7°F (12.6°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
	Ties: 1916, 1938, 1951, 1966, 1972, 1985, 1997
Jan–Dec 1959 12-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1912
	53.0°F (11.7°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
	Ties: 1904, 1911, 1935, 1938, 1951, 1967, 1972
Jul 1958–Dec 1959 18-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913
	54.5°F (12.5°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2017
	Ties: 1951, 1955, 1980, 1986
Jan 1958–Dec 1959 24-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1913
	53.1°F (11.7°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
	Ties: 1897, 1900, 1936, 1943, 1947
Jan 1957–Dec 1959 36-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1914
	53.1°F (11.7°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2018
	Ties: 1910, 1923, 1951, 1983
Jan 1956–Dec 1959 48-Month	53.2°F (11.8°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1915
	53.2°F (11.8°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2018, 2020
	Ties: 1902, 1935, 1994
Jan 1955–Dec 1959 60-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1915, 1916
	53.1°F (11.7°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1911, 1935, 1953, 1982, 1984, 1990, 1993

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings