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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1987

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1987 1-Month	32.7°F (0.4°C)	34.3°F (1.3°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1909
	32.7°F (0.4°C)	34.3°F (1.3°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2021
	Ties: 1963
Nov–Dec 1987 2-Month	37.3°F (2.9°C)	38.2°F (3.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1911
	37.3°F (2.9°C)	38.2°F (3.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2021
	Ties: 1913, 1938, 1951, 1982, 1991
Oct–Dec 1987 3-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1911
	43.7°F (6.5°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2017, 2021
	Ties: 1903
Sep–Dec 1987 4-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1912
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2021
	Ties: 1906, 1907, 1914, 1938, 1947
Aug–Dec 1987 5-Month	52.7°F (11.5°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1912
	52.7°F (11.5°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2021
	Ties: 1952, 1982
Jul–Dec 1987 6-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1912
	55.9°F (13.3°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2021
	Ties: 1902, 1915, 1941, 1952, 1957, 1967
Jun–Dec 1987 7-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1912
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2021
	Ties: 1909, 1915, 1967, 1984
May–Dec 1987 8-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1912
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2021
	Ties: 1903, 1957, 1979, 1991
Apr–Dec 1987 9-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1912
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1916, 1929, 1944, 1961
Mar–Dec 1987 10-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	56.3°F (13.5°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1912
	55.4°F (13.0°C)	56.3°F (13.5°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2020
	Ties: 1898, 1944, 1970
Feb–Dec 1987 11-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1912
	53.7°F (12.1°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2017
	Ties: 1932, 1944, 1964, 1968
Jan–Dec 1987 12-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1912
	51.9°F (11.1°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2017
	Ties: 1976
Jul 1986–Dec 1987 18-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1913
	53.1°F (11.7°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2017
	Ties: 1903, 1906, 1924, 1929, 1976
Jan 1986–Dec 1987 24-Month	52.7°F (11.5°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1913
	52.7°F (11.5°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2017
	Ties: 1907, 1923, 1925, 1944, 1962, 1970, 1980
Jan 1985–Dec 1987 36-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1914
	52.8°F (11.6°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2018
	Ties: 1898, 1900, 1903, 1912, 1929, 1960, 1989, 1992
Jan 1984–Dec 1987 48-Month	52.7°F (11.5°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1915
	52.7°F (11.5°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2018, 2020
	Ties: Numerous
Jan 1983–Dec 1987 60-Month	52.6°F (11.4°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1915, 1916
	52.6°F (11.4°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1905, 1912, 1922, 1923, 1930, 1931, 1944, 1945, 1964, 1970, 1978

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 25, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings