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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1955

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1955 1-Month	40.4°F (4.7°C)	41.5°F (5.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1983
	40.4°F (4.7°C)	41.5°F (5.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2021
	Ties: 1997
Nov–Dec 1955 2-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	2000
	44.4°F (6.9°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1930, 2014
Oct–Dec 1955 3-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	51.1°F (10.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1976
	50.0°F (10.0°C)	51.1°F (10.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1931
	Ties: 1951, 2008
Sep–Dec 1955 4-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1976
	56.3°F (13.5°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1931
	Ties: 1907, 1988, 2014
Aug–Dec 1955 5-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	61.1°F (16.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1976
	60.8°F (16.0°C)	61.1°F (16.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1931
	Ties: 1902, 1912, 1949, 1964
Jul–Dec 1955 6-Month	64.2°F (17.9°C)	64.3°F (17.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1976
	64.2°F (17.9°C)	64.3°F (17.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1931, 1998
	Ties: 1901, 1912, 1915, 1944, 1949, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1985, 1988, 1991
Jun–Dec 1955 7-Month	65.4°F (18.6°C)	66.0°F (18.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1976
	65.4°F (18.6°C)	66.0°F (18.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1998
	Ties: 1912, 1935, 1958, 2013
May–Dec 1955 8-Month	66.2°F (19.0°C)	66.4°F (19.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1976
	66.2°F (19.0°C)	66.4°F (19.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1998
	Ties: 1957
Apr–Dec 1955 9-Month	66.0°F (18.9°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1976
	66.0°F (18.9°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1998
	Ties: 1902, 1911, 1919, 1944, 1949, 1970, 1990, 2002
Mar–Dec 1955 10-Month	64.7°F (18.2°C)	64.3°F (17.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917, 1976
	64.7°F (18.2°C)	64.3°F (17.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1942, 1980, 1990
Feb–Dec 1955 11-Month	62.7°F (17.1°C)	62.3°F (16.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	62.7°F (17.1°C)	62.3°F (16.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1949, 1965, 2020
Jan–Dec 1955 12-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1979
	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1916, 1930, 1935, 1977
Jul 1954–Dec 1955 18-Month	62.9°F (17.2°C)	61.7°F (16.5°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1968
	62.9°F (17.2°C)	61.7°F (16.5°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1927, 1938
Jan 1954–Dec 1955 24-Month	61.8°F (16.6°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1979
Jan 1954–Dec 1955 24-Month	61.8°F (16.6°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012, 2017
Jan 1953–Dec 1955 36-Month	61.8°F (16.6°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1905
	61.8°F (16.6°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012, 2017, 2018
	Ties: 1934
Jan 1952–Dec 1955 48-Month	61.6°F (16.4°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1905, 1906, 1979
	61.6°F (16.4°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2018
	Ties: 1935, 2012, 2013
Jan 1951–Dec 1955 60-Month	61.3°F (16.3°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1906
	61.3°F (16.3°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1925, 1938, 1939, 2008, 2012, 2018

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 22, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings