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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1980

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1980 1-Month	41.8°F (5.4°C)	41.5°F (5.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1983
	41.8°F (5.4°C)	41.5°F (5.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2021
	Ties: 1926, 1928, 1952
Nov–Dec 1980 2-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	2000
	45.2°F (7.3°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
	Ties: 1928, 1952
Oct–Dec 1980 3-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
	49.8°F (9.9°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	1931
	Ties: 1905, 1945, 1969
Sep–Dec 1980 4-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1931
	Ties: 1963, 1991, 2006
Aug–Dec 1980 5-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	61.1°F (16.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
	62.0°F (16.7°C)	61.1°F (16.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1931
	Ties: 1913, 1923, 1990
Jul–Dec 1980 6-Month	65.9°F (18.8°C)	64.3°F (17.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
	65.9°F (18.8°C)	64.3°F (17.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	1931, 1998
	Ties: 2011
Jun–Dec 1980 7-Month	67.6°F (19.8°C)	66.0°F (18.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
	67.6°F (19.8°C)	66.0°F (18.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1998
	Ties: 1900, 1999, 2007
May–Dec 1980 8-Month	67.7°F (19.8°C)	66.3°F (19.1°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
	67.7°F (19.8°C)	66.3°F (19.1°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	1998
	Ties: 1900
Apr–Dec 1980 9-Month	66.7°F (19.3°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
	66.7°F (19.3°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1998
	Ties: 1899, 1925, 1927, 1947, 2022
Mar–Dec 1980 10-Month	64.7°F (18.2°C)	64.2°F (17.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917, 1976
	64.7°F (18.2°C)	64.2°F (17.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1942, 1990
Feb–Dec 1980 11-Month	62.3°F (16.8°C)	62.3°F (16.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	62.3°F (16.8°C)	62.3°F (16.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1907, 1913, 1952
Jan–Dec 1980 12-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1979
	60.5°F (15.8°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1918, 1971, 1995
Jul 1979–Dec 1980 18-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	61.8°F (16.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1968
Jul 1979–Dec 1980 18-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	61.8°F (16.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2012
Jan 1979–Dec 1980 24-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1979
	59.2°F (15.1°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2012, 2017
	Ties: 2014
Jan 1978–Dec 1980 36-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1905	1905
Jan 1978–Dec 1980 36-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2012, 2017, 2018
Jan 1977–Dec 1980 48-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1905, 1906, 1979
	59.5°F (15.3°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
	Ties: 1904
Jan 1976–Dec 1980 60-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1906
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1962, 1970

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 6, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings