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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1998

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1998 1-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	41.5°F (5.3°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1983
December 1998 1-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	41.5°F (5.3°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2021
Nov–Dec 1998 2-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	2000
Nov–Dec 1998 2-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2015
Oct–Dec 1998 3-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
	53.9°F (12.2°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	1931
	Ties: 1933, 1965, 1999
Sep–Dec 1998 4-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
	59.9°F (15.5°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	1931
	Ties: 1933
Aug–Dec 1998 5-Month	64.1°F (17.8°C)	61.1°F (16.2°C)	3.0°F (1.6°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
	64.1°F (17.8°C)	61.1°F (16.2°C)	3.0°F (1.6°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	1931
	Ties: 2015
Jul–Dec 1998 6-Month	67.4°F (19.7°C)	64.3°F (17.9°C)	3.1°F (1.8°C)	128th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
	67.4°F (19.7°C)	64.3°F (17.9°C)	3.1°F (1.8°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	1931, 1998
	Ties: 1931
Jun–Dec 1998 7-Month	69.2°F (20.7°C)	66.0°F (18.9°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	128th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
Jun–Dec 1998 7-Month	69.2°F (20.7°C)	66.0°F (18.9°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	1998
May–Dec 1998 8-Month	69.6°F (20.9°C)	66.3°F (19.1°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	128th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
May–Dec 1998 8-Month	69.6°F (20.9°C)	66.3°F (19.1°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	1998
Apr–Dec 1998 9-Month	68.5°F (20.3°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	128th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
Apr–Dec 1998 9-Month	68.5°F (20.3°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	1998
Mar–Dec 1998 10-Month	66.6°F (19.2°C)	64.2°F (17.9°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1917, 1976
Mar–Dec 1998 10-Month	66.6°F (19.2°C)	64.2°F (17.9°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1921	2012
Feb–Dec 1998 11-Month	64.8°F (18.2°C)	62.3°F (16.8°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1917
	64.8°F (18.2°C)	62.3°F (16.8°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1954
Jan–Dec 1998 12-Month	63.1°F (17.3°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1979
Jan–Dec 1998 12-Month	63.1°F (17.3°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1921	2012
Jul 1997–Dec 1998 18-Month	63.2°F (17.3°C)	61.7°F (16.5°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1968
	63.2°F (17.3°C)	61.7°F (16.5°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1932
Jan 1997–Dec 1998 24-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1979
	61.4°F (16.3°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1991	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1932, 1935, 1953
Jan 1996–Dec 1998 36-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1905
	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2012, 2017, 2018
	Ties: 1928, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1987, 1988
Jan 1995–Dec 1998 48-Month	60.7°F (15.9°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1905, 1906, 1979
	60.7°F (15.9°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2018
	Ties: 1898, 1900, 1945, 1949, 1953, 2003, 2010, 2011
Jan 1994–Dec 1998 60-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1906
	60.6°F (15.9°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1991	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1901, 1930, 1943, 1949, 1990, 1991

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings