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Average Temperature Rankings, December 2012

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 2012 1-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	41.5°F (5.3°C)	6.1°F (3.4°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
December 2012 1-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	41.5°F (5.3°C)	6.1°F (3.4°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
Nov–Dec 2012 2-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1917
	47.0°F (8.3°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2015
	Ties: 1922, 1941, 1957, 1991, 2019
Oct–Dec 2012 3-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1917
	51.1°F (10.6°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2015
	Ties: 1923, 1959
Sep–Dec 2012 4-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1917
	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1934, 1942, 1948, 2013
Aug–Dec 2012 5-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	59.2°F (15.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1917
	59.8°F (15.4°C)	59.2°F (15.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2015
	Ties: 1932, 1961
Jul–Dec 2012 6-Month	63.2°F (17.3°C)	62.2°F (16.8°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1917
	63.2°F (17.3°C)	62.2°F (16.8°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2015
	Ties: 1934, 1978, 2001, 2022
Jun–Dec 2012 7-Month	64.5°F (18.1°C)	63.8°F (17.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1917
	64.5°F (18.1°C)	63.8°F (17.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2015
	Ties: 1922, 1925, 1939, 1975, 1987
May–Dec 2012 8-Month	65.1°F (18.4°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1917
	65.1°F (18.4°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2015
	Ties: 1953
Apr–Dec 2012 9-Month	64.5°F (18.1°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1917
	64.5°F (18.1°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2015
	Ties: 1911, 1934
Mar–Dec 2012 10-Month	63.9°F (17.7°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1917
Mar–Dec 2012 10-Month	63.9°F (17.7°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2015
Feb–Dec 2012 11-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1917
	62.2°F (16.8°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2019
	Ties: 2020
Jan–Dec 2012 12-Month	60.7°F (15.9°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
	60.7°F (15.9°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2019
	Ties: 1921
Jul 2011–Dec 2012 18-Month	61.9°F (16.6°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1904
	61.9°F (16.6°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1932
Jan 2011–Dec 2012 24-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1967
Jan 2011–Dec 2012 24-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1991	2020
Jan 2010–Dec 2012 36-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1968, 1969
	60.0°F (15.6°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1933
Jan 2009–Dec 2012 48-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1969
	59.8°F (15.4°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2019, 2020
	Ties: 2007, 2008
Jan 2008–Dec 2012 60-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1969, 1970
	59.7°F (15.4°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2020
	Ties: 2008, 2015

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings