Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
North Dakota
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1959
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 1959 1-Month |
23.3°F (-4.8°C) | 12.7°F (-10.7°C) |
10.6°F (5.9°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1958 | 1927 |
5th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1939 | ||||
Nov–Dec 1959 2-Month |
21.4°F (-5.9°C) | 19.5°F (-6.9°C) |
1.9°F (1.0°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 1958 | 1927 |
48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 1999 | ||||
Ties: 1949, 1988 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 1959 3-Month |
26.9°F (-2.8°C) | 27.7°F (-2.4°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 46th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1919 |
82nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 1999 | ||||
Ties: 1971, 1973 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 1959 4-Month |
34.0°F (1.1°C) | 34.8°F (1.6°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.5°C) | 43rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1896 |
85th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1933, 1942 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 1959 5-Month |
41.2°F (5.1°C) | 41.2°F (5.1°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1896 |
75th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1900, 1921 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 1959 6-Month |
46.0°F (7.8°C) | 45.8°F (7.7°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 61st Coolest | Coolest since: 1958 | 1896 |
67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1899, 1933 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 1959 7-Month |
48.9°F (9.4°C) | 48.3°F (9.1°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 1958 | 1985 |
54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1961, 2018 | ||||||
May–Dec 1959 8-Month |
49.2°F (9.6°C) | 49.0°F (9.4°C) |
0.2°F (0.2°C) | 63rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1958 | 1927 |
65th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 2004 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 1959 9-Month |
48.3°F (9.1°C) | 48.1°F (8.9°C) |
0.2°F (0.2°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1958 | 1927 |
60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 1987 | ||||
Ties: 1910, 1956, 2002 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 1959 10-Month |
46.6°F (8.1°C) | 45.8°F (7.7°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1958 | 1951 |
45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1901, 1922 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 1959 11-Month |
42.8°F (6.0°C) | 42.7°F (5.9°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1958 | 1951 |
60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 1987 | ||||
Ties: 1913 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 1959 12-Month |
39.5°F (4.2°C) | 39.7°F (4.3°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 1956 | 1950 |
70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 1987 | ||||
Ties: 1968 | ||||||
Jul 1958–Dec 1959 18-Month |
41.6°F (5.3°C) | 41.8°F (5.4°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1956 | 1951 |
74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1922 | ||||||
Jan 1958–Dec 1959 24-Month |
40.0°F (4.4°C) | 39.6°F (4.2°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1957 | 1951 |
52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1933, 1947, 1986 | ||||||
Jan 1957–Dec 1959 36-Month |
40.0°F (4.4°C) | 39.6°F (4.2°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1958 | 1951 |
53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1944, 1961, 1984, 2011, 2020 | ||||||
Jan 1956–Dec 1959 48-Month |
39.8°F (4.3°C) | 39.6°F (4.2°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 66th Coolest | Coolest since: 1958 | 1899 |
59th Warmest | Warmest since: 1956 | 1990, 2001, 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1939, 1954, 1965, 1995, 2011 | ||||||
Jan 1955–Dec 1959 60-Month |
39.6°F (4.2°C) | 39.6°F (4.2°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1899 |
75th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 1991 | ||||
Ties: 1922, 1924, 1939, 1947, 1948, 1955 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 1, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/