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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1896

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1896 1-Month	28.2°F (-2.1°C)	28.9°F (-1.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1989
December 1896 1-Month	28.2°F (-2.1°C)	28.9°F (-1.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1895	2015
Nov–Dec 1896 2-Month	35.8°F (2.1°C)	34.1°F (1.2°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	35.8°F (2.1°C)	34.1°F (1.2°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1940
Oct–Dec 1896 3-Month	39.3°F (4.1°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	39.3°F (4.1°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1905
Sep–Dec 1896 4-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1917
	44.6°F (7.0°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1895	2015
	Ties: 1942, 1974
Aug–Dec 1896 5-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1917
	49.4°F (9.7°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1895	2015
	Ties: 1916, 1964, 1974, 1995, 1997
Jul–Dec 1896 6-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1976
	52.9°F (11.6°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1931, 2015
	Ties: 1901, 1915, 1933
Jun–Dec 1896 7-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1917
	54.7°F (12.6°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1895	2015
	Ties: 1943, 1997
May–Dec 1896 8-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1912, 1923, 1930, 1933, 1938, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1965, 2003
Apr–Dec 1896 9-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	55.3°F (12.9°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1955, 1971, 2013
Mar–Dec 1896 10-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	52.5°F (11.4°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
	Ties: 1947, 1993, 2000
Feb–Dec 1896 11-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	50.2°F (10.1°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1897, 1951, 1995
Jan–Dec 1896 12-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1998, 2012
	Ties: 1961, 1964, 1994, 1997, 2003
Jul 1895–Dec 1896 18-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1904
	49.6°F (9.8°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1897, 1908, 1927, 1935, 1944, 1969, 1980, 2014
Jan 1895–Dec 1896 24-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1905
	47.3°F (8.5°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
	Ties: 1908, 1927, 1964, 1968

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 26, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings