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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1898

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1898 1-Month	27.4°F (-2.6°C)	28.9°F (-1.7°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1989
	27.4°F (-2.6°C)	28.9°F (-1.7°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2015
	Ties: 1924, 1930
Nov–Dec 1898 2-Month	32.4°F (0.2°C)	34.1°F (1.2°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1917
	32.4°F (0.2°C)	34.1°F (1.2°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2015
	Ties: 1935, 1937, 1963
Oct–Dec 1898 3-Month	38.8°F (3.8°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	38.8°F (3.8°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2015
	Ties: 1916, 1942, 1951, 2002
Sep–Dec 1898 4-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	45.1°F (7.3°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2015
	Ties: 1952, 1997
Aug–Dec 1898 5-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	50.2°F (10.1°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1921, 1932, 1968, 1983
Jul–Dec 1898 6-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1976
	54.0°F (12.2°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1931, 2015
	Ties: 1938, 1979
Jun–Dec 1898 7-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
Jun–Dec 1898 7-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
May–Dec 1898 8-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	56.3°F (13.5°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1922
Apr–Dec 1898 9-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2015
	Ties: 1946, 2003, 2008
Mar–Dec 1898 10-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	53.6°F (12.0°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
	Ties: 1913, 1977
Feb–Dec 1898 11-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	51.1°F (10.6°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1939, 1955, 1977
Jan–Dec 1898 12-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1998, 2012
	Ties: 1900, 1932, 1933, 1959, 1987
Jul 1897–Dec 1898 18-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1904
	50.7°F (10.4°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1919, 1922, 1939, 1954, 1973
Jan 1897–Dec 1898 24-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1905
	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
	Ties: 1899, 1900, 1919, 1942, 1986, 1988, 2009
Jan 1896–Dec 1898 36-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1905, 1926
	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1899, 1973
Jan 1895–Dec 1898 48-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1907
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021, 2022
	Ties: 1902, 1916, 1959, 1997

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings