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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1961

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1961 1-Month	28.4°F (-2.0°C)	28.9°F (-1.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1989
December 1961 1-Month	28.4°F (-2.0°C)	28.9°F (-1.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
Nov–Dec 1961 2-Month	34.5°F (1.4°C)	34.1°F (1.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	34.5°F (1.4°C)	34.1°F (1.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1977, 1986
Oct–Dec 1961 3-Month	40.6°F (4.8°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	40.6°F (4.8°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1938, 2005
Sep–Dec 1961 4-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	47.2°F (8.4°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 1927, 1994, 2004
Aug–Dec 1961 5-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	51.6°F (10.9°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1999
Jul–Dec 1961 6-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1976
Jul–Dec 1961 6-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1931, 2015
Jun–Dec 1961 7-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1934, 1984, 2002
May–Dec 1961 8-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1947, 1948
Apr–Dec 1961 9-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	54.4°F (12.4°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1932, 1964
Mar–Dec 1961 10-Month	52.7°F (11.5°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	52.7°F (11.5°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2021
	Ties: 1902, 1930, 1954, 1964, 1983, 2014
Feb–Dec 1961 11-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	50.5°F (10.3°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 1927, 1942, 1988, 2003
Jan–Dec 1961 12-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1998, 2012
	Ties: 1896, 1964, 1994, 1997, 2003
Jul 1960–Dec 1961 18-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1904
	49.3°F (9.6°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2012
	Ties: 1912, 1914, 1916, 1966, 1976, 1981, 1982
Jan 1960–Dec 1961 24-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1905
	47.6°F (8.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2021
	Ties: 1903, 1916, 1940, 1969
Jan 1959–Dec 1961 36-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1905, 1926
	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 1901, 1915, 1929, 1944, 1945, 1959
Jan 1958–Dec 1961 48-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1907
	47.7°F (8.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2021, 2022
	Ties: 1943, 1972
Jan 1957–Dec 1961 60-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1905, 1907
	47.9°F (8.8°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1899, 1903, 1911, 1960, 1984

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 23, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings