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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1962

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1962 1-Month	23.7°F (-4.6°C)	28.9°F (-1.7°C)	-5.2°F (-2.9°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1989
	23.7°F (-4.6°C)	28.9°F (-1.7°C)	-5.2°F (-2.9°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1945
Nov–Dec 1962 2-Month	30.3°F (-0.9°C)	34.1°F (1.2°C)	-3.8°F (-2.1°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	30.3°F (-0.9°C)	34.1°F (1.2°C)	-3.8°F (-2.1°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1995
Oct–Dec 1962 3-Month	37.2°F (2.9°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	37.2°F (2.9°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1958, 1960
Sep–Dec 1962 4-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	42.3°F (5.7°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1989
Aug–Dec 1962 5-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	47.4°F (8.6°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1989
Jul–Dec 1962 6-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	-2.4°F (-1.4°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
	50.8°F (10.4°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	-2.4°F (-1.4°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	1931, 2015
	Ties: 1904
Jun–Dec 1962 7-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Jun–Dec 1962 7-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
May–Dec 1962 8-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	54.1°F (12.3°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1950
Apr–Dec 1962 9-Month	53.3°F (11.8°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	53.3°F (11.8°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1997
Mar–Dec 1962 10-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	51.4°F (10.8°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2021
	Ties: 1909
Feb–Dec 1962 11-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	49.0°F (9.4°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2012
	Ties: 1895, 1989
Jan–Dec 1962 12-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	1998, 2012
	Ties: 1914
Jul 1961–Dec 1962 18-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1904
	49.5°F (9.7°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2012
	Ties: 1903, 1936, 1951, 1979, 1989, 1993, 1996
Jan 1961–Dec 1962 24-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1905
	47.4°F (8.6°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2021
	Ties: 1902, 1907, 1915, 1941, 1966, 1977, 1980, 1981
Jan 1960–Dec 1962 36-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1905, 1926
	47.4°F (8.6°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2012
	Ties: 1916, 1919, 1927, 1965, 1969, 1981
Jan 1959–Dec 1962 48-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1907
	47.8°F (8.8°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2021, 2022
	Ties: 1909, 1915
Jan 1958–Dec 1962 60-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1928	1905, 1907
	47.5°F (8.6°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1919, 1968, 1970, 1979

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on April 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings