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Average Temperature Rankings, December 2008

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 2008 1-Month	30.7°F (-0.7°C)	28.9°F (-1.7°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 2005	1989
	30.7°F (-0.7°C)	28.9°F (-1.7°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2015
	Ties: 1920, 2003
Nov–Dec 2008 2-Month	34.8°F (1.6°C)	34.1°F (1.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 2005	1917
	34.8°F (1.6°C)	34.1°F (1.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2015
	Ties: 1911, 1997
Oct–Dec 2008 3-Month	39.5°F (4.2°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	39.5°F (4.2°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2015
	Ties: 1921, 1932, 1936
Sep–Dec 2008 4-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	45.5°F (7.5°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1978
Aug–Dec 2008 5-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	49.7°F (9.8°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2015
	Ties: 1915
Jul–Dec 2008 6-Month	53.3°F (11.8°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1976
	53.3°F (11.8°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	1931, 2015
	Ties: 1902, 1916, 1930, 1957, 1965, 1986
Jun–Dec 2008 7-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	55.5°F (13.1°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2015
	Ties: 1918, 1957, 1983
May–Dec 2008 8-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	55.3°F (12.9°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1920, 1956, 1978
Apr–Dec 2008 9-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1917
	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1946, 2003
Mar–Dec 2008 10-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	52.9°F (11.6°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2021
	Ties: 1919, 1933, 1952, 1968, 1975
Feb–Dec 2008 11-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1917
	50.6°F (10.3°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2012
	Ties: 1908, 1933, 1982, 2000
Jan–Dec 2008 12-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1917
	48.9°F (9.4°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	1998, 2012
	Ties: 1922, 1975
Jul 2007–Dec 2008 18-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1904
	51.0°F (10.6°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2012
	Ties: 1913
Jan 2007–Dec 2008 24-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1905
	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2021
	Ties: 1933, 1939, 1992, 2000, 2001
Jan 2006–Dec 2008 36-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2005	1905, 1926
	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2012
	Ties: 1992, 2011
Jan 2005–Dec 2008 48-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 2007	1907
	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2021, 2022
	Ties: 2002, 2007, 2014
Jan 2004–Dec 2008 60-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2007	1905, 1907
	49.5°F (9.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 2006	2020, 2021
	Ties: 2006, 2010, 2011, 2017

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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