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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1960

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1960 1-Month	40.1°F (4.5°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	-5.5°F (-3.1°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	40.1°F (4.5°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	-5.5°F (-3.1°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1945
Nov–Dec 1960 2-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1917
Nov–Dec 1960 2-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
Oct–Dec 1960 3-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
Oct–Dec 1960 3-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
Sep–Dec 1960 4-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	58.2°F (14.6°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1931, 2015
	Ties: 1898, 1916, 1958, 1983
Aug–Dec 1960 5-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.9°F (17.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.9°F (17.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2007
	Ties: 1898, 1916, 1929
Jul–Dec 1960 6-Month	65.2°F (18.4°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	65.2°F (18.4°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1913, 1920, 1924, 1945, 1988, 1996
Jun–Dec 1960 7-Month	66.9°F (19.4°C)	67.3°F (19.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1976
	66.9°F (19.4°C)	67.3°F (19.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1920, 1947
May–Dec 1960 8-Month	67.2°F (19.6°C)	67.7°F (19.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917, 1976
	67.2°F (19.6°C)	67.7°F (19.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1914, 1924, 1935, 1945, 1955, 1961
Apr–Dec 1960 9-Month	66.8°F (19.3°C)	67.0°F (19.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1976
	66.8°F (19.3°C)	67.0°F (19.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1895, 1943
Mar–Dec 1960 10-Month	64.4°F (18.0°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1917
	64.4°F (18.0°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1950, 1967, 1969
Feb–Dec 1960 11-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	64.0°F (17.8°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	62.5°F (16.9°C)	64.0°F (17.8°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2016
	Ties: 1967, 1969
Jan–Dec 1960 12-Month	61.0°F (16.1°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1901, 1917, 1958, 1963, 1966, 1969
	61.0°F (16.1°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2017
	Ties: 1895
Jul 1959–Dec 1960 18-Month	62.7°F (17.1°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1968
	62.7°F (17.1°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2017
	Ties: 1914, 1915
Jan 1959–Dec 1960 24-Month	61.9°F (16.6°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1969
	61.9°F (16.6°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
	Ties: 1901, 1924, 1958, 1965, 1978, 1982, 1984
Jan 1958–Dec 1960 36-Month	61.5°F (16.4°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1905	1968, 1969
	61.5°F (16.4°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2017, 2019
	Ties: 1903, 1904, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1981
Jan 1957–Dec 1960 48-Month	61.9°F (16.6°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1969
	61.9°F (16.6°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2019
	Ties: 1907, 1915, 1920, 1972, 1984
Jan 1956–Dec 1960 60-Month	62.1°F (16.7°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1969, 1970
	62.1°F (16.7°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2020
	Ties: 1908, 1919, 1985

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 3, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings