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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1996

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1996 1-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2015
	Ties: 1941
Nov–Dec 1996 2-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
	49.1°F (9.5°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2015
	Ties: 1912, 1974
Oct–Dec 1996 3-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
	53.4°F (11.9°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2015
	Ties: 1913, 1983
Sep–Dec 1996 4-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
	58.3°F (14.6°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	1931, 2015
	Ties: 2010
Aug–Dec 1996 5-Month	62.1°F (16.7°C)	62.9°F (17.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
	62.1°F (16.7°C)	62.9°F (17.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2007
	Ties: 1968, 1992, 1995
Jul–Dec 1996 6-Month	65.2°F (18.4°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1917
	65.2°F (18.4°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2015
	Ties: 1913, 1920, 1924, 1945, 1960, 1988
Jun–Dec 1996 7-Month	66.8°F (19.3°C)	67.3°F (19.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1976
	66.8°F (19.3°C)	67.3°F (19.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2015
	Ties: 1913, 1972
May–Dec 1996 8-Month	67.5°F (19.7°C)	67.7°F (19.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917, 1976
	67.5°F (19.7°C)	67.7°F (19.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2015
	Ties: 1940, 1947, 1957, 1958, 1964
Apr–Dec 1996 9-Month	66.7°F (19.3°C)	67.0°F (19.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1992	1976
	66.7°F (19.3°C)	67.0°F (19.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2015
	Ties: 1914, 1935, 1940, 1944
Mar–Dec 1996 10-Month	65.1°F (18.4°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1992	1917
	65.1°F (18.4°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2015
	Ties: 1915, 1940, 1947, 1958, 1961, 2013
Feb–Dec 1996 11-Month	63.5°F (17.5°C)	64.0°F (17.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1992	1917
	63.5°F (17.5°C)	64.0°F (17.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
	Ties: 1907, 1915, 1916, 1928, 1962, 1989
Jan–Dec 1996 12-Month	61.8°F (16.6°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1901, 1917, 1958, 1963, 1966, 1969
	61.8°F (16.6°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 1915, 1947, 1962
Jul 1995–Dec 1996 18-Month	62.9°F (17.2°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1968
	62.9°F (17.2°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 1924, 1961, 1970, 1988
Jan 1995–Dec 1996 24-Month	62.1°F (16.7°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1969
	62.1°F (16.7°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 1914, 1929
Jan 1994–Dec 1996 36-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1968, 1969
	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017, 2019
	Ties: 1897, 1912, 1924, 1926, 1941, 1944, 1973, 1994
Jan 1993–Dec 1996 48-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1969
	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2019
	Ties: 1910, 1912, 1914, 1931, 1959, 1976, 1985, 1995
Jan 1992–Dec 1996 60-Month	62.3°F (16.8°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1969, 1970
	62.3°F (16.8°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2020
	Ties: 1902, 1914, 1915, 1921, 1976

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 22, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings