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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1921

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1921 1-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1932, 1990
	45.0°F (7.2°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	1958
	Ties: 1910, 1964
Nov–Dec 1921 2-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1994
	47.9°F (8.8°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	1995
	Ties: 1986
Oct–Dec 1921 3-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1916
	52.2°F (11.2°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	1995, 2014
	Ties: 2016, 2021
Sep–Dec 1921 4-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1916
	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	2020
	Ties: 1952, 1969, 1992
Aug–Dec 1921 5-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1916
	59.2°F (15.1°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	2020
	Ties: 1904, 1940, 1964, 1993
Jul–Dec 1921 6-Month	61.9°F (16.6°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1916
	61.9°F (16.6°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	2020
	Ties: 1943
Jun–Dec 1921 7-Month	63.0°F (17.2°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1916
	63.0°F (17.2°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	2020
	Ties: 1934, 1942, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2011
May–Dec 1921 8-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	62.2°F (16.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1916
	62.2°F (16.8°C)	62.2°F (16.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	2020
	Ties: 1928, 1932, 1943, 1955, 1994
Apr–Dec 1921 9-Month	61.1°F (16.2°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1916
	61.1°F (16.2°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	2014, 2020
	Ties: 1897, 1898, 1935, 1956
Mar–Dec 1921 10-Month	60.1°F (15.6°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1912
	60.1°F (15.6°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1910	2014
	Ties: 1970, 1985, 2010, 2011
Feb–Dec 1921 11-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1911
	58.8°F (14.9°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1910	2014
	Ties: 1929, 1957, 1962, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1983
Jan–Dec 1921 12-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1911
	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2014
	Ties: 1972, 1973, 1985
Jul 1920–Dec 1921 18-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1912
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1902, 1925, 1944
Jan 1920–Dec 1921 24-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1912
	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1918, 1922, 1945, 1972
Jan 1919–Dec 1921 36-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1913
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
	Ties: 1899, 1904, 1908, 1916, 1919, 1923, 1948
Jan 1918–Dec 1921 48-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1912, 1914
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	2017
	Ties: 1917
Jan 1917–Dec 1921 60-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1912, 1913
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2018
	Ties: 1909, 1917, 1918, 1924, 1948, 1949

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings