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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1923

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1923 1-Month	41.8°F (5.4°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1932, 1990
	41.8°F (5.4°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	1958
	Ties: 1954, 2009
Nov–Dec 1923 2-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1922	1994
	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1921	1995
	Ties: 1899, 1955, 1956
Oct–Dec 1923 3-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1922	1916
	50.3°F (10.2°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1921	1995, 2014
	Ties: 1932, 2000, 2009
Sep–Dec 1923 4-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1922	1916
	54.9°F (12.7°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1921	2020
	Ties: 1896
Aug–Dec 1923 5-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1922	1916
	58.4°F (14.7°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2020
	Ties: 1898, 1922
Jul–Dec 1923 6-Month	60.9°F (16.1°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1916
	60.9°F (16.1°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2020
	Ties: 1978
Jun–Dec 1923 7-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1916
	61.2°F (16.2°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2020
	Ties: 1895, 1907, 1908, 1941, 1982
May–Dec 1923 8-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	62.2°F (16.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1916
	61.2°F (16.2°C)	62.2°F (16.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2020
	Ties: 1895, 1965, 1982
Apr–Dec 1923 9-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1916
	60.2°F (15.7°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2014, 2020
	Ties: 1905, 1941, 1982
Mar–Dec 1923 10-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1912
	59.1°F (15.1°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2014
	Ties: 1895, 1919, 1965
Feb–Dec 1923 11-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1922	1911
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2014
	Ties: 1899, 1922
Jan–Dec 1923 12-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1922	1911
	56.4°F (13.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1921	2014
	Ties: 1913
Jul 1922–Dec 1923 18-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1922	1912
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1915, 1922, 1971
Jan 1922–Dec 1923 24-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1912
	56.2°F (13.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2015
	Ties: 1903, 1909, 1916, 1920
Jan 1921–Dec 1923 36-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1922	1913
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1921	2016
	Ties: 1899, 1904, 1908, 1916, 1919, 1921, 1948
Jan 1920–Dec 1923 48-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1922	1912, 1914
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1921	2017
	Ties: 1909, 1915, 1916, 1920, 1949
Jan 1919–Dec 1923 60-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1912, 1913
	56.4°F (13.6°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2018
	Ties: 1911, 1919

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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