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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1955

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1955 1-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1932, 1990
	45.1°F (7.3°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	1958
	Ties: 1969
Nov–Dec 1955 2-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.4°F (8.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1994
	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.4°F (8.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	1995
	Ties: 1899, 1923, 1956
Oct–Dec 1955 3-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1916
	51.5°F (10.8°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	1995, 2014
	Ties: 1940, 1967, 2013
Sep–Dec 1955 4-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1916
	56.0°F (13.3°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2020
	Ties: 1963, 1966, 1974, 1987, 2009, 2013
Aug–Dec 1955 5-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1916
	59.7°F (15.4°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2020
	Ties: 1987, 1997, 2009, 2010
Jul–Dec 1955 6-Month	61.7°F (16.5°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1916
	61.7°F (16.5°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2020
	Ties: 1906, 1910, 1926, 1976, 1990
Jun–Dec 1955 7-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1916
	62.5°F (16.9°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2020
	Ties: 1910, 1922, 1932, 1952, 1953
May–Dec 1955 8-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	62.3°F (16.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1916
	62.2°F (16.8°C)	62.3°F (16.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2020
	Ties: 1921, 1928, 1932, 1943, 1994
Apr–Dec 1955 9-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1916
	60.8°F (16.0°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2014, 2020
	Ties: 1896, 1903, 1918, 1964, 1978
Mar–Dec 1955 10-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1912
	59.5°F (15.3°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2014
	Ties: 1915, 1924, 1930, 1935
Feb–Dec 1955 11-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1911
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2014
	Ties: 1895, 1965
Jan–Dec 1955 12-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1911
	56.2°F (13.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2014
	Ties: 1902, 1903, 1908, 1909, 1944, 1949, 1971
Jul 1954–Dec 1955 18-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1912
Jul 1954–Dec 1955 18-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
Jan 1954–Dec 1955 24-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1912
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1907, 1910, 1914, 1946, 1975, 1976, 1983
Jan 1953–Dec 1955 36-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1913
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2016
	Ties: 1902, 1944, 1945, 1964
Jan 1952–Dec 1955 48-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1912, 1914
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2017
	Ties: 1902, 1947, 1950, 1965
Jan 1951–Dec 1955 60-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1912, 1913
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 1946, 1951, 1957

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings