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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1966

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1966 1-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1932, 1990
	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	1958
	Ties: 1933, 1943
Nov–Dec 1966 2-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1994
	47.4°F (8.6°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	1995
	Ties: 1910, 1942
Oct–Dec 1966 3-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1916
	51.7°F (10.9°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	1995, 2014
	Ties: 1979, 1981
Sep–Dec 1966 4-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1916
	56.0°F (13.3°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2020
	Ties: 1955, 1963, 1974, 1987, 2009, 2013
Aug–Dec 1966 5-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1916
	60.0°F (15.6°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2020
	Ties: 1934, 2011
Jul–Dec 1966 6-Month	62.1°F (16.7°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1916
	62.1°F (16.7°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2020
	Ties: 1960, 1983, 1997
Jun–Dec 1966 7-Month	63.1°F (17.3°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1916
	63.1°F (17.3°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2020
	Ties: 1969
May–Dec 1966 8-Month	63.2°F (17.3°C)	62.3°F (16.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1916
	63.2°F (17.3°C)	62.3°F (16.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2020
	Ties: 1934, 1960, 1979
Apr–Dec 1966 9-Month	62.6°F (17.0°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1916
	62.6°F (17.0°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2014, 2020
	Ties: 1936, 1937, 1987
Mar–Dec 1966 10-Month	61.3°F (16.3°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1912
	61.3°F (16.3°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2014
	Ties: 2000
Feb–Dec 1966 11-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1911
	59.6°F (15.3°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2014
	Ties: 1931
Jan–Dec 1966 12-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1911
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2014
	Ties: 1960, 1977, 1990, 1994, 1999
Jul 1965–Dec 1966 18-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1912
	59.0°F (15.0°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1918, 1931, 1967
Jan 1965–Dec 1966 24-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1912
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2015
	Ties: 1901, 1943, 1954
Jan 1964–Dec 1966 36-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1913
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2016
	Ties: 1901, 1947, 1953, 1972, 1975, 1976
Jan 1963–Dec 1966 48-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1912, 1914
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2017
	Ties: 1907, 1945, 1952, 1973, 1974, 1975
Jan 1962–Dec 1966 60-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1912, 1913
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2018
	Ties: 1926, 1945, 1947, 1953, 1965

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings