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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1988

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1988 1-Month	42.5°F (5.8°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1932, 1990
	42.5°F (5.8°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1958
	Ties: 1982
Nov–Dec 1988 2-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	46.4°F (8.0°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1994
	46.2°F (7.9°C)	46.4°F (8.0°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1995
	Ties: 1913, 1927, 1963, 2000, 2004
Oct–Dec 1988 3-Month	52.3°F (11.3°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1916
	52.3°F (11.3°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1995, 2014
	Ties: 1962
Sep–Dec 1988 4-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1916
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2020
	Ties: 1933, 1962, 2002, 2016
Aug–Dec 1988 5-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1916
	60.2°F (15.7°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2020
	Ties: 1996, 2002, 2005
Jul–Dec 1988 6-Month	63.1°F (17.3°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1916
	63.1°F (17.3°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2020
	Ties: 1933, 1939, 1999, 2002, 2015
Jun–Dec 1988 7-Month	63.8°F (17.7°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1916
	63.8°F (17.7°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2020
	Ties: 1939, 1999
May–Dec 1988 8-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	62.3°F (16.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1916
	63.4°F (17.4°C)	62.3°F (16.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2020
	Ties: 1929, 1936, 1959, 1967, 1999, 2019
Apr–Dec 1988 9-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1916
	62.5°F (16.9°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2014, 2020
	Ties: 1926, 1940, 1995, 2000
Mar–Dec 1988 10-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1912
	61.4°F (16.3°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2014
	Ties: 1936, 1940, 1950, 1958, 1989, 2009, 2019
Feb–Dec 1988 11-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1911
	60.2°F (15.7°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2014
	Ties: 1958, 1959, 1995
Jan–Dec 1988 12-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1911
	58.8°F (14.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2014
	Ties: 1926, 1940, 2000, 2002, 2009
Jul 1987–Dec 1988 18-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1912
	59.7°F (15.4°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2015
	Ties: 2005
Jan 1987–Dec 1988 24-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1912
	58.5°F (14.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2015
	Ties: 1960, 1993, 1995, 2012
Jan 1986–Dec 1988 36-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1913
	58.6°F (14.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2016
	Ties: 1960, 2001
Jan 1985–Dec 1988 48-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1912, 1914
	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2017
	Ties: 1990, 1993, 1994, 1999
Jan 1984–Dec 1988 60-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1912, 1913
	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1989, 2001, 2002

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings