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Tennessee

Average Temperature Rankings, December 2020

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 2020 1-Month	39.5°F (4.2°C)	39.2°F (4.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1963
	39.5°F (4.2°C)	39.2°F (4.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2015
	Ties: 1929, 1961, 2002, 2017
Nov–Dec 2020 2-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1950, 1976
	45.7°F (7.6°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	2015
	Ties: 2012
Oct–Dec 2020 3-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1917
Oct–Dec 2020 3-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	1931
Sep–Dec 2020 4-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1976
	55.4°F (13.0°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	1931
	Ties: 1970, 2001
Aug–Dec 2020 5-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	58.3°F (14.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1976
	59.6°F (15.3°C)	58.3°F (14.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	1931
	Ties: 1970, 2001
Jul–Dec 2020 6-Month	62.9°F (17.2°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2018	1976
	62.9°F (17.2°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	1931
	Ties: 1954, 1956, 2018
Jun–Dec 2020 7-Month	64.4°F (18.0°C)	63.2°F (17.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1976
	64.4°F (18.0°C)	63.2°F (17.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	1931
	Ties: 1956, 1986, 2002
May–Dec 2020 8-Month	64.4°F (18.0°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1976
	64.4°F (18.0°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	1931, 2016
	Ties: 1897, 1939, 1973
Apr–Dec 2020 9-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1976
	63.4°F (17.4°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2015, 2016
	Ties: 1914, 1939, 1946, 1948, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1973, 1985, 2005
Mar–Dec 2020 10-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1917
	62.5°F (16.9°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2016
	Ties: 1897, 1899, 1902, 1973, 1999, 2022
Feb–Dec 2020 11-Month	60.7°F (15.9°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1917
	60.7°F (15.9°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2016
	Ties: 1919
Jan–Dec 2020 12-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 2018	1917
	59.3°F (15.2°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	1921
	Ties: 1925, 1927, 1931, 1999
Jul 2019–Dec 2020 18-Month	60.7°F (15.9°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2018	1968
Jul 2019–Dec 2020 18-Month	60.7°F (15.9°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2016, 2017
Jan 2019–Dec 2020 24-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1979
	59.6°F (15.3°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2017
	Ties: 2012
Jan 2018–Dec 2020 36-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2016	1968, 1969, 1978
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2017, 2018
	Ties: 2021
Jan 2017–Dec 2020 48-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1979
Jan 2017–Dec 2020 48-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2019
Jan 2016–Dec 2020 60-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1970, 1980
Jan 2016–Dec 2020 60-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings