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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1896

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1896 1-Month	35.7°F (2.1°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest to Date	1917
	35.7°F (2.1°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1895	2015
	Ties: 1902, 2009
Nov–Dec 1896 2-Month	43.1°F (6.2°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	43.1°F (6.2°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 2022
Oct–Dec 1896 3-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1908, 1920, 1961, 1965
Sep–Dec 1896 4-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	1931
	Ties: 1932, 1954
Aug–Dec 1896 5-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1895	1931, 2015
	Ties: 1895, 1898, 1899, 1913, 1934, 1948, 1980, 2010
Jul–Dec 1896 6-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	59.3°F (15.2°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1931
	Ties: 1899, 1913, 1922, 1923, 1947, 1948
Jun–Dec 1896 7-Month	60.9°F (16.1°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	60.9°F (16.1°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1912, 1913, 1977, 1980, 2014
May–Dec 1896 8-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	60.9°F (16.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	62.0°F (16.7°C)	60.9°F (16.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 2001
Apr–Dec 1896 9-Month	61.5°F (16.4°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	61.5°F (16.4°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1953, 1999
Mar–Dec 1896 10-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1938, 1987, 2003, 2005
Feb–Dec 1896 11-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	56.6°F (13.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	57.3°F (14.1°C)	56.6°F (13.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2019
	Ties: 1956, 1987
Jan–Dec 1896 12-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	55.3°F (12.9°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1897, 1925, 1930, 1956, 1974, 1994
Jul 1895–Dec 1896 18-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1904
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1919, 1927, 1937, 1941, 1943, 1948, 1950, 1956, 2009
Jan 1895–Dec 1896 24-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1904, 1905, 1918
	54.3°F (12.4°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2020
	Ties: 1941, 1958, 1977, 1997

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on April 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings