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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1976

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1976 1-Month	33.1°F (0.6°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	-3.7°F (-2.1°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	33.1°F (0.6°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	-3.7°F (-2.1°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
	Ties: 1969
Nov–Dec 1976 2-Month	36.3°F (2.4°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	-4.9°F (-2.7°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Nov–Dec 1976 2-Month	36.3°F (2.4°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	-4.9°F (-2.7°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
Oct–Dec 1976 3-Month	41.2°F (5.1°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-4.9°F (-2.7°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Oct–Dec 1976 3-Month	41.2°F (5.1°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-4.9°F (-2.7°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
Sep–Dec 1976 4-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-4.3°F (-2.4°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Sep–Dec 1976 4-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-4.3°F (-2.4°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	1931
Aug–Dec 1976 5-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	-3.8°F (-2.1°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Aug–Dec 1976 5-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	-3.8°F (-2.1°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	1931, 2015
Jul–Dec 1976 6-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	-3.5°F (-1.9°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Jul–Dec 1976 6-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	-3.5°F (-1.9°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	1931
Jun–Dec 1976 7-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	-3.0°F (-1.7°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Jun–Dec 1976 7-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	-3.0°F (-1.7°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
May–Dec 1976 8-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	60.9°F (16.1°C)	-2.9°F (-1.7°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
May–Dec 1976 8-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	60.9°F (16.1°C)	-2.9°F (-1.7°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
Apr–Dec 1976 9-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	-2.4°F (-1.4°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Apr–Dec 1976 9-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	-2.4°F (-1.4°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
Mar–Dec 1976 10-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Mar–Dec 1976 10-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
Feb–Dec 1976 11-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	56.6°F (13.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	55.8°F (13.2°C)	56.6°F (13.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2019
	Ties: 1940, 1979
Jan–Dec 1976 12-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	53.8°F (12.1°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2012
	Ties: 1968, 1979
Jul 1975–Dec 1976 18-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1904
	55.8°F (13.2°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1908, 1914, 1951, 1960
Jan 1975–Dec 1976 24-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904, 1905, 1918
	54.6°F (12.6°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2020
	Ties: 1906, 1926, 1927, 1965, 1983, 1988
Jan 1974–Dec 1976 36-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1905, 1968
	54.8°F (12.7°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2021
	Ties: 1915, 1927, 1930, 1959, 1996
Jan 1973–Dec 1976 48-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1969
	55.0°F (12.8°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2020
	Ties: 1913, 1938, 1942, 1974, 1988
Jan 1972–Dec 1976 60-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1905, 1969
	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1913, 1924, 1938, 1940, 1958, 1959, 1974, 1989

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 26, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings