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Average Temperature Rankings, December 2012

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 2012 1-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	6.1°F (3.4°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
December 2012 1-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	6.1°F (3.4°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 2006	2015
Nov–Dec 2012 2-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1917
	42.8°F (6.0°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2015
	Ties: 1965, 1973
Oct–Dec 2012 3-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1917
	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2015
	Ties: 1948, 2005
Sep–Dec 2012 4-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1917
	52.2°F (11.2°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	1931
	Ties: 1949, 1979, 2014
Aug–Dec 2012 5-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1917
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	1931, 2015
	Ties: 1953, 1961, 1982
Jul–Dec 2012 6-Month	60.3°F (15.7°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1917
Jul–Dec 2012 6-Month	60.3°F (15.7°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	1931
Jun–Dec 2012 7-Month	61.7°F (16.5°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1917
	61.7°F (16.5°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2015
	Ties: 1933, 2017
May–Dec 2012 8-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	60.9°F (16.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1917
	62.4°F (16.9°C)	60.9°F (16.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2015
	Ties: 1911, 1933, 2004
Apr–Dec 2012 9-Month	61.6°F (16.4°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1917
	61.6°F (16.4°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2015
	Ties: 1959, 2004, 2020
Mar–Dec 2012 10-Month	61.0°F (16.1°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1917
	61.0°F (16.1°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2015
	Ties: 1921, 2007
Feb–Dec 2012 11-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	56.6°F (13.7°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
	59.2°F (15.1°C)	56.6°F (13.7°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2019
	Ties: 2011
Jan–Dec 2012 12-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
Jan–Dec 2012 12-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Jul 2011–Dec 2012 18-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1904
	58.8°F (14.9°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016, 2017
	Ties: 2020
Jan 2011–Dec 2012 24-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1904, 1905, 1918
	57.3°F (14.1°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2020
	Ties: 2021
Jan 2010–Dec 2012 36-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1905, 1968
Jan 2010–Dec 2012 36-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
Jan 2009–Dec 2012 48-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1969
	56.4°F (13.6°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2020
	Ties: 2013, 2017
Jan 2008–Dec 2012 60-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1905, 1969
Jan 2008–Dec 2012 60-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2020, 2021

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published November 2022, retrieved on December 2, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings