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Average Temperature Rankings, December 2021

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 2021 1-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	9.0°F (5.0°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1917
	45.8°F (7.7°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	9.0°F (5.0°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2015
	Ties: 1956
Nov–Dec 2021 2-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	4.0°F (2.2°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1917
	45.2°F (7.3°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	4.0°F (2.2°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2015
	Ties: 1956
Oct–Dec 2021 3-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	4.7°F (2.6°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1917
Oct–Dec 2021 3-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	4.7°F (2.6°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2015
Sep–Dec 2021 4-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	3.9°F (2.2°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1917
Sep–Dec 2021 4-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	3.9°F (2.2°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	1931
Aug–Dec 2021 5-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	3.7°F (2.1°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1917
Aug–Dec 2021 5-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	3.7°F (2.1°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	1931, 2015
Jul–Dec 2021 6-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	3.3°F (1.9°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1917
	62.2°F (16.8°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	3.3°F (1.9°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	1931
	Ties: 2016
Jun–Dec 2021 7-Month	63.6°F (17.6°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1917
	63.6°F (17.6°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	2015
	Ties: 1900, 2016
May–Dec 2021 8-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	60.9°F (16.1°C)	2.5°F (1.3°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1917
	63.4°F (17.4°C)	60.9°F (16.1°C)	2.5°F (1.3°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2015
	Ties: 2007, 2016
Apr–Dec 2021 9-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1917
	62.5°F (16.9°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2015
	Ties: 1931, 1941, 2016
Mar–Dec 2021 10-Month	61.1°F (16.2°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1917
	61.1°F (16.2°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2015
	Ties: 2011
Feb–Dec 2021 11-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	56.6°F (13.7°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 2018	1917
	58.9°F (14.9°C)	56.6°F (13.7°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	2019
	Ties: 2017
Jan–Dec 2021 12-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	54.7°F (12.6°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2018	1917
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	54.7°F (12.6°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	2012
	Ties: 1991, 2011
Jul 2020–Dec 2021 18-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1904
	58.6°F (14.8°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	2016, 2017
	Ties: 2019
Jan 2020–Dec 2021 24-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1904, 1905, 1918
	57.2°F (14.0°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	2020
	Ties: 1991, 2017
Jan 2019–Dec 2021 36-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1905, 1968
Jan 2019–Dec 2021 36-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
Jan 2018–Dec 2021 48-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1969
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	2020
	Ties: 2019
Jan 2017–Dec 2021 60-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1905, 1969
	57.2°F (14.0°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	2020, 2021
	Ties: 2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings