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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1897

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1897 1-Month	35.2°F (1.8°C)	33.1°F (0.6°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1989
	35.2°F (1.8°C)	33.1°F (0.6°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 2008
Nov–Dec 1897 2-Month	39.2°F (4.0°C)	37.6°F (3.1°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	39.2°F (4.0°C)	37.6°F (3.1°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2015
	Ties: 1973, 1991
Oct–Dec 1897 3-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
Oct–Dec 1897 3-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
Sep–Dec 1897 4-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
Sep–Dec 1897 4-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1931
Aug–Dec 1897 5-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	52.7°F (11.5°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1976
	53.9°F (12.2°C)	52.7°F (11.5°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	1931
	Ties: 1982, 1985, 1994
Jul–Dec 1897 6-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1976
	57.2°F (14.0°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1931
	Ties: 1959
Jun–Dec 1897 7-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1976
	58.8°F (14.9°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1931
	Ties: 1970
May–Dec 1897 8-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	57.9°F (14.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	58.6°F (14.8°C)	57.9°F (14.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2015
	Ties: 1942, 1946, 1994, 2017
Apr–Dec 1897 9-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2015
	Ties: 1912, 1918, 1919, 1939, 1975
Mar–Dec 1897 10-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	56.4°F (13.6°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2016
	Ties: 1898, 1906, 1919, 1933, 1934, 1957, 1994, 2006
Feb–Dec 1897 11-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	54.5°F (12.5°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2016
	Ties: 1918, 1986
Jan–Dec 1897 12-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	52.2°F (11.2°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1921, 2012
	Ties: 1908, 1927, 1954
Jul 1896–Dec 1897 18-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1963
	53.6°F (12.0°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2016
	Ties: 1906, 1941, 1948, 1954, 2000
Jan 1896–Dec 1897 24-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1963
	52.4°F (11.3°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017, 2020
	Ties: 1898, 1900, 1990, 2000, 2003
Jan 1895–Dec 1897 36-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1968, 1978, 1980, 1981
	51.7°F (10.9°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
	Ties: 1912, 1936, 1973, 1995

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings