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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1953

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1953 1-Month	34.1°F (1.2°C)	33.1°F (0.6°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1989
	34.1°F (1.2°C)	33.1°F (0.6°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2015
	Ties: 1920
Nov–Dec 1953 2-Month	37.5°F (3.1°C)	37.6°F (3.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
	37.5°F (3.1°C)	37.6°F (3.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2015
	Ties: 2005
Oct–Dec 1953 3-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	43.5°F (6.4°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2015
	Ties: 1908, 1978, 2009, 2013
Sep–Dec 1953 4-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	1931
	Ties: 1899, 1938, 1957, 1979, 2013, 2014
Aug–Dec 1953 5-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1976
	53.1°F (11.7°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	1931
	Ties: 1912, 1915, 1919, 1926, 1940
Jul–Dec 1953 6-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1976
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	1931
	Ties: 1896, 1913, 1918, 1938, 1948, 1993, 2022
Jun–Dec 1953 7-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1976
	58.5°F (14.7°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	1931
	Ties: 1919, 1933, 1946, 1956, 2004, 2006
May–Dec 1953 8-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	58.0°F (14.4°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	58.0°F (14.4°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1949, 1959, 2004, 2012, 2020
Apr–Dec 1953 9-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2015
	Ties: 1922, 1936, 1949, 1986
Mar–Dec 1953 10-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	55.6°F (13.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	56.7°F (13.7°C)	55.6°F (13.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2016
	Ties: 1899, 1911, 2002
Feb–Dec 1953 11-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	54.8°F (12.7°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2016
	Ties: 1948, 2001
Jan–Dec 1953 12-Month	53.3°F (11.8°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	53.3°F (11.8°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	1921, 2012
	Ties: 2007, 2018
Jul 1952–Dec 1953 18-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1963
	54.1°F (12.3°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2016
	Ties: 1898, 1939, 2008
Jan 1952–Dec 1953 24-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1963
	52.9°F (11.6°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2017, 2020
	Ties: 1949, 2006
Jan 1951–Dec 1953 36-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1968, 1978, 1980, 1981
	52.5°F (11.4°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2021
	Ties: 1922, 1934, 1955, 2001, 2003, 2004
Jan 1950–Dec 1953 48-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1963, 1969, 1979, 1981
	52.2°F (11.2°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1911, 1921, 1935, 1939, 1951, 1957, 1994, 1999, 2010
Jan 1949–Dec 1953 60-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1980, 1981
	52.5°F (11.4°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2020
	Ties: 1935, 1994, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2014

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