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West Virginia

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1959

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1959 1-Month	35.4°F (1.9°C)	33.1°F (0.6°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1989
	35.4°F (1.9°C)	33.1°F (0.6°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2015
	Ties: 1999
Nov–Dec 1959 2-Month	37.9°F (3.3°C)	37.6°F (3.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	37.9°F (3.3°C)	37.6°F (3.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2015
	Ties: 1915, 1928, 1993, 2014
Oct–Dec 1959 3-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	43.6°F (6.4°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1906, 1979
Sep–Dec 1959 4-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	1931
	Ties: 1919, 1947, 1991
Aug–Dec 1959 5-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1976
	54.1°F (12.3°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	1931
	Ties: 1956, 1975, 2006
Jul–Dec 1959 6-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1976
	57.2°F (14.0°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1931
	Ties: 1897
Jun–Dec 1959 7-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1976
Jun–Dec 1959 7-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	1931
May–Dec 1959 8-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	58.0°F (14.4°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	58.0°F (14.4°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1949, 1953, 2004, 2012, 2020
Apr–Dec 1959 9-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	58.6°F (14.8°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1911, 1934, 1970, 2001, 2004
Mar–Dec 1959 10-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	55.6°F (13.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	55.6°F (13.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2016
	Ties: 1938, 1985, 1987, 1999, 2022
Feb–Dec 1959 11-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	54.6°F (12.6°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2016
	Ties: 1896, 1939
Jan–Dec 1959 12-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	52.4°F (11.3°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	1921, 2012
	Ties: 1919, 2022
Jul 1958–Dec 1959 18-Month	53.2°F (11.8°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1963
	53.2°F (11.8°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2016
	Ties: 1923, 1937, 1972, 1992
Jan 1958–Dec 1959 24-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1963
	50.9°F (10.5°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017, 2020
	Ties: 1902, 1958, 1970, 1989, 1997
Jan 1957–Dec 1959 36-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1968, 1978, 1980, 1981
	51.4°F (10.8°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2021
	Ties: 1914, 1920, 1924, 1929, 1942, 1989, 1996
Jan 1956–Dec 1959 48-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1963, 1969, 1979, 1981
	51.5°F (10.8°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1903, 1910, 1925, 1930, 1937, 1985, 1996
Jan 1955–Dec 1959 60-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1980, 1981
	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2020
	Ties: 1958, 1989

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 21, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings