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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	29.3°F (-1.5°C)	25.2°F (-3.8°C)	4.1°F (2.3°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1909
	29.3°F (-1.5°C)	25.2°F (-3.8°C)	4.1°F (2.3°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1980
	Ties: 1955
Nov–Dec 1959 2-Month	31.1°F (-0.5°C)	29.4°F (-1.4°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1972
	31.1°F (-0.5°C)	29.4°F (-1.4°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 1984, 2004
Oct–Dec 1959 3-Month	35.4°F (1.9°C)	35.1°F (1.7°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1898
	35.4°F (1.9°C)	35.1°F (1.7°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 1943
Sep–Dec 1959 4-Month	40.5°F (4.7°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1898
	40.5°F (4.7°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 1926, 1931, 1935, 1938, 1975
Aug–Dec 1959 5-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1898
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 1907, 1946
Jul–Dec 1959 6-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1898, 1912
	49.1°F (9.5°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 1941, 1969, 1973, 1979, 1984, 1987, 1997
Jun–Dec 1959 7-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	50.9°F (10.5°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1912
	51.3°F (10.7°C)	50.9°F (10.5°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 1935, 1942, 1946, 1956
May–Dec 1959 8-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1912
	51.4°F (10.8°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 1950, 1990, 2004
Apr–Dec 1959 9-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1912
	50.3°F (10.2°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 1896, 1948, 1953, 1969
Mar–Dec 1959 10-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1912
	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1938, 1978, 1991, 1997
Feb–Dec 1959 11-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1912
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1935, 1976
Jan–Dec 1959 12-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1912
	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1967, 1997
Jul 1958–Dec 1959 18-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1912
	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	1934
	Ties: 1902, 1910, 1939, 1946, 1978
Jan 1958–Dec 1959 24-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913
	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
	Ties: 1922, 2009
Jan 1957–Dec 1959 36-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1913, 1914
	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
	Ties: 1947, 1960, 1977, 1979
Jan 1956–Dec 1959 48-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1915
	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2018
	Ties: 1942, 1943, 1946, 1993
Jan 1955–Dec 1959 60-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1916
	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2018
	Ties: 1944, 1946, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1978, 1985

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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