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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1996

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1996 1-Month	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	25.2°F (-3.8°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1909
	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	25.2°F (-3.8°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1980
	Ties: 1900
Nov–Dec 1996 2-Month	30.9°F (-0.6°C)	29.4°F (-1.4°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1972
Nov–Dec 1996 2-Month	30.9°F (-0.6°C)	29.4°F (-1.4°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2021
Oct–Dec 1996 3-Month	35.9°F (2.2°C)	35.1°F (1.7°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1898
	35.9°F (2.2°C)	35.1°F (1.7°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2021
	Ties: 1906, 1994
Sep–Dec 1996 4-Month	40.9°F (4.9°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1898
	40.9°F (4.9°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2021
	Ties: 1907, 1915, 1943, 1979
Aug–Dec 1996 5-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1898
	45.9°F (7.7°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2021
	Ties: 1904, 1938, 1966, 1983, 1990, 2002
Jul–Dec 1996 6-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1898, 1912
	49.6°F (9.8°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2021
	Ties: 1935, 1944, 1965, 1983
Jun–Dec 1996 7-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	50.9°F (10.5°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1912
	51.6°F (10.9°C)	50.9°F (10.5°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2021
	Ties: 1955, 1990, 2000
May–Dec 1996 8-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1912
May–Dec 1996 8-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2021
Apr–Dec 1996 9-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1912
Apr–Dec 1996 9-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2021
Mar–Dec 1996 10-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1912
	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2012
	Ties: 1946, 1980
Feb–Dec 1996 11-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1912
	47.7°F (8.7°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1921
Jan–Dec 1996 12-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1912
	45.8°F (7.7°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2012
	Ties: 2004
Jul 1995–Dec 1996 18-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1912
	47.5°F (8.6°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1934
	Ties: 2011
Jan 1995–Dec 1996 24-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1913
	45.7°F (7.6°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 2010
Jan 1994–Dec 1996 36-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1913, 1914
Jan 1994–Dec 1996 36-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2017
Jan 1993–Dec 1996 48-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1915
	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2018
	Ties: 2011
Jan 1992–Dec 1996 60-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1916
	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1990	2018
	Ties: 1935, 1981

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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