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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1997

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1997 1-Month	24.6°F (-4.1°C)	25.2°F (-3.8°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1992	1909
December 1997 1-Month	24.6°F (-4.1°C)	25.2°F (-3.8°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	1980
Nov–Dec 1997 2-Month	28.4°F (-2.0°C)	29.4°F (-1.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1972
	28.4°F (-2.0°C)	29.4°F (-1.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2021
	Ties: 1905, 1945, 1990
Oct–Dec 1997 3-Month	34.2°F (1.2°C)	35.0°F (1.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1898
	34.2°F (1.2°C)	35.0°F (1.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2021
	Ties: 1896, 1914, 1968, 1971, 1976
Sep–Dec 1997 4-Month	40.6°F (4.8°C)	40.6°F (4.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1898
	40.6°F (4.8°C)	40.6°F (4.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2021
	Ties: 1936, 1946
Aug–Dec 1997 5-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1898
	45.5°F (7.5°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2021
	Ties: 1899, 1906, 1926, 1979, 2006
Jul–Dec 1997 6-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1912
	49.1°F (9.5°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2021
	Ties: 1941, 1959, 1969, 1973, 1979, 1984
Jun–Dec 1997 7-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	50.9°F (10.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1912
	51.0°F (10.6°C)	50.9°F (10.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2021
	Ties: 1938, 1952, 1964, 1987
May–Dec 1997 8-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1912
	51.2°F (10.7°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2021
	Ties: 1897, 1943, 1944, 1947, 1952, 1964, 1984, 1991
Apr–Dec 1997 9-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1912
	49.8°F (9.9°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2021
	Ties: 1935, 1941, 1944, 1978, 1979, 1992
Mar–Dec 1997 10-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1912
	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2012
	Ties: 1938, 1959, 1978, 1991
Feb–Dec 1997 11-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1912
	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1907, 1926, 1974, 2009
Jan–Dec 1997 12-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1912
	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2012
	Ties: 1959, 1967
Jul 1996–Dec 1997 18-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1912
	46.4°F (8.0°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	1934
	Ties: 1922, 1987, 1988, 1991
Jan 1996–Dec 1997 24-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1913
	45.3°F (7.4°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
	Ties: 1901, 1936, 1939, 1991
Jan 1995–Dec 1997 36-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1913, 1914
	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
	Ties: 1981, 1990, 2009, 2010
Jan 1994–Dec 1997 48-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1915
	45.7°F (7.6°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2018
	Ties: 1937, 2009
Jan 1993–Dec 1997 60-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1916
	45.3°F (7.4°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2018
	Ties: 1956, 1957, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings