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Average Temperature Rankings, December 2008

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 2008 1-Month	25.3°F (-3.7°C)	25.2°F (-3.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2007	1909
	25.3°F (-3.7°C)	25.2°F (-3.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 2006	1980
	Ties: 1947
Nov–Dec 2008 2-Month	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	29.4°F (-1.4°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2007	1972
	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	29.4°F (-1.4°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 2005	2021
	Ties: 2005
Oct–Dec 2008 3-Month	37.1°F (2.8°C)	35.1°F (1.7°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2007	1898
	37.1°F (2.8°C)	35.1°F (1.7°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 2005	2021
	Ties: 1917, 1949, 2014
Sep–Dec 2008 4-Month	42.1°F (5.6°C)	40.6°F (4.8°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 2007	1898
	42.1°F (5.6°C)	40.6°F (4.8°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2021
	Ties: 1934, 2007
Aug–Dec 2008 5-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 2006	1898
	46.8°F (8.2°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2021
	Ties: 1949, 1955, 2011
Jul–Dec 2008 6-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 2006	1912
	50.6°F (10.3°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2021
	Ties: 1901, 1958, 1962
Jun–Dec 2008 7-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	50.8°F (10.4°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 2006	1912
	52.1°F (11.2°C)	50.8°F (10.4°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2021
	Ties: 1901, 1937, 1940, 1953, 2013
May–Dec 2008 8-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1912
	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2021
	Ties: 2011
Apr–Dec 2008 9-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1912
	50.8°F (10.4°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2021
	Ties: 1921, 1949, 1960, 1966, 1999, 2013
Mar–Dec 2008 10-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1912
	49.1°F (9.5°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2012
	Ties: 1900, 1901, 1943, 1949
Feb–Dec 2008 11-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1912
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1937, 1950, 1987, 1991, 1992, 2013
Jan–Dec 2008 12-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1912
	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2012
	Ties: 1896
Jul 2007–Dec 2008 18-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1912
	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	1934
	Ties: 1938, 1989, 1990, 2009, 2019
Jan 2007–Dec 2008 24-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1913
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2017
	Ties: 1963, 1982, 2014
Jan 2006–Dec 2008 36-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1913, 1914
	45.9°F (7.7°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2017
	Ties: 1999
Jan 2005–Dec 2008 48-Month	46.1°F (7.8°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1915
Jan 2005–Dec 2008 48-Month	46.1°F (7.8°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2018
Jan 2004–Dec 2008 60-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1916
	46.0°F (7.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2018
	Ties: 2012, 2013

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings