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Please note, global and hemispheric temperature anomalies are with respect to the 1901-2000 average. Coordinate temperature anomalies are with respect to the 1991-2020 average. All other regional temperature anomalies are with respect to the 1910-2000 average. Monthly precipitation data are not available until a few days after temperature data are released.

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December 1955 Average Temperature Anomalies Rankings

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PeriodAnomaly
(1901-2000)
Rank
(1850-2025)
Coolest/Warmest
Since		Record
December 1955
1-Month
-0.27°C
(-0.49°F)
25th Coolest
Coolest since:
1916
151st Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Ties: 1882, 1904, 1927
Nov–Dec 1955
2-Month
-0.25°C
(-0.45°F)
29th Coolest
Coolest since:
1916
147th Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Ties: 1871, 1886, 1891, 1894, 1950
Oct–Dec 1955
3-Month
-0.19°C
(-0.34°F)
43rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1916
133rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Ties: 1873, 1874, 1880, 1885, 1911
Sep–Dec 1955
4-Month
-0.16°C
(-0.29°F)
54th Coolest
Coolest since:
1903, 1916
122nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Ties: 1861, 1918
Aug–Dec 1955
5-Month
-0.12°C
(-0.22°F)
61st Coolest
Coolest since:
1903
115th Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Ties: 1866, 1926
Jul–Dec 1955
6-Month
-0.11°C
(-0.20°F)
63rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1903
113th Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Ties: 1857, 1914, 1921
Jun–Dec 1955
7-Month
-0.11°C
(-0.20°F)
66th Coolest
Coolest since:
1903
110th Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Ties: 1857, 1867, 1927
May–Dec 1955
8-Month
-0.12°C
(-0.22°F)
64th Coolest
Coolest since:
1903, 1908
112th Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Ties: 1889, 1915, 1927
Apr–Dec 1955
9-Month
-0.13°C
(-0.23°F)
63rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1908
113th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Ties: 1926
Mar–Dec 1955
10-Month
-0.14°C
(-0.25°F)
60th Coolest
Coolest since:
1908
116th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Ties: 1880, 1932
Feb–Dec 1955
11-Month
-0.15°C
(-0.27°F)
55th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
121st Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Ties: 1858, 1871, 1879, 1906, 1914, 1932
Jan–Dec 1955
12-Month
-0.12°C
(-0.22°F)
65th Coolest
Coolest since:
1904, 1917
111th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Ties: 1932
Jul 1954–Dec 1955
18-Month
-0.10°C
(-0.18°F)
70th Coolest
Coolest since:
1904
105th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Jan 1954–Dec 1955
24-Month
-0.11°C
(-0.20°F)
69th Coolest
Coolest since:
1909
106th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Ties: 1851, 1860, 1915
Jan 1953–Dec 1955
36-Month
-0.04°C
(-0.07°F)
95th Coolest
Coolest since:
1909, 1910, 1911
79th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Ties: 1853, 1854, 1938, 1948, 1949, 1952
Jan 1952–Dec 1955
48-Month
-0.02°C
(-0.04°F)
99th Coolest
Coolest since:
1911
74th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Ties: 1880, 1939
Jan 1951–Dec 1955
60-Month
-0.02°C
(-0.04°F)
98th Coolest
Coolest since:
1911, 1912
74th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Ties: 1953, 1954

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