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December 1963 Average Temperature Anomalies Rankings

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Period	Anomaly (1901-2000)	Rank (1850-2025)	Coolest/Warmest Since	Record
December 1963 1-Month	0.05°C (0.09°F)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1916
	0.05°C (0.09°F)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2023
	Ties: 1852, 1888
Nov–Dec 1963 2-Month	0.08°C (0.14°F)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1916
	0.08°C (0.14°F)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2023
	Ties: 1957
Oct–Dec 1963 3-Month	0.10°C (0.18°F)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1916
Oct–Dec 1963 3-Month	0.10°C (0.18°F)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2023
Sep–Dec 1963 4-Month	0.12°C (0.22°F)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1903, 1916
Sep–Dec 1963 4-Month	0.12°C (0.22°F)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2023
Aug–Dec 1963 5-Month	0.13°C (0.23°F)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1903
Aug–Dec 1963 5-Month	0.13°C (0.23°F)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2023
Jul–Dec 1963 6-Month	0.12°C (0.22°F)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1903
Jul–Dec 1963 6-Month	0.12°C (0.22°F)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2023
Jun–Dec 1963 7-Month	0.11°C (0.20°F)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1903
Jun–Dec 1963 7-Month	0.11°C (0.20°F)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2023
May–Dec 1963 8-Month	0.09°C (0.16°F)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1903, 1908
	0.09°C (0.16°F)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2023
	Ties: 1943
Apr–Dec 1963 9-Month	0.08°C (0.14°F)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1908
	0.08°C (0.14°F)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2024
	Ties: 1942
Mar–Dec 1963 10-Month	0.06°C (0.11°F)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1908
	0.06°C (0.11°F)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2024
	Ties: 1958, 1961
Feb–Dec 1963 11-Month	0.07°C (0.13°F)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
	0.07°C (0.13°F)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2024
	Ties: 1942, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961
Jan–Dec 1963 12-Month	0.07°C (0.13°F)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1904, 1917
	0.07°C (0.13°F)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2024
	Ties: 1943
Jul 1962–Dec 1963 18-Month	0.06°C (0.11°F)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1904
	0.06°C (0.11°F)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2024
	Ties: 1952, 1959
Jan 1962–Dec 1963 24-Month	0.06°C (0.11°F)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1909
	0.06°C (0.11°F)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2024
	Ties: 1946
Jan 1961–Dec 1963 36-Month	0.07°C (0.13°F)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1909, 1910, 1911
Jan 1961–Dec 1963 36-Month	0.07°C (0.13°F)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2024
Jan 1960–Dec 1963 48-Month	0.05°C (0.09°F)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1911
Jan 1960–Dec 1963 48-Month	0.05°C (0.09°F)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2024
Jan 1959–Dec 1963 60-Month	0.06°C (0.11°F)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1911, 1912
Jan 1959–Dec 1963 60-Month	0.06°C (0.11°F)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2024

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