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-90.0 to 90.0
-180.0 to 180.0

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 1990 Average Temperature Anomalies Rankings

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PeriodAnomaly
(1901-2000)
Rank
(1850-2025)
Coolest/Warmest
Since		Record
December 1990
1-Month
0.43°C
(0.77°F)
143rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1916
33rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Nov–Dec 1990
2-Month
0.42°C
(0.76°F)
149th Coolest
Coolest since:
1916
27th WarmestWarmest to Date2023
Oct–Dec 1990
3-Month
0.42°C
(0.76°F)
149th Coolest
Coolest since:
1916
27th WarmestWarmest to Date2023
Sep–Dec 1990
4-Month
0.39°C
(0.70°F)
146th Coolest
Coolest since:
1903, 1916
30th WarmestWarmest to Date2023
Aug–Dec 1990
5-Month
0.38°C
(0.68°F)
147th Coolest
Coolest since:
1903
29th WarmestWarmest to Date2023
Jul–Dec 1990
6-Month
0.39°C
(0.70°F)
148th Coolest
Coolest since:
1903
28th WarmestWarmest to Date2023
Jun–Dec 1990
7-Month
0.39°C
(0.70°F)
147th Coolest
Coolest since:
1903
29th WarmestWarmest to Date2023
May–Dec 1990
8-Month
0.41°C
(0.74°F)
148th Coolest
Coolest since:
1903, 1908
28th WarmestWarmest to Date2023
Apr–Dec 1990
9-Month
0.43°C
(0.77°F)
148th Coolest
Coolest since:
1908
28th WarmestWarmest to Date2024
Mar–Dec 1990
10-Month
0.46°C
(0.83°F)
149th Coolest
Coolest since:
1908
27th WarmestWarmest to Date2024
Feb–Dec 1990
11-Month
0.45°C
(0.81°F)
148th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
28th WarmestWarmest to Date2024
Jan–Dec 1990
12-Month
0.45°C
(0.81°F)
148th Coolest
Coolest since:
1904, 1917
28th WarmestWarmest to Date2024
Jul 1989–Dec 1990
18-Month
0.41°C
(0.74°F)
146th Coolest
Coolest since:
1904
29th WarmestWarmest to Date2024
Jan 1989–Dec 1990
24-Month
0.37°C
(0.67°F)
143rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1909
32nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Ties: 1988
Jan 1988–Dec 1990
36-Month
0.38°C
(0.68°F)
145th Coolest
Coolest since:
1909, 1910, 1911
29th WarmestWarmest to Date2024
Jan 1987–Dec 1990
48-Month
0.37°C
(0.67°F)
143rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1911
30th WarmestWarmest to Date2024
Jan 1986–Dec 1990
60-Month
0.34°C
(0.61°F)
140th Coolest
Coolest since:
1911, 1912
32nd WarmestWarmest to Date2024

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