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December 2005 Average Temperature Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Coolest/Warmest Since	Record
December 2005 1-Month	33.3°F (0.7°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	-2.9°F	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1989
December 2005 1-Month	33.3°F (0.7°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	-2.9°F	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 2004	2015
Nov–Dec 2005 2-Month	40.8°F (4.9°C)	40.8°F (4.9°C)	0.0°F	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
Nov–Dec 2005 2-Month	40.8°F (4.9°C)	40.8°F (4.9°C)	0.0°F	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 2004	2015
Oct–Dec 2005 3-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.3°F	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
Oct–Dec 2005 3-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.3°F	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2004	1931
Sep–Dec 2005 4-Month	52.7°F (11.5°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	0.9°F	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1976
Sep–Dec 2005 4-Month	52.7°F (11.5°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	0.9°F	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 2004	1931
Aug–Dec 2005 5-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	1.4°F	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1976
Aug–Dec 2005 5-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	1.4°F	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1931
Jul–Dec 2005 6-Month	61.1°F (16.2°C)	59.7°F (15.4°C)	1.4°F	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1976
Jul–Dec 2005 6-Month	61.1°F (16.2°C)	59.7°F (15.4°C)	1.4°F	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1931
Jun–Dec 2005 7-Month	62.9°F (17.2°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	1.4°F	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1976
	62.9°F (17.2°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	1.4°F	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	1931
	Ties: 1922, 1973
May–Dec 2005 8-Month	62.7°F (17.1°C)	61.9°F (16.6°C)	0.8°F	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1976
May–Dec 2005 8-Month	62.7°F (17.1°C)	61.9°F (16.6°C)	0.8°F	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 2004	1931
Apr–Dec 2005 9-Month	62.1°F (16.7°C)	61.1°F (16.2°C)	1.0°F	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1976
Apr–Dec 2005 9-Month	62.1°F (16.7°C)	61.1°F (16.2°C)	1.0°F	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1931, 2024
Mar–Dec 2005 10-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	0.6°F	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1917
Mar–Dec 2005 10-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	0.6°F	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 2004	2024
Feb–Dec 2005 11-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	0.9°F	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1917
Feb–Dec 2005 11-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	0.9°F	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 2004	2024
Jan–Dec 2005 12-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.3°F	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1917
Jan–Dec 2005 12-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.3°F	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2024
Jul 2004–Dec 2005 18-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	1.0°F	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1977
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	1.0°F	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2024
	Ties: 1900, 1913, 1919, 1946
Jan 2004–Dec 2005 24-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.1°F	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1979
Jan 2004–Dec 2005 24-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.1°F	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2024
Jan 2003–Dec 2005 36-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.6°F	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1978, 1980
Jan 2003–Dec 2005 36-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.6°F	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 2004	2024
Jan 2002–Dec 2005 48-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.8°F	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1979
Jan 2002–Dec 2005 48-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.8°F	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 2004	2019, 2024
Jan 2001–Dec 2005 60-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.9°F	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1980
Jan 2001–Dec 2005 60-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.9°F	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2020, 2024

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