Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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North Carolina
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1996
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 1996 1-Month |
44.4°F (6.9°C) | 41.5°F (5.3°C) |
2.9°F (1.6°C) | 95th Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1917 |
32nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1994 | 2015 | ||||
Nov–Dec 1996 2-Month |
45.0°F (7.2°C) | 45.4°F (7.4°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1917 |
82nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1994 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1916, 1919, 1993 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 1996 3-Month |
49.8°F (9.9°C) | 50.2°F (10.1°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1917 |
82nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1994 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1906, 1987 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 1996 4-Month |
54.6°F (12.6°C) | 55.1°F (12.8°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.2°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1917 |
91st Warmest | Warmest since: 1994 | 2015 | ||||
Aug–Dec 1996 5-Month |
58.6°F (14.8°C) | 59.3°F (15.2°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1917 |
96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1994 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1960 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 1996 6-Month |
61.6°F (16.4°C) | 62.2°F (16.8°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.4°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1917 |
97th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1916, 1929, 1964 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 1996 7-Month |
63.3°F (17.4°C) | 63.8°F (17.7°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1917 |
95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1994 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1924, 1958, 1979 | ||||||
May–Dec 1996 8-Month |
63.8°F (17.7°C) | 64.1°F (17.8°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.1°C) | 37th Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1917 |
90th Warmest | Warmest since: 1994 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1895 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 1996 9-Month |
63.1°F (17.3°C) | 63.4°F (17.4°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.1°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1917 |
94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1916, 1929, 1958, 1960, 1979, 1995 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 1996 10-Month |
61.3°F (16.3°C) | 62.0°F (16.7°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1992 | 1917 |
102nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1910 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 1996 11-Month |
59.6°F (15.3°C) | 60.2°F (15.7°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.4°C) | 29th Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1917 |
98th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1903, 1978, 1983 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 1996 12-Month |
57.8°F (14.3°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 23rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1988 | 1917 |
104th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1907, 1912, 1914, 1983 | ||||||
Jul 1995–Dec 1996 18-Month |
59.1°F (15.1°C) | 59.8°F (15.4°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.3°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1988 | 1904 |
109th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2016, 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1924, 1960, 1961, 1988 | ||||||
Jan 1995–Dec 1996 24-Month |
58.1°F (14.5°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1967 |
96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1924, 1941, 1960, 1965 | ||||||
Jan 1994–Dec 1996 36-Month |
58.4°F (14.7°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1968, 1969 |
87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1908, 1912, 1915, 1920, 1926, 1930, 1942, 1958, 1959, 1972 | ||||||
Jan 1993–Dec 1996 48-Month |
58.5°F (14.7°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1969 |
84th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1898, 1916, 1926, 1943, 1973, 1977 | ||||||
Jan 1992–Dec 1996 60-Month |
58.4°F (14.7°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1969, 1970 |
87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1902, 1911, 1912, 1997 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 27, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/