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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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San Antonio, Texas

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1972

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1972 1-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	-4.7°F (-2.6°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1989
				119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2021
	Ties: 2009
Nov–Dec 1972 2-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	-6.4°F (-3.6°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1972
				127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1933
Oct–Dec 1972 3-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	-4.4°F (-2.5°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
				126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1933
Sep–Dec 1972 4-Month	63.8°F (17.7°C)	66.5°F (19.2°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1976
				118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1933
Aug–Dec 1972 5-Month	67.4°F (19.7°C)	70.3°F (21.3°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1976
				122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2021
	Ties: 1898
Jul–Dec 1972 6-Month	69.9°F (21.1°C)	72.7°F (22.6°C)	-2.8°F (-1.5°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1976
				122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2011, 2016
	Ties: 1898, 1936
Jun–Dec 1972 7-Month	71.5°F (21.9°C)	74.1°F (23.4°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1976
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2011
	Ties: 1914
May–Dec 1972 8-Month	71.7°F (22.1°C)	74.5°F (23.6°C)	-2.8°F (-1.5°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1976
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2011
	Ties: 1914
Apr–Dec 1972 9-Month	71.9°F (22.2°C)	73.9°F (23.3°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1976
				113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2011
	Ties: 1916, 1975
Mar–Dec 1972 10-Month	71.3°F (21.8°C)	72.8°F (22.7°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1976
				94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2011
	Ties: 1937
Feb–Dec 1972 11-Month	69.9°F (21.1°C)	71.2°F (21.8°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1903
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2011
	Ties: 1917, 1928, 1937, 1941, 1942, 1947, 1970
Jan–Dec 1972 12-Month	68.5°F (20.3°C)	69.7°F (20.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1903
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2006
	Ties: 1923, 1931, 1961
Jul 1971–Dec 1972 18-Month	70.1°F (21.2°C)	70.7°F (21.5°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1903
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2006, 2012
	Ties: 1945, 1964, 1997, 2001
Jan 1971–Dec 1972 24-Month	69.5°F (20.8°C)	69.7°F (20.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1914
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2012
	Ties: 1908, 1909, 1928, 1985, 2004
Jan 1970–Dec 1972 36-Month	68.9°F (20.5°C)	69.6°F (20.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1914
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2013
	Ties: 1898, 1912, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1971, 1973, 1985, 1987, 1989
Jan 1969–Dec 1972 48-Month	68.8°F (20.4°C)	69.6°F (20.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1915
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2009, 2012, 2020
	Ties: 1929, 1933, 1941, 1947, 1952, 1958, 1983
Jan 1968–Dec 1972 60-Month	68.4°F (20.2°C)	69.5°F (20.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1916
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
	Ties: 1904, 1921, 1940, 1943

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 7, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/