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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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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1947

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1947 1-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1989
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2021
	Ties: 1959, 1975
Nov–Dec 1947 2-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-3.0°F (-1.6°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1976
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2021
	Ties: 1939, 1944
Oct–Dec 1947 3-Month	62.8°F (17.1°C)	63.9°F (17.7°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1976
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2021
	Ties: 1948, 1960
Sep–Dec 1947 4-Month	67.2°F (19.6°C)	68.0°F (20.0°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1976
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2021
	Ties: 1941, 1992
Aug–Dec 1947 5-Month	70.4°F (21.3°C)	71.3°F (21.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1976
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2021
Jul–Dec 1947 6-Month	72.5°F (22.5°C)	73.4°F (23.0°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1976
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2021
	Ties: 1955, 1963, 1980
Jun–Dec 1947 7-Month	73.9°F (23.3°C)	74.7°F (23.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1976
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2021
	Ties: 1963, 1993
May–Dec 1947 8-Month	74.1°F (23.4°C)	74.9°F (23.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1976
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2021
	Ties: 1934, 1950, 1955
Apr–Dec 1947 9-Month	73.6°F (23.1°C)	74.4°F (23.6°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1976
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2021
	Ties: 1934, 1941, 1964, 1967, 1970
Mar–Dec 1947 10-Month	71.8°F (22.1°C)	73.3°F (22.9°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1932, 1976
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2021
	Ties: 1939, 1968
Feb–Dec 1947 11-Month	69.7°F (20.9°C)	71.9°F (22.2°C)	-2.2°F (-1.3°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1936, 1940, 1983
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2020
	Ties: 1931, 1989
Jan–Dec 1947 12-Month	68.2°F (20.1°C)	70.4°F (21.3°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1940
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2020
	Ties: 1931
Jul 1946–Dec 1947 18-Month	--	0.0°F (-17.8°C)	--	--	--	1940
				--	--	2017
	Ties: 1937, 1938, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1990
Jan 1946–Dec 1947 24-Month	--	0.0°F (-17.8°C)	--	--	--	1941, 1979
				--	--	2021
	Ties: 1937, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1990, 1991
Jan 1945–Dec 1947 36-Month	--	0.0°F (-17.8°C)	--	--	--	1941, 1980
				--	--	2021
	Ties: 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1990, 1991, 1992
Jan 1944–Dec 1947 48-Month	--	0.0°F (-17.8°C)	--	--	--	1979
				--	--	2020
	Ties: Numerous
Jan 1943–Dec 1947 60-Month	--	0.0°F (-17.8°C)	--	--	--	1979, 1980
				--	--	2020, 2021

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/