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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 1948

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1948 1-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	42.5°F (5.8°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1983
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
	Ties: 2012
Nov–Dec 1948 2-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	2000
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2021
	Ties: 1939
Oct–Dec 1948 3-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1976
				64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2021
	Ties: 1942, 1950, 1967, 2018
Sep–Dec 1948 4-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1932, 1976
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2021
	Ties: 1996, 1997
Aug–Dec 1948 5-Month	63.1°F (17.3°C)	63.7°F (17.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1932
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2021
	Ties: 1907, 1979, 1987, 2018
Jul–Dec 1948 6-Month	66.5°F (19.2°C)	67.1°F (19.5°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1976
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1998
	Ties: 1937, 1970, 1986, 2013
Jun–Dec 1948 7-Month	68.5°F (20.3°C)	68.8°F (20.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1976
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2011
	Ties: 1982
May–Dec 1948 8-Month	68.8°F (20.4°C)	69.1°F (20.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1976
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2011
	Ties: 1936, 1943, 1949, 1951, 1981, 1982, 2004
Apr–Dec 1948 9-Month	68.7°F (20.4°C)	68.4°F (20.2°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1935, 1976
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2011
	Ties: 1981
Mar–Dec 1948 10-Month	66.4°F (19.1°C)	66.9°F (19.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1932
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2011
	Ties: 1927, 1973
Feb–Dec 1948 11-Month	64.0°F (17.8°C)	65.0°F (18.3°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1929
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2011
	Ties: 1949, 1959, 1970
Jan–Dec 1948 12-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1924
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2011, 2012
	Ties: 1930, 1960
Jul 1947–Dec 1948 18-Month	63.6°F (17.6°C)	64.4°F (18.0°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1929
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2012
	Ties: 1982, 1987, 1992
Jan 1947–Dec 1948 24-Month	61.3°F (16.3°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1930
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
	Ties: 1925, 1949, 1961, 1969
Jan 1946–Dec 1948 36-Month	61.9°F (16.6°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1926, 1930, 1942
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1927, 1941, 1943, 1945, 1969, 1979, 1989
Jan 1945–Dec 1948 48-Month	61.6°F (16.4°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1932, 1950
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2001, 2012, 2013
	Ties: 1985
Jan 1944–Dec 1948 60-Month	61.8°F (16.6°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1932
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
	Ties: 1945, 1952, 1979

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 1, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/