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Contiguous U.S.

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1942

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Warmest/Coolest
Since		 Record
December 1942
1-Month 		32.97°F
(0.54°C)		 32.68°F
(0.38°C)		 0.29°F
(0.16°C)		 58th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1983
71st Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Nov–Dec 1942
2-Month 		38.07°F
(3.37°C)		 37.19°F
(2.88°C)		 0.88°F
(0.49°C)		 84th Coolest
Coolest since:
 2000
45th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Oct–Dec 1942
3-Month 		43.57°F
(6.43°C)		 42.83°F
(6.02°C)		 0.74°F
(0.41°C)		 87th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1898
42nd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Ties: 1981, 1988
Sep–Dec 1942
4-Month 		48.59°F
(9.22°C)		 48.34°F
(9.08°C)		 0.25°F
(0.14°C)		 68th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1976
61st Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Ties: 1910, 1960
Aug–Dec 1942
5-Month 		53.23°F
(11.79°C)		 53.09°F
(11.72°C)		 0.14°F
(0.07°C)		 66th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1976
63rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Jul–Dec 1942
6-Month 		56.68°F
(13.71°C)		 56.51°F
(13.62°C)		 0.17°F
(0.09°C)		 68th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1976
61st Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Ties: 1913
Jun–Dec 1942
7-Month 		58.29°F
(14.61°C)		 58.22°F
(14.57°C)		 0.07°F
(0.04°C)		 62nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1976
67th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Ties: 1943
May–Dec 1942
8-Month 		58.39°F
(14.66°C)		 58.47°F
(14.71°C)		 -0.08°F
(-0.05°C)		 49th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1976
80th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Ties: 1910
Apr–Dec 1942
9-Month 		57.80°F
(14.33°C)		 57.64°F
(14.24°C)		 0.16°F
(0.09°C)		 67th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
62nd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Mar–Dec 1942
10-Month 		56.15°F
(13.42°C)		 56.03°F
(13.35°C)		 0.12°F
(0.07°C)		 72nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
57th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Feb–Dec 1942
11-Month 		53.84°F
(12.13°C)		 54.01°F
(12.23°C)		 -0.17°F
(-0.10°C)		 55th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
74th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Jan–Dec 1942
12-Month 		51.84°F
(11.02°C)		 52.02°F
(11.12°C)		 -0.18°F
(-0.10°C)		 47th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
82nd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Ties: 1914, 1989
Jul 1941–Dec 1942
18-Month 		53.71°F
(12.06°C)		 53.52°F
(11.96°C)		 0.19°F
(0.10°C)		 72nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
56th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012, 2016
Jan 1941–Dec 1942
24-Month 		52.25°F
(11.25°C)		 52.02°F
(11.12°C)		 0.23°F
(0.13°C)		 75th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
53rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017
Jan 1940–Dec 1942
36-Month 		52.13°F
(11.18°C)		 52.01°F
(11.12°C)		 0.12°F
(0.06°C)		 67th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
60th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017
Ties: 1981
Jan 1939–Dec 1942
48-Month 		52.41°F
(11.34°C)		 52.00°F
(11.11°C)		 0.41°F
(0.23°C)		 81st Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
45th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2018
Jan 1938–Dec 1942
60-Month 		52.57°F
(11.43°C)		 51.99°F
(11.11°C)		 0.58°F
(0.32°C)		 90th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1920
35th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2019, 2020

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