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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1972

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)		Warmest/Coolest
Since		Record
December 1972
1-Month		29.86°F
(-1.19°C)		32.68°F
(0.38°C)		-2.82°F
(-1.57°C)		18th Coolest
Coolest since:
1983
111th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Nov–Dec 1972
2-Month		34.40°F
(1.33°C)		37.19°F
(2.88°C)		-2.79°F
(-1.55°C)		6th Coolest
Coolest since:
2000
123rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Oct–Dec 1972
3-Month		40.36°F
(4.64°C)		42.83°F
(6.02°C)		-2.47°F
(-1.38°C)		4th Coolest
Coolest since:
1898
125th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Sep–Dec 1972
4-Month		46.38°F
(7.99°C)		48.34°F
(9.08°C)		-1.96°F
(-1.09°C)		5th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
124th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Aug–Dec 1972
5-Month		51.44°F
(10.80°C)		53.09°F
(11.72°C)		-1.65°F
(-0.92°C)		5th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
124th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Jul–Dec 1972
6-Month		54.90°F
(12.72°C)		56.51°F
(13.62°C)		-1.61°F
(-0.90°C)		2nd Coolest
Coolest to Date
1976
127th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Jun–Dec 1972
7-Month		56.80°F
(13.78°C)		58.22°F
(14.57°C)		-1.42°F
(-0.79°C)		4th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
125th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
May–Dec 1972
8-Month		57.27°F
(14.04°C)		58.47°F
(14.71°C)		-1.20°F
(-0.67°C)		6th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
123rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Ties: 1924
Apr–Dec 1972
9-Month		56.55°F
(13.64°C)		57.64°F
(14.24°C)		-1.09°F
(-0.60°C)		7th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
122nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Mar–Dec 1972
10-Month		55.30°F
(12.94°C)		56.03°F
(13.35°C)		-0.73°F
(-0.41°C)		17th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
112th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Ties: 1915
Feb–Dec 1972
11-Month		53.32°F
(11.84°C)		54.01°F
(12.23°C)		-0.69°F
(-0.39°C)		18th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
111th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Ties: 1898
Jan–Dec 1972
12-Month		51.37°F
(10.76°C)		52.02°F
(11.12°C)		-0.65°F
(-0.36°C)		19th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
110th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Jul 1971–Dec 1972
18-Month		53.10°F
(11.72°C)		53.52°F
(11.96°C)		-0.42°F
(-0.24°C)		25th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
103rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2012, 2016
Ties: 1906, 1918
Jan 1971–Dec 1972
24-Month		51.51°F
(10.84°C)		52.02°F
(11.12°C)		-0.51°F
(-0.28°C)		21st Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
107th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Jan 1970–Dec 1972
36-Month		51.55°F
(10.86°C)		52.01°F
(11.12°C)		-0.46°F
(-0.26°C)		22nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
105th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Jan 1969–Dec 1972
48-Month		51.54°F
(10.86°C)		52.00°F
(11.11°C)		-0.46°F
(-0.25°C)		19th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
107th Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Jan 1968–Dec 1972
60-Month		51.49°F
(10.83°C)		51.99°F
(11.11°C)		-0.50°F
(-0.28°C)		11th Coolest
Coolest since:
1920
114th Warmest
Warmest since:
2019, 2020
Ties: 1908, 1979

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