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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1947 1-Month	42.96°F (6.09°C)	42.76°F (5.98°C)	0.20°F (0.11°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1983
December 1947 1-Month	42.96°F (6.09°C)	42.76°F (5.98°C)	0.20°F (0.11°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2021
Nov–Dec 1947 2-Month	45.24°F (7.36°C)	47.74°F (8.74°C)	-2.50°F (-1.38°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	2000
Nov–Dec 1947 2-Month	45.24°F (7.36°C)	47.74°F (8.74°C)	-2.50°F (-1.38°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	1999
Oct–Dec 1947 3-Month	53.97°F (12.21°C)	54.09°F (12.27°C)	-0.12°F (-0.06°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1972
	53.97°F (12.21°C)	54.09°F (12.27°C)	-0.12°F (-0.06°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	1999
	Ties: 1948
Sep–Dec 1947 4-Month	60.53°F (15.85°C)	60.02°F (15.57°C)	0.51°F (0.28°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1972
Sep–Dec 1947 4-Month	60.53°F (15.85°C)	60.02°F (15.57°C)	0.51°F (0.28°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2021
Aug–Dec 1947 5-Month	65.87°F (18.82°C)	65.04°F (18.36°C)	0.83°F (0.46°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1972
Aug–Dec 1947 5-Month	65.87°F (18.82°C)	65.04°F (18.36°C)	0.83°F (0.46°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
Jul–Dec 1947 6-Month	69.31°F (20.73°C)	68.65°F (20.36°C)	0.66°F (0.37°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1972
Jul–Dec 1947 6-Month	69.31°F (20.73°C)	68.65°F (20.36°C)	0.66°F (0.37°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2021
Jun–Dec 1947 7-Month	70.67°F (21.48°C)	70.46°F (21.37°C)	0.21°F (0.11°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1972
	70.67°F (21.48°C)	70.46°F (21.37°C)	0.21°F (0.11°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2021
	Ties: 1959
May–Dec 1947 8-Month	70.99°F (21.66°C)	70.77°F (21.54°C)	0.22°F (0.12°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1972
	70.99°F (21.66°C)	70.77°F (21.54°C)	0.22°F (0.12°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2021
	Ties: 1973
Apr–Dec 1947 9-Month	70.10°F (21.17°C)	69.96°F (21.09°C)	0.14°F (0.08°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1972
Apr–Dec 1947 9-Month	70.10°F (21.17°C)	69.96°F (21.09°C)	0.14°F (0.08°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2021
Mar–Dec 1947 10-Month	68.11°F (20.06°C)	68.27°F (20.15°C)	-0.16°F (-0.09°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1912
Mar–Dec 1947 10-Month	68.11°F (20.06°C)	68.27°F (20.15°C)	-0.16°F (-0.09°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Feb–Dec 1947 11-Month	65.83°F (18.79°C)	66.14°F (18.97°C)	-0.31°F (-0.18°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1912
	65.83°F (18.79°C)	66.14°F (18.97°C)	-0.31°F (-0.18°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1932, 1964
Jan–Dec 1947 12-Month	63.87°F (17.71°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-0.13°F (-0.07°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1912
	63.87°F (17.71°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-0.13°F (-0.07°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1926
Jul 1946–Dec 1947 18-Month	65.52°F (18.62°C)	65.55°F (18.64°C)	-0.03°F (-0.02°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1912
Jul 1946–Dec 1947 18-Month	65.52°F (18.62°C)	65.55°F (18.64°C)	-0.03°F (-0.02°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Jan 1946–Dec 1947 24-Month	64.51°F (18.06°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	0.51°F (0.28°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1913
Jan 1946–Dec 1947 24-Month	64.51°F (18.06°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	0.51°F (0.28°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2017
Jan 1945–Dec 1947 36-Month	64.24°F (17.91°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	0.26°F (0.14°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1905
	64.24°F (17.91°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	0.26°F (0.14°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2017
	Ties: 1922
Jan 1944–Dec 1947 48-Month	64.13°F (17.85°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	0.16°F (0.09°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1906
	64.13°F (17.85°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	0.16°F (0.09°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2018
	Ties: 1932
Jan 1943–Dec 1947 60-Month	64.23°F (17.91°C)	63.96°F (17.76°C)	0.27°F (0.15°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1907
Jan 1943–Dec 1947 60-Month	64.23°F (17.91°C)	63.96°F (17.76°C)	0.27°F (0.15°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2016

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 23, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings