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Minimum Temperature Rankings, December 1919

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1919 1-Month	18.39°F (-7.56°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	-4.21°F (-2.34°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1916	1909
December 1919 1-Month	18.39°F (-7.56°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	-4.21°F (-2.34°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2015
Nov–Dec 1919 2-Month	23.53°F (-4.71°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	-3.11°F (-1.73°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1916	1976
Nov–Dec 1919 2-Month	23.53°F (-4.71°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	-3.11°F (-1.73°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2015
Oct–Dec 1919 3-Month	29.61°F (-1.33°C)	31.57°F (-0.24°C)	-1.96°F (-1.09°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
Oct–Dec 1919 3-Month	29.61°F (-1.33°C)	31.57°F (-0.24°C)	-1.96°F (-1.09°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2015
Sep–Dec 1919 4-Month	35.43°F (1.91°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	-1.22°F (-0.67°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
Sep–Dec 1919 4-Month	35.43°F (1.91°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	-1.22°F (-0.67°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2015
Aug–Dec 1919 5-Month	40.12°F (4.51°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	-1.01°F (-0.56°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
	40.12°F (4.51°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	-1.01°F (-0.56°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2015
	Ties: 1952
Jul–Dec 1919 6-Month	43.63°F (6.46°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	-0.73°F (-0.41°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
	43.63°F (6.46°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	-0.73°F (-0.41°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2021
	Ties: 1912
Jun–Dec 1919 7-Month	45.42°F (7.46°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	-0.55°F (-0.30°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
Jun–Dec 1919 7-Month	45.42°F (7.46°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	-0.55°F (-0.30°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2021
May–Dec 1919 8-Month	45.67°F (7.59°C)	46.15°F (7.86°C)	-0.48°F (-0.27°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
May–Dec 1919 8-Month	45.67°F (7.59°C)	46.15°F (7.86°C)	-0.48°F (-0.27°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2015
Apr–Dec 1919 9-Month	44.94°F (7.19°C)	45.31°F (7.39°C)	-0.37°F (-0.20°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Apr–Dec 1919 9-Month	44.94°F (7.19°C)	45.31°F (7.39°C)	-0.37°F (-0.20°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2015
Mar–Dec 1919 10-Month	43.41°F (6.34°C)	43.78°F (6.54°C)	-0.37°F (-0.20°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Mar–Dec 1919 10-Month	43.41°F (6.34°C)	43.78°F (6.54°C)	-0.37°F (-0.20°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2015
Feb–Dec 1919 11-Month	41.50°F (5.28°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	41.50°F (5.28°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2016
	Ties: 1952
Jan–Dec 1919 12-Month	39.78°F (4.32°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	39.78°F (4.32°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2016
	Ties: 1971
Jul 1918–Dec 1919 18-Month	41.37°F (5.21°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1917
Jul 1918–Dec 1919 18-Month	41.37°F (5.21°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2016
Jan 1918–Dec 1919 24-Month	39.79°F (4.33°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.24°F (-0.13°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1917
Jan 1918–Dec 1919 24-Month	39.79°F (4.33°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.24°F (-0.13°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2017
Jan 1917–Dec 1919 36-Month	39.07°F (3.93°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.96°F (-0.53°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
Jan 1917–Dec 1919 36-Month	39.07°F (3.93°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.96°F (-0.53°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2017
Jan 1916–Dec 1919 48-Month	38.94°F (3.86°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-1.07°F (-0.59°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1919
Jan 1916–Dec 1919 48-Month	38.94°F (3.86°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-1.07°F (-0.59°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2018
Jan 1915–Dec 1919 60-Month	39.12°F (3.96°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.88°F (-0.48°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1920
Jan 1915–Dec 1919 60-Month	39.12°F (3.96°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.88°F (-0.48°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2019

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings