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Minimum Temperature Rankings, December 1942

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)		Warmest/Coolest
Since		Record
December 1942
1-Month		23.13°F
(-4.93°C)		22.60°F
(-5.22°C)		0.53°F
(0.29°C)		62nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1909
67th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Nov–Dec 1942
2-Month		27.34°F
(-2.59°C)		26.64°F
(-2.98°C)		0.70°F
(0.39°C)		72nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
57th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Oct–Dec 1942
3-Month		32.12°F
(0.07°C)		31.56°F
(-0.24°C)		0.56°F
(0.31°C)		71st Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
58th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1915
Sep–Dec 1942
4-Month		36.72°F
(2.62°C)		36.65°F
(2.58°C)		0.07°F
(0.04°C)		58th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
71st Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Aug–Dec 1942
5-Month		41.17°F
(5.09°C)		41.13°F
(5.07°C)		0.04°F
(0.02°C)		53rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
76th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1926
Jul–Dec 1942
6-Month		44.41°F
(6.89°C)		44.36°F
(6.87°C)		0.05°F
(0.02°C)		54th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
75th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Jun–Dec 1942
7-Month		46.00°F
(7.78°C)		45.97°F
(7.76°C)		0.03°F
(0.02°C)		54th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
75th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Ties: 1960
May–Dec 1942
8-Month		46.08°F
(7.82°C)		46.16°F
(7.87°C)		-0.08°F
(-0.05°C)		51st Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
78th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1983
Apr–Dec 1942
9-Month		45.43°F
(7.46°C)		45.32°F
(7.40°C)		0.11°F
(0.06°C)		61st Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
68th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Mar–Dec 1942
10-Month		43.86°F
(6.59°C)		43.79°F
(6.55°C)		0.07°F
(0.04°C)		66th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
63rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1979
Feb–Dec 1942
11-Month		41.73°F
(5.41°C)		41.88°F
(5.49°C)		-0.15°F
(-0.08°C)		52nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
77th Warmest
Warmest since:
2016
Ties: 1906, 1970
Jan–Dec 1942
12-Month		39.82°F
(4.34°C)		40.04°F
(4.47°C)		-0.22°F
(-0.13°C)		47th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
82nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2016
Jul 1941–Dec 1942
18-Month		41.81°F
(5.45°C)		41.48°F
(5.27°C)		0.33°F
(0.18°C)		80th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
48th Warmest
Warmest since:
2016
Jan 1941–Dec 1942
24-Month		40.53°F
(4.74°C)		40.03°F
(4.46°C)		0.50°F
(0.28°C)		86th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
42nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Ties: 1984
Jan 1940–Dec 1942
36-Month		40.36°F
(4.64°C)		40.02°F
(4.46°C)		0.34°F
(0.18°C)		78th Coolest
Coolest since:
1918
49th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Ties: 1922, 1989
Jan 1939–Dec 1942
48-Month		40.42°F
(4.68°C)		40.01°F
(4.45°C)		0.41°F
(0.23°C)		82nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1919
44th Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Jan 1938–Dec 1942
60-Month		40.57°F
(4.76°C)		40.00°F
(4.44°C)		0.57°F
(0.32°C)		89th Coolest
Coolest since:
1920
36th Warmest
Warmest since:
2019
Ties: 1996

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