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Minimum Temperature Rankings, December 1943

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1943 1-Month	22.28°F (-5.40°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1909
	22.28°F (-5.40°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2015
	Ties: 1950
Nov–Dec 1943 2-Month	25.59°F (-3.56°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	-1.05°F (-0.58°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1976
Nov–Dec 1943 2-Month	25.59°F (-3.56°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	-1.05°F (-0.58°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2015
Oct–Dec 1943 3-Month	30.53°F (-0.82°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	-1.03°F (-0.58°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1976
	30.53°F (-0.82°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	-1.03°F (-0.58°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2015
	Ties: 1905
Sep–Dec 1943 4-Month	35.47°F (1.93°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	-1.18°F (-0.65°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1976
Sep–Dec 1943 4-Month	35.47°F (1.93°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	-1.18°F (-0.65°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2015
Aug–Dec 1943 5-Month	40.36°F (4.64°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	-0.77°F (-0.43°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1976
Aug–Dec 1943 5-Month	40.36°F (4.64°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	-0.77°F (-0.43°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2015
Jul–Dec 1943 6-Month	43.76°F (6.53°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	-0.60°F (-0.34°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1976
Jul–Dec 1943 6-Month	43.76°F (6.53°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	-0.60°F (-0.34°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2021
Jun–Dec 1943 7-Month	45.58°F (7.54°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	-0.39°F (-0.22°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1976
	45.58°F (7.54°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	-0.39°F (-0.22°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2021
	Ties: 1905
May–Dec 1943 8-Month	45.79°F (7.66°C)	46.16°F (7.87°C)	-0.37°F (-0.21°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1976
May–Dec 1943 8-Month	45.79°F (7.66°C)	46.16°F (7.87°C)	-0.37°F (-0.21°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2015
Apr–Dec 1943 9-Month	45.11°F (7.28°C)	45.32°F (7.40°C)	-0.21°F (-0.12°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
	45.11°F (7.28°C)	45.32°F (7.40°C)	-0.21°F (-0.12°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1955
Mar–Dec 1943 10-Month	43.23°F (6.24°C)	43.79°F (6.55°C)	-0.56°F (-0.31°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1917
Mar–Dec 1943 10-Month	43.23°F (6.24°C)	43.79°F (6.55°C)	-0.56°F (-0.31°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2015
Feb–Dec 1943 11-Month	41.45°F (5.25°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	-0.43°F (-0.24°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1917
	41.45°F (5.25°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	-0.43°F (-0.24°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
	Ties: 1905
Jan–Dec 1943 12-Month	39.54°F (4.19°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
	39.54°F (4.19°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
	Ties: 1909
Jul 1942–Dec 1943 18-Month	41.16°F (5.09°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1917
Jul 1942–Dec 1943 18-Month	41.16°F (5.09°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
Jan 1942–Dec 1943 24-Month	39.68°F (4.27°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.35°F (-0.19°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	39.68°F (4.27°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.35°F (-0.19°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
	Ties: 1937, 1944, 1961
Jan 1941–Dec 1943 36-Month	40.20°F (4.56°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1918
	40.20°F (4.56°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
	Ties: 1974, 1985
Jan 1940–Dec 1943 48-Month	40.16°F (4.53°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.15°F (0.08°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1919
Jan 1940–Dec 1943 48-Month	40.16°F (4.53°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.15°F (0.08°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2018
Jan 1939–Dec 1943 60-Month	40.25°F (4.58°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.25°F (0.14°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1920
Jan 1939–Dec 1943 60-Month	40.25°F (4.58°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.25°F (0.14°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2019

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings