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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1946 1-Month	25.56°F (-3.58°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	2.96°F (1.64°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1909
December 1946 1-Month	25.56°F (-3.58°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	2.96°F (1.64°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
Nov–Dec 1946 2-Month	28.42°F (-1.99°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	1.78°F (0.99°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1976
Nov–Dec 1946 2-Month	28.42°F (-1.99°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	1.78°F (0.99°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
Oct–Dec 1946 3-Month	32.69°F (0.38°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	1.13°F (0.62°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1976
	32.69°F (0.38°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	1.13°F (0.62°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1940
Sep–Dec 1946 4-Month	37.43°F (3.02°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	0.78°F (0.44°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1976
Sep–Dec 1946 4-Month	37.43°F (3.02°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	0.78°F (0.44°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
Aug–Dec 1946 5-Month	41.57°F (5.32°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	0.44°F (0.25°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1976
	41.57°F (5.32°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	0.44°F (0.25°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1980
Jul–Dec 1946 6-Month	44.73°F (7.07°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	0.37°F (0.20°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1976
Jul–Dec 1946 6-Month	44.73°F (7.07°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	0.37°F (0.20°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2021
Jun–Dec 1946 7-Month	46.20°F (7.89°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	0.23°F (0.13°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1976
Jun–Dec 1946 7-Month	46.20°F (7.89°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	0.23°F (0.13°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2021
May–Dec 1946 8-Month	46.21°F (7.89°C)	46.16°F (7.87°C)	0.05°F (0.02°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1976
May–Dec 1946 8-Month	46.21°F (7.89°C)	46.16°F (7.87°C)	0.05°F (0.02°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
Apr–Dec 1946 9-Month	45.65°F (7.58°C)	45.32°F (7.40°C)	0.33°F (0.18°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	45.65°F (7.58°C)	45.32°F (7.40°C)	0.33°F (0.18°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1996
Mar–Dec 1946 10-Month	44.55°F (6.97°C)	43.79°F (6.55°C)	0.76°F (0.42°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
Mar–Dec 1946 10-Month	44.55°F (6.97°C)	43.79°F (6.55°C)	0.76°F (0.42°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
Feb–Dec 1946 11-Month	42.54°F (5.86°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	0.66°F (0.37°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
Feb–Dec 1946 11-Month	42.54°F (5.86°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	0.66°F (0.37°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
Jan–Dec 1946 12-Month	40.73°F (4.85°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.69°F (0.38°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	40.73°F (4.85°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.69°F (0.38°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
	Ties: 2014
Jul 1945–Dec 1946 18-Month	41.71°F (5.39°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	0.23°F (0.12°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
Jul 1945–Dec 1946 18-Month	41.71°F (5.39°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	0.23°F (0.12°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
Jan 1945–Dec 1946 24-Month	40.27°F (4.59°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.24°F (0.13°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
Jan 1945–Dec 1946 24-Month	40.27°F (4.59°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.24°F (0.13°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
Jan 1944–Dec 1946 36-Month	40.12°F (4.51°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.10°F (0.05°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1918
Jan 1944–Dec 1946 36-Month	40.12°F (4.51°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.10°F (0.05°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2017
Jan 1943–Dec 1946 48-Month	39.97°F (4.43°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.04°F (-0.02°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1919
	39.97°F (4.43°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.04°F (-0.02°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018
	Ties: 1931, 1948, 1981
Jan 1942–Dec 1946 60-Month	39.94°F (4.41°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.06°F (-0.03°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1920
	39.94°F (4.41°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.06°F (-0.03°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2019
	Ties: 1948, 1949, 1982

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