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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1972 1-Month	20.34°F (-6.48°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	-2.26°F (-1.26°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1909
December 1972 1-Month	20.34°F (-6.48°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	-2.26°F (-1.26°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
Nov–Dec 1972 2-Month	25.40°F (-3.67°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	-1.24°F (-0.69°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1976
Nov–Dec 1972 2-Month	25.40°F (-3.67°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	-1.24°F (-0.69°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
Oct–Dec 1972 3-Month	30.64°F (-0.76°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	-0.92°F (-0.52°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1976
Oct–Dec 1972 3-Month	30.64°F (-0.76°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	-0.92°F (-0.52°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
Sep–Dec 1972 4-Month	36.04°F (2.24°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	-0.61°F (-0.34°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1976
	36.04°F (2.24°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	-0.61°F (-0.34°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1901
Aug–Dec 1972 5-Month	40.62°F (4.79°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	-0.51°F (-0.28°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1976
	40.62°F (4.79°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	-0.51°F (-0.28°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1950, 1978
Jul–Dec 1972 6-Month	43.75°F (6.53°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	-0.61°F (-0.34°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1976
	43.75°F (6.53°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	-0.61°F (-0.34°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2021
	Ties: 1927
Jun–Dec 1972 7-Month	45.41°F (7.45°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	-0.56°F (-0.31°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1976
Jun–Dec 1972 7-Month	45.41°F (7.45°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	-0.56°F (-0.31°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2021
May–Dec 1972 8-Month	45.68°F (7.60°C)	46.16°F (7.87°C)	-0.48°F (-0.27°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1976
May–Dec 1972 8-Month	45.68°F (7.60°C)	46.16°F (7.87°C)	-0.48°F (-0.27°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
Apr–Dec 1972 9-Month	44.84°F (7.13°C)	45.32°F (7.40°C)	-0.48°F (-0.27°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1917
	44.84°F (7.13°C)	45.32°F (7.40°C)	-0.48°F (-0.27°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1989
Mar–Dec 1972 10-Month	43.50°F (6.39°C)	43.79°F (6.55°C)	-0.29°F (-0.16°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	43.50°F (6.39°C)	43.79°F (6.55°C)	-0.29°F (-0.16°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1948
Feb–Dec 1972 11-Month	41.53°F (5.29°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	-0.35°F (-0.20°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1917
	41.53°F (5.29°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	-0.35°F (-0.20°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2016
	Ties: 1944
Jan–Dec 1972 12-Month	39.64°F (4.24°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.40°F (-0.23°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1917
Jan–Dec 1972 12-Month	39.64°F (4.24°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.40°F (-0.23°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2016
Jul 1971–Dec 1972 18-Month	41.40°F (5.22°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	-0.08°F (-0.05°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
	41.40°F (5.22°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	-0.08°F (-0.05°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2016
	Ties: 1961
Jan 1971–Dec 1972 24-Month	39.71°F (4.28°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
Jan 1971–Dec 1972 24-Month	39.71°F (4.28°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2017
Jan 1970–Dec 1972 36-Month	39.70°F (4.28°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
Jan 1970–Dec 1972 36-Month	39.70°F (4.28°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2017
Jan 1969–Dec 1972 48-Month	39.72°F (4.29°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.29°F (-0.16°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1919
Jan 1969–Dec 1972 48-Month	39.72°F (4.29°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.29°F (-0.16°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2018
Jan 1968–Dec 1972 60-Month	39.67°F (4.26°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.33°F (-0.18°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1920
	39.67°F (4.26°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.33°F (-0.18°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2019
	Ties: 1903, 1966

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings