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Minimum Temperature Rankings, December 1974

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean
Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)
Warmest/Coolest
Since
Record
December 1974
1-Month
24.03°F
(-4.43°C)
22.60°F
(-5.22°C)
1.43°F
(0.79°C)
81st Coolest
Coolest since:
1909
48th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Nov–Dec 1974
2-Month
27.93°F
(-2.26°C)
26.64°F
(-2.98°C)
1.29°F
(0.72°C)
96th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
33rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1906
Oct–Dec 1974
3-Month
32.22°F
(0.12°C)
31.56°F
(-0.24°C)
0.66°F
(0.36°C)
78th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
51st Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Sep–Dec 1974
4-Month
36.47°F
(2.48°C)
36.65°F
(2.58°C)
-0.18°F
(-0.10°C)
41st Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
88th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Aug–Dec 1974
5-Month
40.69°F
(4.83°C)
41.13°F
(5.07°C)
-0.44°F
(-0.24°C)
38th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
91st Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Jul–Dec 1974
6-Month
44.02°F
(6.68°C)
44.36°F
(6.87°C)
-0.34°F
(-0.19°C)
41st Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
88th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Ties: 1897
Jun–Dec 1974
7-Month
45.57°F
(7.54°C)
45.97°F
(7.76°C)
-0.40°F
(-0.22°C)
34th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
95th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
May–Dec 1974
8-Month
45.85°F
(7.69°C)
46.16°F
(7.87°C)
-0.31°F
(-0.18°C)
38th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
91st Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1920
Apr–Dec 1974
9-Month
45.07°F
(7.26°C)
45.32°F
(7.40°C)
-0.25°F
(-0.14°C)
36th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
93rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Mar–Dec 1974
10-Month
43.85°F
(6.58°C)
43.79°F
(6.55°C)
0.06°F
(0.03°C)
62nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
67th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1947, 2008
Feb–Dec 1974
11-Month
41.93°F
(5.52°C)
41.88°F
(5.49°C)
0.05°F
(0.03°C)
63rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
66th Warmest
Warmest since:
2016
Jan–Dec 1974
12-Month
40.21°F
(4.56°C)
40.04°F
(4.47°C)
0.17°F
(0.09°C)
75th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
54th Warmest
Warmest since:
2016
Jul 1973–Dec 1974
18-Month
41.92°F
(5.51°C)
41.48°F
(5.27°C)
0.44°F
(0.24°C)
85th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
43rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2016
Ties: 1935
Jan 1973–Dec 1974
24-Month
40.48°F
(4.71°C)
40.03°F
(4.46°C)
0.45°F
(0.25°C)
82nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
46th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Jan 1972–Dec 1974
36-Month
40.20°F
(4.56°C)
40.02°F
(4.46°C)
0.18°F
(0.10°C)
69th Coolest
Coolest since:
1918
58th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Ties: 1943, 1985
Jan 1971–Dec 1974
48-Month
40.10°F
(4.50°C)
40.01°F
(4.45°C)
0.09°F
(0.05°C)
65th Coolest
Coolest since:
1919
61st Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Ties: 1944, 1982
Jan 1970–Dec 1974
60-Month
40.01°F
(4.45°C)
40.00°F
(4.44°C)
0.01°F
(0.01°C)
59th Coolest
Coolest since:
1920
66th Warmest
Warmest since:
2019

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