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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1937

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1937 1-Month	31.7°F (-0.2°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1990
	31.7°F (-0.2°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	1917
	Ties: 1906
Nov–Dec 1937 2-Month	34.7°F (1.5°C)	31.3°F (-0.4°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1985
Nov–Dec 1937 2-Month	34.7°F (1.5°C)	31.3°F (-0.4°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	1917
Oct–Dec 1937 3-Month	39.4°F (4.1°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1985
	39.4°F (4.1°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	1917
	Ties: 1939
Sep–Dec 1937 4-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1985
	44.0°F (6.7°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	1917
	Ties: 1953, 2014
Aug–Dec 1937 5-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1985
Aug–Dec 1937 5-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	1917, 2014
Jul–Dec 1937 6-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1985
	50.6°F (10.3°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	2014
	Ties: 1958, 2015, 2017
Jun–Dec 1937 7-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1916
	51.5°F (10.8°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2021
	Ties: 1933, 1939, 1998
May–Dec 1937 8-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1916
May–Dec 1937 8-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2021
Apr–Dec 1937 9-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1916
	50.3°F (10.2°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2021
	Ties: 1992, 2001
Mar–Dec 1937 10-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1916
	48.9°F (9.4°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1979, 2013, 2022
Feb–Dec 1937 11-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1955
	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1961, 1966, 2000
Jan–Dec 1937 12-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1916
	43.8°F (6.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1924
Jul 1936–Dec 1937 18-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1985
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1908, 1914, 1924, 1962, 1965, 1986
Jan 1936–Dec 1937 24-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1917
	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1918, 1936, 1945, 1975
Jan 1935–Dec 1937 36-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1913
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2016
	Ties: 1915, 1933, 1944, 1948, 1955, 1971
Jan 1934–Dec 1937 48-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1913, 1914, 1919
	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1934, 1936, 1943, 1968, 1988, 2010, 2012
Jan 1933–Dec 1937 60-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1913
	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1944, 1961, 1969, 1970, 1981

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