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Pacific Northwest Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1942

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1942 1-Month	30.1°F (-1.1°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1990
	30.1°F (-1.1°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1917
	Ties: 1907, 1938
Nov–Dec 1942 2-Month	32.0°F (0.0°C)	31.4°F (-0.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1985
	32.0°F (0.0°C)	31.4°F (-0.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1917
	Ties: 1963, 1979, 1986
Oct–Dec 1942 3-Month	37.1°F (2.8°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1985
	37.1°F (2.8°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1917
	Ties: 1943, 1954, 1973, 1986, 2010, 2018
Sep–Dec 1942 4-Month	42.1°F (5.6°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1985
	42.1°F (5.6°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1917
	Ties: 1901, 1906, 1938, 2022
Aug–Dec 1942 5-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1985
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	1917, 2014
	Ties: 1940
Jul–Dec 1942 6-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1985
	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2014
	Ties: 1940, 1981, 2013
Jun–Dec 1942 7-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1916
	50.4°F (10.2°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2021
	Ties: 1995
May–Dec 1942 8-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1916
	50.0°F (10.0°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2021
	Ties: 1910, 1929, 1960, 1977, 1980
Apr–Dec 1942 9-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1916
	49.4°F (9.7°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2021
	Ties: 1950, 1986, 1991, 2005, 2009
Mar–Dec 1942 10-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1916
	47.9°F (8.8°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1960, 1961, 1996
Feb–Dec 1942 11-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1955
	46.0°F (7.8°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1928, 1943, 1952, 1965, 1983
Jan–Dec 1942 12-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1916
	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1897, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1923, 1944, 1972
Jul 1941–Dec 1942 18-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1985
	45.7°F (7.6°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1904, 1921, 1931, 1936, 1951, 1973, 1983
Jan 1941–Dec 1942 24-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1917
	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1927, 1953, 1962
Jan 1940–Dec 1942 36-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1913
	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
	Ties: 2002
Jan 1939–Dec 1942 48-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1913, 1914, 1919
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1990, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2000
Jan 1938–Dec 1942 60-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1913
	45.5°F (7.5°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1941, 1991, 1995, 1999

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings