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Pacific Northwest Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1949

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1949 1-Month	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1990
	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1917
	Ties: 1902, 1955
Nov–Dec 1949 2-Month	34.1°F (1.2°C)	31.3°F (-0.4°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1985
	34.1°F (1.2°C)	31.3°F (-0.4°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1917
	Ties: 1958, 1981
Oct–Dec 1949 3-Month	36.6°F (2.6°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1985
	36.6°F (2.6°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1917
	Ties: 1899, 1944, 2017
Sep–Dec 1949 4-Month	41.8°F (5.4°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1985
	41.8°F (5.4°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1917
	Ties: 1910, 1918, 1944, 1965, 1973, 2018
Aug–Dec 1949 5-Month	46.1°F (7.8°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1985
	46.1°F (7.8°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	1917, 2014
	Ties: 1929
Jul–Dec 1949 6-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1985
	48.9°F (9.4°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2014
	Ties: 1947, 1965, 1990
Jun–Dec 1949 7-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1916
	50.0°F (10.0°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2021
	Ties: 1922, 1929, 1965, 1969, 1980, 1990, 2005, 2010
May–Dec 1949 8-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1916
	50.4°F (10.2°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2021
	Ties: 1950, 1969, 1986, 1991, 1995
Apr–Dec 1949 9-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1916
	49.9°F (9.9°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2021
	Ties: 1925, 1966
Mar–Dec 1949 10-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1916
	48.4°F (9.1°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
	Ties: 1990, 2002, 2005
Feb–Dec 1949 11-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1955
	46.4°F (8.0°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1962, 2010
Jan–Dec 1949 12-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1916
	43.4°F (6.3°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
	Ties: 1975, 1984
Jul 1948–Dec 1949 18-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1922	1985
	44.3°F (6.8°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2015
	Ties: 1922
Jan 1948–Dec 1949 24-Month	43.1°F (6.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1917
	43.1°F (6.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2015
	Ties: 1930
Jan 1947–Dec 1949 36-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1913
	43.8°F (6.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2016
	Ties: 1898, 1904, 1952, 1986
Jan 1946–Dec 1949 48-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1913, 1914, 1919
	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1901, 1902, 1903, 1909, 1910, 1921, 1925, 1956
Jan 1945–Dec 1949 60-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1913
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2018
	Ties: 1906, 1910, 1925, 1930, 1953

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published November 2022, retrieved on December 2, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings