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Pacific Northwest Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1952

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1952 1-Month	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1990
	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	1917
	Ties: 2012, 2018
Nov–Dec 1952 2-Month	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	31.3°F (-0.4°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1985
Nov–Dec 1952 2-Month	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	31.3°F (-0.4°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	1917
Oct–Dec 1952 3-Month	36.4°F (2.4°C)	36.1°F (2.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1985
	36.4°F (2.4°C)	36.1°F (2.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	1917
	Ties: 1903, 1945, 1975, 2011
Sep–Dec 1952 4-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1985
	42.0°F (5.6°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	1917
	Ties: 1940, 2008, 2010
Aug–Dec 1952 5-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1985
	46.3°F (7.9°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	1917, 2014
	Ties: 1906, 1980
Jul–Dec 1952 6-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1985
	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2014
	Ties: 1936, 1973, 1994, 2005, 2010
Jun–Dec 1952 7-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1916
	50.1°F (10.1°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2021
	Ties: 1941, 1961, 1992, 2009
May–Dec 1952 8-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1916
	50.2°F (10.1°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2021
	Ties: 1941, 1962, 2005
Apr–Dec 1952 9-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1916
	49.6°F (9.8°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2021
	Ties: 1947, 1962, 1969, 1981
Mar–Dec 1952 10-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1916
	47.8°F (8.8°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2015
	Ties: 1931, 1950, 2009
Feb–Dec 1952 11-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1955
	46.0°F (7.8°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2015
	Ties: 1928, 1942, 1943, 1965, 1983
Jan–Dec 1952 12-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1916
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
	Ties: 1943
Jul 1951–Dec 1952 18-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1985
	45.2°F (7.3°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
	Ties: 1964, 1972, 1979
Jan 1951–Dec 1952 24-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
	43.8°F (6.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1965, 1972, 1976
Jan 1950–Dec 1952 36-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1913
	43.8°F (6.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2016
	Ties: 1898, 1904, 1949, 1986
Jan 1949–Dec 1952 48-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1913, 1914, 1919
	43.7°F (6.5°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1918
Jan 1948–Dec 1952 60-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1923	1913
	43.5°F (6.4°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2018
	Ties: 1899, 1912, 1914, 1917, 1923

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 7, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings