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Pacific Northwest Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1972

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1972 1-Month	23.0°F (-5.0°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	-5.1°F (-2.8°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1990
December 1972 1-Month	23.0°F (-5.0°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	-5.1°F (-2.8°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1917
Nov–Dec 1972 2-Month	29.1°F (-1.6°C)	31.3°F (-0.4°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1985
Nov–Dec 1972 2-Month	29.1°F (-1.6°C)	31.3°F (-0.4°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1917
Oct–Dec 1972 3-Month	34.3°F (1.3°C)	36.1°F (2.3°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1985
	34.3°F (1.3°C)	36.1°F (2.3°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1917
	Ties: 1961
Sep–Dec 1972 4-Month	38.8°F (3.8°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1985
	38.8°F (3.8°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1917
	Ties: 1930
Aug–Dec 1972 5-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1985
	44.0°F (6.7°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1917, 2014
	Ties: 1951
Jul–Dec 1972 6-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1985
	47.3°F (8.5°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2014
	Ties: 1902, 1903
Jun–Dec 1972 7-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1916
Jun–Dec 1972 7-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2021
May–Dec 1972 8-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1916
	49.1°F (9.5°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2021
	Ties: 1913, 1935, 1959
Apr–Dec 1972 9-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1916
	48.1°F (8.9°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2021
	Ties: 1905, 1924, 1993
Mar–Dec 1972 10-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1916
	47.2°F (8.4°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1959, 1976, 2011
Feb–Dec 1972 11-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1955
	45.7°F (7.6°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1924, 1959
Jan–Dec 1972 12-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1916
	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1897, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1923, 1942, 1944
Jul 1971–Dec 1972 18-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1985
	45.2°F (7.3°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1952, 1964, 1979
Jan 1971–Dec 1972 24-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
	43.8°F (6.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1952, 1965, 1976
Jan 1970–Dec 1972 36-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1913
	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2016
	Ties: 1905
Jan 1969–Dec 1972 48-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1913, 1914, 1919
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1955, 1986
Jan 1968–Dec 1972 60-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1913
	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2018
	Ties: 1904, 1907, 1946, 1948, 1958, 1959, 1975

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings