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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1974

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1974 1-Month	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1990
	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1917
	Ties: 1995
Nov–Dec 1974 2-Month	33.4°F (0.8°C)	31.4°F (-0.3°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1985
	33.4°F (0.8°C)	31.4°F (-0.3°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1917
	Ties: 1965, 1969, 2014
Oct–Dec 1974 3-Month	37.7°F (3.2°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1985
	37.7°F (3.2°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	1917
	Ties: 1963, 1989, 2012
Sep–Dec 1974 4-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1985
	42.8°F (6.0°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	1917
	Ties: 1958, 1988, 2001
Aug–Dec 1974 5-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1985
	46.8°F (8.2°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	1917, 2014
	Ties: 1901, 1997
Jul–Dec 1974 6-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1985
	49.6°F (9.8°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2014
	Ties: 1962, 1987, 2007, 2008, 2011
Jun–Dec 1974 7-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1916
	51.1°F (10.6°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2021
	Ties: 1934, 1987, 1999
May–Dec 1974 8-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1916
	50.7°F (10.4°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2021
	Ties: 1904
Apr–Dec 1974 9-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1916
	49.7°F (9.8°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2021
	Ties: 1910, 1917
Mar–Dec 1974 10-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1916
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
	Ties: 1938, 1967, 2019
Feb–Dec 1974 11-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1955
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
	Ties: 1997
Jan–Dec 1974 12-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1916
Jan–Dec 1974 12-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
Jul 1973–Dec 1974 18-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1985
	46.4°F (8.0°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
	Ties: 1954, 1989, 1994, 1996, 2010
Jan 1973–Dec 1974 24-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
	Ties: 1954, 1966, 1990
Jan 1972–Dec 1974 36-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1913
	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2016
	Ties: 1906, 1938, 1943, 1980
Jan 1971–Dec 1974 48-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1913, 1914, 1919
	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1954, 1976, 1977, 1984
Jan 1970–Dec 1974 60-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1913
	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2018
	Ties: 1908, 1926, 1947, 1964

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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