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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1943

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1943 1-Month	31.0°F (-0.6°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1909, 1932
	31.0°F (-0.6°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	1917
	Ties: 1999
Nov–Dec 1943 2-Month	34.8°F (1.6°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1931
	34.8°F (1.6°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	1917
	Ties: 1926, 1955, 1966
Oct–Dec 1943 3-Month	40.1°F (4.5°C)	39.0°F (3.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1919
	40.1°F (4.5°C)	39.0°F (3.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	1950
	Ties: 1915, 1964, 1983
Sep–Dec 1943 4-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1971
	46.2°F (7.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2014
	Ties: 1934, 2015
Aug–Dec 1943 5-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1916
	50.7°F (10.4°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2020
	Ties: 1942, 2005, 2011
Jul–Dec 1943 6-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1916
	54.2°F (12.3°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2020
	Ties: 1960, 1967
Jun–Dec 1943 7-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1916
	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2021
	Ties: 1973
May–Dec 1943 8-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1916
	54.8°F (12.7°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2021
	Ties: 1931, 1955, 1959, 1991
Apr–Dec 1943 9-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1912
	54.4°F (12.4°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2021
	Ties: 1954
Mar–Dec 1943 10-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	52.0°F (11.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1912
	52.8°F (11.6°C)	52.0°F (11.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	1934, 2021
	Ties: 1999
Feb–Dec 1943 11-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1911, 1912
	51.2°F (10.7°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	1934
	Ties: 1936, 1937, 1939, 1954
Jan–Dec 1943 12-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1944
	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	1934
	Ties: 1939, 1977, 1987, 1997
Jul 1942–Dec 1943 18-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1912, 1913
	51.1°F (10.6°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	1934
	Ties: 1997
Jan 1942–Dec 1943 24-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1912, 1913
	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1910, 1937, 1962, 1963, 1994
Jan 1941–Dec 1943 36-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1913
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
	Ties: 1929, 1939, 1955, 1969, 1974
Jan 1940–Dec 1943 48-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1914
	49.0°F (9.4°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
	Ties: 1934, 1940, 1942, 2011
Jan 1939–Dec 1943 60-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1899, 1915, 1916
	49.1°F (9.5°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2018
	Ties: 1937, 1940, 1994

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings