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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	25.4°F (-3.7°C)	23.0°F (-5.0°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1909
	25.4°F (-3.7°C)	23.0°F (-5.0°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	1980
	Ties: 1986
Nov–Dec 1943 2-Month	29.3°F (-1.5°C)	27.5°F (-2.5°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1895
	29.3°F (-1.5°C)	27.5°F (-2.5°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
	Ties: 1986
Oct–Dec 1943 3-Month	35.1°F (1.7°C)	33.5°F (0.8°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1898
	35.1°F (1.7°C)	33.5°F (0.8°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	1950, 2017
	Ties: 1989
Sep–Dec 1943 4-Month	40.9°F (4.9°C)	39.2°F (4.0°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1898, 1912
Sep–Dec 1943 4-Month	40.9°F (4.9°C)	39.2°F (4.0°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
Aug–Dec 1943 5-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	44.3°F (6.8°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1912
	45.8°F (7.7°C)	44.3°F (6.8°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
	Ties: 2005, 2011
Jul–Dec 1943 6-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1912
	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
	Ties: 1954
Jun–Dec 1943 7-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1912
	50.7°F (10.4°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2021
	Ties: 1922, 1959
May–Dec 1943 8-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1912
	50.7°F (10.4°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2021
	Ties: 1959, 1987, 2011
Apr–Dec 1943 9-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1912
	50.4°F (10.2°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2021
	Ties: 1933, 1980, 2005
Mar–Dec 1943 10-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1912
Mar–Dec 1943 10-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2012
Feb–Dec 1943 11-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1912
	46.7°F (8.2°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2017
	Ties: 1936, 1990
Jan–Dec 1943 12-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1895, 1912
	44.9°F (7.2°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2012
	Ties: 2002, 2004
Jul 1942–Dec 1943 18-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1912
	46.3°F (7.9°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	1934
	Ties: 1977
Jan 1942–Dec 1943 24-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1913
	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1939
Jan 1941–Dec 1943 36-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1899, 1913
	43.7°F (6.5°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
	Ties: 1902, 1937, 1938, 1947, 1962, 1980, 1993
Jan 1940–Dec 1943 48-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1898
	44.0°F (6.7°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1935, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1993
Jan 1939–Dec 1943 60-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1899
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2018
	Ties: 1936, 1962

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