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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1948 1-Month	9.1°F (-12.7°C)	10.8°F (-11.8°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1983
	9.1°F (-12.7°C)	10.8°F (-11.8°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1939
	Ties: 1971, 1973
Nov–Dec 1948 2-Month	18.4°F (-7.6°C)	18.3°F (-7.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1927
	18.4°F (-7.6°C)	18.3°F (-7.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	1999
	Ties: 1922, 1940, 1960, 1963
Oct–Dec 1948 3-Month	27.4°F (-2.6°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1919
	27.4°F (-2.6°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2015
	Ties: 1969
Sep–Dec 1948 4-Month	36.0°F (2.2°C)	33.9°F (1.1°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1919
	36.0°F (2.2°C)	33.9°F (1.1°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1908, 1938
Aug–Dec 1948 5-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	40.2°F (4.6°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1985
	42.2°F (5.7°C)	40.2°F (4.6°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1981
Jul–Dec 1948 6-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1985
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2015
	Ties: 1943, 1981
Jun–Dec 1948 7-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1985
	48.7°F (9.3°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2021
	Ties: 1974
May–Dec 1948 8-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1927
	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2021
	Ties: 1920, 1938, 1940, 1952, 2018
Apr–Dec 1948 9-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1927
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1936, 2017
Mar–Dec 1948 10-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1951
	45.2°F (7.3°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2021
	Ties: 1914, 1933, 1940, 2000
Feb–Dec 1948 11-Month	41.5°F (5.3°C)	41.7°F (5.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	41.5°F (5.3°C)	41.7°F (5.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	1987
	Ties: 1925, 1933, 1942, 1969
Jan–Dec 1948 12-Month	38.3°F (3.5°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1950
	38.3°F (3.5°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1987
	Ties: 1918, 1947, 1960
Jul 1947–Dec 1948 18-Month	40.8°F (4.9°C)	40.6°F (4.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	40.8°F (4.9°C)	40.6°F (4.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2016
	Ties: 1968, 2008
Jan 1947–Dec 1948 24-Month	38.3°F (3.5°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917, 1951
	38.3°F (3.5°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2016
	Ties: 1914, 1926, 1957, 1994
Jan 1946–Dec 1948 36-Month	38.5°F (3.6°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1918, 1951
	38.5°F (3.6°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2017
	Ties: 1910, 1953, 1965, 1974
Jan 1945–Dec 1948 48-Month	38.2°F (3.4°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1919
	38.2°F (3.4°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2001
	Ties: 1903, 1973, 1979, 1980, 1997
Jan 1944–Dec 1948 60-Month	38.5°F (3.6°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1899
	38.5°F (3.6°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2002
	Ties: 1924, 1959, 1960, 1980

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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