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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1946

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1946 1-Month	21.9°F (-5.6°C)	21.6°F (-5.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1989
	21.9°F (-5.6°C)	21.6°F (-5.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1964
Nov–Dec 1946 2-Month	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1911, 1915, 1977
Oct–Dec 1946 3-Month	35.8°F (2.1°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1904, 1917
	35.8°F (2.1°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
	Ties: 1996, 2010
Sep–Dec 1946 4-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	41.7°F (5.4°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
	Ties: 1913
Aug–Dec 1946 5-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1904
	45.8°F (7.7°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
	Ties: 1923, 2002, 2004
Jul–Dec 1946 6-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1904
	49.1°F (9.5°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
	Ties: 1927, 2004
Jun–Dec 1946 7-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1904
	50.8°F (10.4°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2021
	Ties: 1950, 1967, 1995
May–Dec 1946 8-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	50.9°F (10.5°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2015
	Ties: 1947, 1988, 1993, 1995, 2002
Apr–Dec 1946 9-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	49.6°F (9.8°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2021
	Ties: 1900, 1960, 1969
Mar–Dec 1946 10-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2021
	Ties: 1921, 1938
Feb–Dec 1946 11-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	45.3°F (7.4°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2010, 2012
	Ties: 1937, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1996, 2000
Jan–Dec 1946 12-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1904
	42.9°F (6.1°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2010, 2012
	Ties: 1930, 1960, 1996, 2000
Jul 1945–Dec 1946 18-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1904
	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1955, 1981
Jan 1945–Dec 1946 24-Month	42.7°F (5.9°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1905
	42.7°F (5.9°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2021
	Ties: 1982, 1987
Jan 1944–Dec 1946 36-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1905, 1906
Jan 1944–Dec 1946 36-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012, 2022
Jan 1943–Dec 1946 48-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1907
	42.2°F (5.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2013
	Ties: 1922, 1940, 1944, 1945, 1958, 1969, 1971
Jan 1942–Dec 1946 60-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1907
	42.3°F (5.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2013, 2014, 2022
	Ties: 1941, 1945, 1947, 1958, 1974

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