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New England Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1947

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1947 1-Month	18.5°F (-7.5°C)	21.6°F (-5.8°C)	-3.1°F (-1.7°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1989
	18.5°F (-7.5°C)	21.6°F (-5.8°C)	-3.1°F (-1.7°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 1960
Nov–Dec 1947 2-Month	25.4°F (-3.7°C)	27.9°F (-2.3°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1917
	25.4°F (-3.7°C)	27.9°F (-2.3°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 1922, 1942
Oct–Dec 1947 3-Month	34.3°F (1.3°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1904, 1917
Oct–Dec 1947 3-Month	34.3°F (1.3°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
Sep–Dec 1947 4-Month	40.1°F (4.5°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1904, 1917
	40.1°F (4.5°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 1968, 2018
Aug–Dec 1947 5-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1904
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 1952, 2008, 2019
Jul–Dec 1947 6-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	48.3°F (9.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1904
	49.6°F (9.8°C)	48.3°F (9.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
	Ties: 1957, 2007
Jun–Dec 1947 7-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1904
	51.0°F (10.6°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2021
	Ties: 1982, 2002
May–Dec 1947 8-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	50.9°F (10.5°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 1946, 1988, 1993, 1995, 2002
Apr–Dec 1947 9-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	49.3°F (9.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	49.5°F (9.7°C)	49.3°F (9.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2021
	Ties: 1911, 1977, 1995
Mar–Dec 1947 10-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1917
	47.4°F (8.6°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2021
	Ties: 1898, 1955, 1966, 1969
Feb–Dec 1947 11-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1917
	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2010, 2012
	Ties: 1948
Jan–Dec 1947 12-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1904
	42.6°F (5.9°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1954, 1955, 1977, 1994
Jul 1946–Dec 1947 18-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1904
	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1942, 1974, 1975, 1985, 1996, 2003
Jan 1946–Dec 1947 24-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1905
	42.8°F (6.0°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2021
	Ties: 1942, 1951, 1961, 1985
Jan 1945–Dec 1947 36-Month	42.7°F (5.9°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1905, 1906
	42.7°F (5.9°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012, 2022
	Ties: 1939, 1986, 1988, 1995, 1997
Jan 1944–Dec 1947 48-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1907
	42.6°F (5.9°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2013
	Ties: 1931, 1960, 1975, 1988
Jan 1943–Dec 1947 60-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1907
	42.3°F (5.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2013, 2014, 2022
	Ties: 1941, 1945, 1946, 1958, 1974

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings