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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1972

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1972 1-Month	20.5°F (-6.4°C)	21.6°F (-5.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1989
December 1972 1-Month	20.5°F (-6.4°C)	21.6°F (-5.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
Nov–Dec 1972 2-Month	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1917
	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1916
Oct–Dec 1972 3-Month	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1904, 1917
	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1910
Sep–Dec 1972 4-Month	37.9°F (3.3°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	37.9°F (3.3°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1943
Aug–Dec 1972 5-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1904
	42.9°F (6.1°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1896
Jul–Dec 1972 6-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1904
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1896
Jun–Dec 1972 7-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1904
	48.9°F (9.4°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2021
	Ties: 1924, 1940
May–Dec 1972 8-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
	49.4°F (9.7°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1906, 1919, 1940
Apr–Dec 1972 9-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
Apr–Dec 1972 9-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2021
Mar–Dec 1972 10-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-1.6°F (-0.8°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-1.6°F (-0.8°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2021
	Ties: 1933
Feb–Dec 1972 11-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1917
	43.0°F (6.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2010, 2012
	Ties: 1906, 1923
Jan–Dec 1972 12-Month	40.9°F (4.9°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1904
	40.9°F (4.9°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2010, 2012
	Ties: 1896, 1934
Jul 1971–Dec 1972 18-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1904
	43.7°F (6.5°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
	Ties: 1916, 1927, 1956
Jan 1971–Dec 1972 24-Month	41.5°F (5.3°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1905
	41.5°F (5.3°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2021
	Ties: 1919, 1934
Jan 1970–Dec 1972 36-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1905, 1906
	41.7°F (5.4°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012, 2022
	Ties: 1911, 1940
Jan 1969–Dec 1972 48-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1907
	42.0°F (5.6°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2013
	Ties: 1941, 1966, 1970
Jan 1968–Dec 1972 60-Month	41.9°F (5.5°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1907
	41.9°F (5.5°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2013, 2014, 2022
	Ties: 1922, 1937, 1944, 1967, 1968

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 3, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings