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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	24.4°F (-4.2°C)	22.7°F (-5.2°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1983
	24.4°F (-4.2°C)	22.7°F (-5.2°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1952, 2017
Nov–Dec 1943 2-Month	28.2°F (-2.1°C)	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1985
	28.2°F (-2.1°C)	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2001
	Ties: 1896
Oct–Dec 1943 3-Month	35.5°F (1.9°C)	36.6°F (2.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.7°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1985
	35.5°F (1.9°C)	36.6°F (2.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.7°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	1931
	Ties: 1961
Sep–Dec 1943 4-Month	41.4°F (5.2°C)	43.2°F (6.2°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1985
	41.4°F (5.2°C)	43.2°F (6.2°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	1931
	Ties: 1929
Aug–Dec 1943 5-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1985
	47.7°F (8.7°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	1931
	Ties: 1916, 1942, 1966, 1983
Jul–Dec 1943 6-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1985
	52.2°F (11.2°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1931
	Ties: 1968, 1977, 2013
Jun–Dec 1943 7-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1985
	54.9°F (12.7°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1931
	Ties: 1910, 1968, 1974
May–Dec 1943 8-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
	55.1°F (12.8°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1931
	Ties: 1895, 1916, 1932, 2013, 2014
Apr–Dec 1943 9-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
	54.3°F (12.4°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	1931
	Ties: 1915, 1969, 1997, 2014
Mar–Dec 1943 10-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1951
	51.8°F (11.0°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 2014
Feb–Dec 1943 11-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1917
	49.4°F (9.7°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1897, 1932, 2019
Jan–Dec 1943 12-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	46.5°F (8.1°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1899, 1962
Jul 1942–Dec 1943 18-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1951
	48.4°F (9.1°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1952
Jan 1942–Dec 1943 24-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1951
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	1931
	Ties: 1930, 1963, 1968, 1973
Jan 1941–Dec 1943 36-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1952
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
	Ties: 1942
Jan 1940–Dec 1943 48-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1905
	47.6°F (8.7°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	1934
	Ties: 1914, 1928, 1946, 1954, 1958, 1984, 1998
Jan 1939–Dec 1943 60-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1907
	48.1°F (8.9°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	1934, 2002
	Ties: 1925, 1937

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings