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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1938

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1938 1-Month	34.4°F (1.3°C)	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1983
	34.4°F (1.3°C)	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2021
	Ties: 1971
Nov–Dec 1938 2-Month	37.7°F (3.2°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1983
	37.7°F (3.2°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2021
	Ties: 1928, 1977, 1982
Oct–Dec 1938 3-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1898
Oct–Dec 1938 3-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2021
Sep–Dec 1938 4-Month	52.6°F (11.4°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1898
	52.6°F (11.4°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2021
	Ties: 2001
Aug–Dec 1938 5-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1985
	58.5°F (14.7°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2021
	Ties: 1998, 2015
Jul–Dec 1938 6-Month	62.1°F (16.7°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	3.0°F (1.6°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1898
	62.1°F (16.7°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	3.0°F (1.6°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1954
	Ties: 1980
Jun–Dec 1938 7-Month	63.7°F (17.6°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1992
	63.7°F (17.6°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1954
	Ties: 1998, 2016
May–Dec 1938 8-Month	63.6°F (17.6°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1992
	63.6°F (17.6°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1934
	Ties: 2015
Apr–Dec 1938 9-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917, 1951, 1961
	62.5°F (16.9°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1934
	Ties: 1931
Mar–Dec 1938 10-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1951
	61.2°F (16.2°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2012
	Ties: 1956, 2015
Feb–Dec 1938 11-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	58.9°F (14.9°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2012
	Ties: 1946
Jan–Dec 1938 12-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1912
Jan–Dec 1938 12-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2012
Jul 1937–Dec 1938 18-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1993
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2012
	Ties: 1981
Jan 1937–Dec 1938 24-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	1934
	Ties: 1933, 1940, 1946, 1963, 1988, 2003
Jan 1936–Dec 1938 36-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2017
	Ties: 1941, 1965, 1992, 2004
Jan 1935–Dec 1938 48-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1905, 1906
	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2018
	Ties: 1940, 1954, 2020
Jan 1934–Dec 1938 60-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1906
	55.5°F (13.1°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	1935, 1956, 2002, 2016
	Ties: 1936, 1937, 1957, 2001, 2003, 2017, 2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings