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Minimum 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	32.8°F (0.4°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	6.1°F (3.3°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1989
December 1972 1-Month	32.8°F (0.4°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	6.1°F (3.3°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
Nov–Dec 1972 2-Month	33.4°F (0.8°C)	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1917
	33.4°F (0.8°C)	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1927, 1984, 1987, 2018
Oct–Dec 1972 3-Month	36.2°F (2.3°C)	35.4°F (1.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	36.2°F (2.3°C)	35.4°F (1.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1996
Sep–Dec 1972 4-Month	41.6°F (5.3°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	41.6°F (5.3°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1922, 1936, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2013
Aug–Dec 1972 5-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2018
	Ties: 1912, 1922, 1948, 1987, 1993
Jul–Dec 1972 6-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	48.9°F (9.4°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2018
	Ties: 1978
Jun–Dec 1972 7-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	50.1°F (10.1°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1899, 1919, 1938, 1992
May–Dec 1972 8-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	50.2°F (10.1°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2018
	Ties: 1899, 1912, 1938, 1968
Apr–Dec 1972 9-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
	48.9°F (9.4°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1908, 1920, 1945, 1965, 1981, 1988, 1992
Mar–Dec 1972 10-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	47.2°F (8.4°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2011
	Ties: 1897, 1905, 1910, 1935, 1944, 1988, 1989, 1992
Feb–Dec 1972 11-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1917
	45.0°F (7.2°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012, 2018, 2020
	Ties: 1902, 1930, 1935, 1968, 1980
Jan–Dec 1972 12-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1904
	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2020
	Ties: 1929, 1941, 1951, 1961, 1982
Jul 1971–Dec 1972 18-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1904
	46.0°F (7.8°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012, 2020, 2021
	Ties: 1957, 1974, 1987, 1995
Jan 1971–Dec 1972 24-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1905
	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2021
	Ties: 1946, 1952, 1955, 1971
Jan 1970–Dec 1972 36-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1905
	43.7°F (6.5°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2021
	Ties: 1934, 1938, 1946, 1959, 1976, 1989
Jan 1969–Dec 1972 48-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1905
	43.6°F (6.4°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1899, 1901, 1935, 1940
Jan 1968–Dec 1972 60-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1905
	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2021
	Ties: 1914, 1915, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1947, 1961, 1978, 1983

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings