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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	24.7°F (-4.1°C)	23.3°F (-4.8°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1989
	24.7°F (-4.1°C)	23.3°F (-4.8°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1981
Nov–Dec 1938 2-Month	30.6°F (-0.8°C)	28.9°F (-1.7°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1976
	30.6°F (-0.8°C)	28.9°F (-1.7°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1912, 1988
Oct–Dec 1938 3-Month	37.4°F (3.0°C)	35.1°F (1.7°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1976
Oct–Dec 1938 3-Month	37.4°F (3.0°C)	35.1°F (1.7°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
Sep–Dec 1938 4-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	42.3°F (5.7°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
	Ties: 1939, 1965
Aug–Dec 1938 5-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	46.0°F (7.8°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	47.8°F (8.8°C)	46.0°F (7.8°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
	Ties: 1920
Jul–Dec 1938 6-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	51.2°F (10.7°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	1931
	Ties: 1913
Jun–Dec 1938 7-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	52.9°F (11.6°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	1931
	Ties: 1900, 1939
May–Dec 1938 8-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	53.0°F (11.7°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015, 2021
	Ties: 1934, 1944, 1973, 1982, 2003
Apr–Dec 1938 9-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	51.9°F (11.1°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	1998, 2021
	Ties: 1973
Mar–Dec 1938 10-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	50.2°F (10.1°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2012
	Ties: 1946
Feb–Dec 1938 11-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	47.8°F (8.8°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2012
	Ties: 1941
Jan–Dec 1938 12-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	45.2°F (7.3°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2012
	Ties: 1955
Jul 1937–Dec 1938 18-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1904
	46.5°F (8.1°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2012
	Ties: 1922, 2015
Jan 1937–Dec 1938 24-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	44.2°F (6.8°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	1999
	Ties: 1933
Jan 1936–Dec 1938 36-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1918
Jan 1936–Dec 1938 36-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2012
Jan 1935–Dec 1938 48-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1907, 1917, 1918, 1926
	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2001
	Ties: 1959, 1960, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1978
Jan 1934–Dec 1938 60-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1907
	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2002
	Ties: 1925, 1936, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1983, 1996

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