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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1948

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1948 1-Month	12.5°F (-10.8°C)	12.9°F (-10.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1983
	12.5°F (-10.8°C)	12.9°F (-10.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 1949, 1971
Nov–Dec 1948 2-Month	21.2°F (-6.0°C)	20.4°F (-6.4°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1985
	21.2°F (-6.0°C)	20.4°F (-6.4°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2001
	Ties: 1959
Oct–Dec 1948 3-Month	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1919
Oct–Dec 1948 3-Month	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2015
Sep–Dec 1948 4-Month	37.8°F (3.2°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1985
	37.8°F (3.2°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1922, 1954, 1962
Aug–Dec 1948 5-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1985
	43.7°F (6.5°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 2020
Jul–Dec 1948 6-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1985
	48.1°F (8.9°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1938
Jun–Dec 1948 7-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1985
	50.1°F (10.1°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1931, 2021
	Ties: 1920, 2010
May–Dec 1948 8-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	50.6°F (10.3°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2021
	Ties: 1921, 1930, 1997
Apr–Dec 1948 9-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	49.9°F (9.9°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015, 2021
	Ties: 1930, 1934
Mar–Dec 1948 10-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917, 1950
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2021
	Ties: 1923, 1934, 1959
Feb–Dec 1948 11-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	43.5°F (6.4°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	1987
	Ties: 1944, 1968
Jan–Dec 1948 12-Month	40.2°F (4.6°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	40.2°F (4.6°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	1987
	Ties: 1915, 1974
Jul 1947–Dec 1948 18-Month	42.7°F (5.9°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	42.7°F (5.9°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2012
	Ties: 1914, 1934, 2018
Jan 1947–Dec 1948 24-Month	40.0°F (4.4°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	40.0°F (4.4°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1999
	Ties: 1914, 1915, 1933, 1938, 1960, 1973, 1985
Jan 1946–Dec 1948 36-Month	40.2°F (4.6°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917, 1918
	40.2°F (4.6°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2017
	Ties: 1910, 1949, 1956, 1960, 1962, 1978, 1994
Jan 1945–Dec 1948 48-Month	39.9°F (4.4°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1919
	39.9°F (4.4°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2001
	Ties: 1902, 1903, 1974, 1997
Jan 1944–Dec 1948 60-Month	40.2°F (4.6°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1907, 1920
	40.2°F (4.6°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2002
	Ties: 1924, 1925, 1946, 1955, 1958, 1965, 1978

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