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Average 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	6.4°F (-14.2°C)	12.9°F (-10.6°C)	-6.5°F (-3.6°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1983
December 1972 1-Month	6.4°F (-14.2°C)	12.9°F (-10.6°C)	-6.5°F (-3.6°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
Nov–Dec 1972 2-Month	17.0°F (-8.3°C)	20.4°F (-6.4°C)	-3.4°F (-1.9°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1985
Nov–Dec 1972 2-Month	17.0°F (-8.3°C)	20.4°F (-6.4°C)	-3.4°F (-1.9°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2001
Oct–Dec 1972 3-Month	25.1°F (-3.8°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	-3.5°F (-1.9°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1919
Oct–Dec 1972 3-Month	25.1°F (-3.8°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	-3.5°F (-1.9°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
Sep–Dec 1972 4-Month	32.5°F (0.3°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	-3.2°F (-1.8°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1985
	32.5°F (0.3°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	-3.2°F (-1.8°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1955
Aug–Dec 1972 5-Month	39.3°F (4.1°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	-2.5°F (-1.3°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1985
Aug–Dec 1972 5-Month	39.3°F (4.1°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	-2.5°F (-1.3°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
Jul–Dec 1972 6-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	-2.5°F (-1.3°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1985
	43.8°F (6.6°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	-2.5°F (-1.3°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1924
Jun–Dec 1972 7-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1985
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1931, 2021
	Ties: 1898
May–Dec 1972 8-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
	48.1°F (8.9°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2021
	Ties: 1902
Apr–Dec 1972 9-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
	47.0°F (8.3°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015, 2021
	Ties: 1896, 1929
Mar–Dec 1972 10-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917, 1950
	44.6°F (7.0°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2021
	Ties: 1945
Feb–Dec 1972 11-Month	41.0°F (5.0°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
	41.0°F (5.0°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1987
	Ties: 1907
Jan–Dec 1972 12-Month	37.7°F (3.2°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
	37.7°F (3.2°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1987
	Ties: 1924
Jul 1971–Dec 1972 18-Month	40.5°F (4.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
	40.5°F (4.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
	Ties: 1979
Jan 1971–Dec 1972 24-Month	38.7°F (3.7°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
	38.7°F (3.7°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1999
	Ties: 1896, 1897, 1907, 1916, 1925, 1927, 1967
Jan 1970–Dec 1972 36-Month	38.8°F (3.8°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917, 1918
	38.8°F (3.8°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2017
	Ties: 1899, 1906, 1907, 1926
Jan 1969–Dec 1972 48-Month	39.0°F (3.9°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1919
Jan 1969–Dec 1972 48-Month	39.0°F (3.9°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2001
Jan 1968–Dec 1972 60-Month	39.3°F (4.1°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1907, 1920
	39.3°F (4.1°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2002
	Ties: 1900, 1904, 1909, 1930, 1970

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 21, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings