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Pennsylvania

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	29.5°F (-1.4°C)	28.9°F (-1.7°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1989
December 1938 1-Month	29.5°F (-1.4°C)	28.9°F (-1.7°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
Nov–Dec 1938 2-Month	35.0°F (1.7°C)	34.2°F (1.2°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	35.0°F (1.7°C)	34.2°F (1.2°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1934, 1949, 1972, 1985
Oct–Dec 1938 3-Month	40.6°F (4.8°C)	39.7°F (4.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	40.6°F (4.8°C)	39.7°F (4.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
	Ties: 1961, 2005
Sep–Dec 1938 4-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	45.3°F (7.4°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1968, 2002, 2010
Aug–Dec 1938 5-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	50.6°F (10.3°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1923, 1956, 2002, 2014
Jul–Dec 1938 6-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1976
	54.0°F (12.2°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1931, 2015
	Ties: 1898, 1979
Jun–Dec 1938 7-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1908
May–Dec 1938 8-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1912, 1923, 1930, 1933, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1965, 2003
Apr–Dec 1938 9-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	55.0°F (12.8°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1912, 1933, 1936, 1942, 1947, 1952, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986
Mar–Dec 1938 10-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	53.5°F (11.9°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2021
	Ties: 1922, 1936, 1948, 1955
Feb–Dec 1938 11-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	51.5°F (10.8°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2012
	Ties: 1946
Jan–Dec 1938 12-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
Jan–Dec 1938 12-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	1998, 2012
Jul 1937–Dec 1938 18-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1904
	50.4°F (10.2°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012
	Ties: 1971, 1974, 1986, 2001
Jan 1937–Dec 1938 24-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1905
	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2021
	Ties: 1921, 1946, 1947, 1955
Jan 1936–Dec 1938 36-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1905, 1926
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2012
	Ties: 1956, 1957, 1985, 1986
Jan 1935–Dec 1938 48-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1907
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2021, 2022
	Ties: 1914, 1930, 1936, 1940
Jan 1934–Dec 1938 60-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1905, 1907
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1913, 1925, 1937, 1959, 1976, 1985

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings