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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	33.5°F (0.8°C)	31.0°F (-0.6°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1989
	33.5°F (0.8°C)	31.0°F (-0.6°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1907, 1952
Nov–Dec 1972 2-Month	36.6°F (2.6°C)	36.3°F (2.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1917
	36.6°F (2.6°C)	36.3°F (2.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1951, 1965, 2017
Oct–Dec 1972 3-Month	40.5°F (4.7°C)	41.5°F (5.3°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1904
	40.5°F (4.7°C)	41.5°F (5.3°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1914, 1960, 1981
Sep–Dec 1972 4-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	46.6°F (8.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
	46.2°F (7.9°C)	46.6°F (8.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1921, 1945, 2000
Aug–Dec 1972 5-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1904
Aug–Dec 1972 5-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
Jul–Dec 1972 6-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1904
	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1967
Jun–Dec 1972 7-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1904
	55.3°F (12.9°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1911, 1937, 1939, 1945, 1963, 1980
May–Dec 1972 8-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
	55.4°F (13.0°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1923, 1927, 1939, 1960
Apr–Dec 1972 9-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1939, 1989, 1992
Mar–Dec 1972 10-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
	52.1°F (11.2°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2021
	Ties: 1896, 1911, 1920, 1925, 1928, 1935, 1943, 1960, 1992
Feb–Dec 1972 11-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	50.5°F (10.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1904
	49.7°F (9.8°C)	50.5°F (10.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
	Ties: 1895, 1899, 1912, 1933, 1935
Jan–Dec 1972 12-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1904
	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
	Ties: 1915, 1928, 1929, 1963
Jul 1971–Dec 1972 18-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	50.5°F (10.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1904
	50.8°F (10.4°C)	50.5°F (10.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
	Ties: 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1969, 1976, 1988, 1993
Jan 1971–Dec 1972 24-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1905
	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2021
	Ties: 1956, 1961, 1969, 1970, 1979
Jan 1970–Dec 1972 36-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1905
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2022
	Ties: 1943, 1944, 1958, 1970
Jan 1969–Dec 1972 48-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1907
	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2022
	Ties: 1930, 1944, 1945, 1958, 1981
Jan 1968–Dec 1972 60-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1907
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2022
	Ties: 1935, 1971

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 3, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings