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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1937

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1937 1-Month	18.1°F (-7.7°C)	19.7°F (-6.8°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1983
December 1937 1-Month	18.1°F (-7.7°C)	19.7°F (-6.8°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1939
Nov–Dec 1937 2-Month	23.8°F (-4.6°C)	25.7°F (-3.5°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1985
Nov–Dec 1937 2-Month	23.8°F (-4.6°C)	25.7°F (-3.5°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1999
Oct–Dec 1937 3-Month	31.6°F (-0.2°C)	33.1°F (0.6°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1919
Oct–Dec 1937 3-Month	31.6°F (-0.2°C)	33.1°F (0.6°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1999
Sep–Dec 1937 4-Month	39.5°F (4.2°C)	39.9°F (4.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1985
	39.5°F (4.2°C)	39.9°F (4.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1939, 2021
	Ties: 1950, 1966, 1973
Aug–Dec 1937 5-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.0°F (7.8°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1985
	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.0°F (7.8°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2021
	Ties: 1930, 1948
Jul–Dec 1937 6-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1985
	51.7°F (10.9°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2021
	Ties: 1979
Jun–Dec 1937 7-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1951
	53.5°F (11.9°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2021
	Ties: 1957, 1990, 1991, 1994, 2004
May–Dec 1937 8-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1951
	54.2°F (12.3°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1939, 2021
	Ties: 1901, 1923, 1954, 2017
Apr–Dec 1937 9-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1951
	52.9°F (11.6°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1939
	Ties: 2010
Mar–Dec 1937 10-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1951
	50.6°F (10.3°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2012
	Ties: 1913, 1959
Feb–Dec 1937 11-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1951
	47.3°F (8.5°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2012
	Ties: 1913, 1936, 1959, 1984, 1992
Jan–Dec 1937 12-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1950, 1951
	43.3°F (6.3°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2012
	Ties: 1902, 1965, 1966
Jul 1936–Dec 1937 18-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1917
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2012
	Ties: 1973, 2018
Jan 1936–Dec 1937 24-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1951
	43.5°F (6.4°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2016
	Ties: 1906
Jan 1935–Dec 1937 36-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2017
	Ties: 1908, 1911, 1912, 1925, 1969, 1995
Jan 1934–Dec 1937 48-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1918
	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2007
	Ties: 1944, 2020
Jan 1933–Dec 1937 60-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1899, 1919
	45.3°F (7.4°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2007
	Ties: 1938, 1994, 1999, 2012, 2022

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings