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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1945

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1945 1-Month	14.1°F (-9.9°C)	19.7°F (-6.8°C)	-5.6°F (-3.1°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1983
	14.1°F (-9.9°C)	19.7°F (-6.8°C)	-5.6°F (-3.1°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	1939
	Ties: 2008
Nov–Dec 1945 2-Month	22.4°F (-5.3°C)	25.7°F (-3.5°C)	-3.3°F (-1.8°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1985
Nov–Dec 1945 2-Month	22.4°F (-5.3°C)	25.7°F (-3.5°C)	-3.3°F (-1.8°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	1999
Oct–Dec 1945 3-Month	31.2°F (-0.4°C)	33.0°F (0.6°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1919
Oct–Dec 1945 3-Month	31.2°F (-0.4°C)	33.0°F (0.6°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	1999
Sep–Dec 1945 4-Month	38.0°F (3.3°C)	39.8°F (4.3°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1985
	38.0°F (3.3°C)	39.8°F (4.3°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2021
	Ties: 1925
Aug–Dec 1945 5-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	46.0°F (7.8°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1985
	44.5°F (6.9°C)	46.0°F (7.8°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2021
	Ties: 1932
Jul–Dec 1945 6-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1985
	49.0°F (9.4°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2021
	Ties: 1915
Jun–Dec 1945 7-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-2.3°F (-1.2°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1951
Jun–Dec 1945 7-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-2.3°F (-1.2°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2021
May–Dec 1945 8-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1951
	50.5°F (10.3°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	1939, 2021
	Ties: 1916
Apr–Dec 1945 9-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1951
Apr–Dec 1945 9-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	1939
Mar–Dec 1945 10-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1951
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2012
	Ties: 2009
Feb–Dec 1945 11-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1951
	45.8°F (7.7°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2012
	Ties: 1978
Jan–Dec 1945 12-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1950, 1951
	43.7°F (6.5°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2012
	Ties: 1922, 1936, 1960, 1971, 2014
Jul 1944–Dec 1945 18-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
	45.8°F (7.7°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2012
	Ties: 1982, 1986
Jan 1944–Dec 1945 24-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1951
	43.9°F (6.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2016
	Ties: 1909, 1910, 1919, 1928, 1969, 1978, 2014
Jan 1943–Dec 1945 36-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2017
	Ties: 1927, 2010
Jan 1942–Dec 1945 48-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1918
	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2007
	Ties: 1901, 1911, 1926, 1960, 2011
Jan 1941–Dec 1945 60-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1899, 1919
	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2007
	Ties: 1931, 1963, 1965, 1978, 1981, 1995, 2011

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