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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	42.8°F (6.0°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1932, 1990
	42.8°F (6.0°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	1958
	Ties: 1899, 2001, 2011
Nov–Dec 1945 2-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1994
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	1995
	Ties: 1960, 1964
Oct–Dec 1945 3-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1916
	50.7°F (10.4°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	1995, 2014
	Ties: 1913, 1927, 1974
Sep–Dec 1945 4-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1916
	55.5°F (13.1°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2020
	Ties: 1910, 1913, 1932, 1944, 1964
Aug–Dec 1945 5-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1916
	59.0°F (15.0°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2020
	Ties: 1903, 1932, 1944, 1949, 1960, 1998, 2000
Jul–Dec 1945 6-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1916
	62.0°F (16.7°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2020
	Ties: 1901, 1921, 1974
Jun–Dec 1945 7-Month	62.8°F (17.1°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1916
	62.8°F (17.1°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2020
	Ties: 1896, 1983, 1990
May–Dec 1945 8-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.3°F (16.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1916
	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.3°F (16.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2020
	Ties: 1901, 1922, 1949
Apr–Dec 1945 9-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1916
Apr–Dec 1945 9-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2014, 2020
Mar–Dec 1945 10-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1912
	59.7°F (15.4°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2014
	Ties: 1896, 1900
Feb–Dec 1945 11-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1911
	58.4°F (14.7°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2014
	Ties: 1906, 1917, 1925, 1933, 1938, 1949, 1952
Jan–Dec 1945 12-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1911
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2014
	Ties: 1905, 1925, 1941, 1942, 1957, 1963
Jul 1944–Dec 1945 18-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1912
	58.5°F (14.7°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2015
	Ties: 1900, 1905, 1927, 1946, 1982, 1983, 1998
Jan 1944–Dec 1945 24-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1923	1912
	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1918, 1921, 1922, 1972
Jan 1943–Dec 1945 36-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1913
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2016
	Ties: 1901, 1947, 1953, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1976
Jan 1942–Dec 1945 48-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1912, 1914
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2017
	Ties: 1907, 1952, 1966, 1973, 1974, 1975
Jan 1941–Dec 1945 60-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1912
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018
	Ties: 1926, 1947, 1953, 1965, 1966

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 24, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings