Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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California
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1972
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1972 1-Month |
39.0°F (3.9°C) | 43.1°F (6.2°C) |
-4.1°F (-2.3°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1932, 1990 |
| 122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 1958 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1972 2-Month |
42.8°F (6.0°C) | 46.3°F (7.9°C) |
-3.5°F (-1.9°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1916 | 1994 |
| 125th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 1995 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1972 3-Month |
47.7°F (8.7°C) | 50.7°F (10.4°C) |
-3.0°F (-1.7°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1916 |
| 125th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 1995, 2014 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1972 4-Month |
52.4°F (11.3°C) | 55.2°F (12.9°C) |
-2.8°F (-1.6°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1916 | 1916 |
| 125th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2020 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1972 5-Month |
56.7°F (13.7°C) | 58.9°F (14.9°C) |
-2.2°F (-1.2°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1916 | 1916 |
| 124th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 1972 6-Month |
60.0°F (15.6°C) | 61.5°F (16.4°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 9th Coolest | Coolest since: 1948 | 1916 |
| 119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1919 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1972 7-Month |
61.4°F (16.3°C) | 62.5°F (16.9°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1916 |
| 114th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1902, 1914, 1924, 1947, 1971 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1972 8-Month |
61.5°F (16.4°C) | 62.2°F (16.8°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1916 |
| 104th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1925, 1946 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1972 9-Month |
60.7°F (15.9°C) | 61.4°F (16.3°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1916 |
| 98th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2014, 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1914 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1972 10-Month |
60.0°F (15.6°C) | 60.1°F (15.6°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1912 |
| 75th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2014 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1917, 1951, 1967, 1983 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1972 11-Month |
58.8°F (14.9°C) | 58.7°F (14.8°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1911 |
| 70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2014 | ||||
| Ties: 1921, 1929, 1957, 1962, 1967, 1969, 1983 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1972 12-Month |
57.3°F (14.1°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 54th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1911 |
| 74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2014 | ||||
| Ties: 1921, 1973, 1985 | ||||||
|
Jul 1971–Dec 1972 18-Month |
58.3°F (14.6°C) | 58.7°F (14.8°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1912 |
| 96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1896, 1901, 1906, 1932, 1933 | ||||||
|
Jan 1971–Dec 1972 24-Month |
56.7°F (13.7°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.4°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1965 | 1912 |
| 109th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1902, 1918, 1921, 1922, 1945 | ||||||
|
Jan 1970–Dec 1972 36-Month |
57.1°F (13.9°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 1966 | 1913 |
| 86th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1947, 1953, 1966, 1975, 1976 | ||||||
|
Jan 1969–Dec 1972 48-Month |
57.2°F (14.0°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 46th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1912, 1914 |
| 79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1930, 1933, 1954, 1964, 1967, 1976 | ||||||
|
Jan 1968–Dec 1972 60-Month |
57.3°F (14.1°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1912, 1913 |
| 75th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1927, 1958, 1968, 1971, 1977 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 11, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/