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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1938

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1938 1-Month	36.5°F (2.5°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	36.5°F (2.5°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1988
Nov–Dec 1938 2-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	42.0°F (5.6°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2015
	Ties: 1929, 1992, 2013
Oct–Dec 1938 3-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1911, 1936, 1964
Sep–Dec 1938 4-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1931
	Ties: 1896, 1932, 1942, 1954, 1972
Aug–Dec 1938 5-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	56.4°F (13.6°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1931, 2015
	Ties: 1949, 1979, 1987
Jul–Dec 1938 6-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1931
	Ties: 1898, 1932
Jun–Dec 1938 7-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1943, 1947, 1957, 1961, 2009
May–Dec 1938 8-Month	61.1°F (16.2°C)	60.9°F (16.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	61.1°F (16.2°C)	60.9°F (16.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1918, 1930, 1947
Apr–Dec 1938 9-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	60.5°F (15.8°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1913, 1965, 1980, 1982
Mar–Dec 1938 10-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1922, 1987, 2003, 2005
Feb–Dec 1938 11-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	56.7°F (13.7°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	56.7°F (13.7°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2019
	Ties: 1946, 1959, 2006
Jan–Dec 1938 12-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	55.9°F (13.3°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012
	Ties: 2004, 2005, 2010
Jul 1937–Dec 1938 18-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1904
	56.4°F (13.6°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1911, 1923, 1955, 1972, 1984, 1992, 2009
Jan 1937–Dec 1938 24-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1904, 1905, 1918
	55.3°F (12.9°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2020
	Ties: 1897, 1921, 1923, 1955, 1975
Jan 1936–Dec 1938 36-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1905, 1968
	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2021
	Ties: 1944, 1995
Jan 1935–Dec 1938 48-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1969
	55.0°F (12.8°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2020
	Ties: 1913, 1942, 1974, 1976, 1988
Jan 1934–Dec 1938 60-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.7°F (12.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1905, 1969
	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.7°F (12.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1913, 1940, 1958, 1959, 1974, 1976, 1989

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings