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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1948

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1948 1-Month	39.2°F (4.0°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	39.2°F (4.0°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 1965, 1978
Nov–Dec 1948 2-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
Nov–Dec 1948 2-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
Oct–Dec 1948 3-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 2005, 2012
Sep–Dec 1948 4-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1931
	Ties: 1913, 1947, 1965, 2013, 2022
Aug–Dec 1948 5-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1931, 2015
	Ties: 1895, 1896, 1898, 1899, 1913, 1934, 1980, 2010
Jul–Dec 1948 6-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	59.3°F (15.2°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1931
	Ties: 1896, 1899, 1913, 1922, 1923, 1947
Jun–Dec 1948 7-Month	61.0°F (16.1°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	61.0°F (16.1°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 1952, 1954, 1982
May–Dec 1948 8-Month	61.3°F (16.3°C)	61.0°F (16.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	61.3°F (16.3°C)	61.0°F (16.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 1912, 1913, 1923, 1952, 1957
Apr–Dec 1948 9-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2015
	Ties: 1912, 1984
Mar–Dec 1948 10-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	59.5°F (15.3°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 1945, 2001
Feb–Dec 1948 11-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	56.6°F (13.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	56.6°F (13.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2019
	Ties: 1941, 1973, 2008
Jan–Dec 1948 12-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1943, 1993, 2013
Jul 1947–Dec 1948 18-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1904
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1896, 1919, 1927, 1937, 1941, 1943, 1950, 1956
Jan 1947–Dec 1948 24-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1904, 1905, 1918
	54.7°F (12.6°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2020
	Ties: 1909, 1928, 1935, 1937, 1960, 1984, 1993
Jan 1946–Dec 1948 36-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1905, 1968
	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2021
	Ties: 1899, 1935, 1945, 1952, 1990
Jan 1945–Dec 1948 48-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1969
	55.3°F (12.9°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2020
	Ties: 1923, 1987
Jan 1944–Dec 1948 60-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1905, 1969
	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1922, 1925, 1931, 1939, 1942, 1947, 1951, 1998

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings