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West Virginia

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	35.9°F (2.2°C)	33.1°F (0.6°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1989
	35.9°F (2.2°C)	33.1°F (0.6°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 1949, 1957
Nov–Dec 1948 2-Month	41.0°F (5.0°C)	37.5°F (3.1°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
Nov–Dec 1948 2-Month	41.0°F (5.0°C)	37.5°F (3.1°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
Oct–Dec 1948 3-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 1922, 1923, 1986
Sep–Dec 1948 4-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
Sep–Dec 1948 4-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1931
Aug–Dec 1948 5-Month	53.3°F (11.8°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1976
	53.3°F (11.8°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1931
	Ties: 1896, 1938, 1939, 1986, 1987, 2012
Jul–Dec 1948 6-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1976
	56.4°F (13.6°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1931
	Ties: 1919, 1923, 1953
Jun–Dec 1948 7-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1976
	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1931
	Ties: 1898, 1913, 1923, 1947, 1982, 2010, 2017, 2022
May–Dec 1948 8-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	58.0°F (14.4°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	58.4°F (14.7°C)	58.0°F (14.4°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
	Ties: 1913, 1923, 1947, 1952, 1978, 1993, 2006
Apr–Dec 1948 9-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1957, 1971, 1987, 1990, 1994, 2006
Mar–Dec 1948 10-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	55.6°F (13.1°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	56.8°F (13.8°C)	55.6°F (13.1°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2016
	Ties: 1896, 1908, 1922, 1936, 2017
Feb–Dec 1948 11-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	54.8°F (12.7°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2016
	Ties: 1953, 2001
Jan–Dec 1948 12-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
Jan–Dec 1948 12-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	1921, 2012
Jul 1947–Dec 1948 18-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1963
	53.6°F (12.0°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2016
	Ties: 1897, 1906, 1941, 1954, 2000
Jan 1947–Dec 1948 24-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.5°F (10.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1963
	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.5°F (10.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2017, 2020
	Ties: 1936, 1943, 1951, 1971, 1985, 1988, 1993
Jan 1946–Dec 1948 36-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	51.5°F (10.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1968, 1978, 1980, 1981
	52.1°F (11.2°C)	51.5°F (10.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2021
	Ties: 1935, 1947, 1957, 1987
Jan 1945–Dec 1948 48-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1963, 1969, 1979, 1981
	52.1°F (11.2°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1924, 1941, 1950, 1957
Jan 1944–Dec 1948 60-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1980, 1981
	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2020
	Ties: 1901, 1913, 1932, 1942, 1946, 1951

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings