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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	26.1°F (-3.3°C)	25.2°F (-3.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1909
December 1938 1-Month	26.1°F (-3.3°C)	25.2°F (-3.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	1980
Nov–Dec 1938 2-Month	27.4°F (-2.6°C)	29.4°F (-1.4°C)	-2.0°F (-1.2°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1972
	27.4°F (-2.6°C)	29.4°F (-1.4°C)	-2.0°F (-1.2°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2021
	Ties: 1968
Oct–Dec 1938 3-Month	34.5°F (1.4°C)	35.1°F (1.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1898
	34.5°F (1.4°C)	35.1°F (1.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2021
	Ties: 1979, 1984, 1990
Sep–Dec 1938 4-Month	40.5°F (4.7°C)	40.6°F (4.8°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1898
	40.5°F (4.7°C)	40.6°F (4.8°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2021
	Ties: 1903, 1926, 1935, 1975
Aug–Dec 1938 5-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1898
	45.9°F (7.7°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2021
	Ties: 1904, 1966, 1983, 1990, 1996, 2002
Jul–Dec 1938 6-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1912
Jul–Dec 1938 6-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2021
Jun–Dec 1938 7-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	50.8°F (10.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1912
	51.0°F (10.6°C)	50.8°F (10.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2021
	Ties: 1952, 1964, 1987, 1997
May–Dec 1938 8-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1912
	51.0°F (10.6°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2021
	Ties: 1941, 1946, 1965, 1974
Apr–Dec 1938 9-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1912
	50.1°F (10.1°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2021
	Ties: 1902, 1947, 1964, 1991
Mar–Dec 1938 10-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1912
	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2012
	Ties: 1959, 1978, 1991, 1997
Feb–Dec 1938 11-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1912
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1901, 1953
Jan–Dec 1938 12-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1912
	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2012
	Ties: 1901, 1907, 1956, 1988, 2013
Jul 1937–Dec 1938 18-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1912
	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	1934
	Ties: 1989, 1990, 2008, 2009, 2019
Jan 1937–Dec 1938 24-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1913
	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2017
	Ties: 1921, 1927, 1933, 1956, 1957, 1993
Jan 1936–Dec 1938 36-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1913, 1914
	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2017
	Ties: 1937, 1939, 1958, 1964
Jan 1935–Dec 1938 48-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1915
	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2018
	Ties: 1980
Jan 1934–Dec 1938 60-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1916
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2018
	Ties: 1937, 2011

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 26, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings