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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1946

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Period	Value	1925-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1925-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1946 1-Month	-6.4°F (-21.3°C)	3.7°F (-15.7°C)	-10.1°F (-5.6°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1942
December 1946 1-Month	-6.4°F (-21.3°C)	3.7°F (-15.7°C)	-10.1°F (-5.6°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2017
Nov–Dec 1946 2-Month	0.9°F (-17.3°C)	7.7°F (-13.5°C)	-6.8°F (-3.8°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1956
Nov–Dec 1946 2-Month	0.9°F (-17.3°C)	7.7°F (-13.5°C)	-6.8°F (-3.8°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2002
Oct–Dec 1946 3-Month	10.5°F (-11.9°C)	13.6°F (-10.2°C)	-3.1°F (-1.7°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1956
Oct–Dec 1946 3-Month	10.5°F (-11.9°C)	13.6°F (-10.2°C)	-3.1°F (-1.7°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2002
Sep–Dec 1946 4-Month	17.7°F (-7.9°C)	20.4°F (-6.4°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1956
Sep–Dec 1946 4-Month	17.7°F (-7.9°C)	20.4°F (-6.4°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2002
Aug–Dec 1946 5-Month	23.7°F (-4.6°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1956
	23.7°F (-4.6°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2002
	Ties: 1942
Jul–Dec 1946 6-Month	28.7°F (-1.8°C)	30.6°F (-0.8°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1956
Jul–Dec 1946 6-Month	28.7°F (-1.8°C)	30.6°F (-0.8°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2002
Jun–Dec 1946 7-Month	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	33.3°F (0.7°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1956
	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	33.3°F (0.7°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2017, 2019
	Ties: 1964, 1974
May–Dec 1946 8-Month	32.5°F (0.3°C)	33.8°F (1.0°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1956
	32.5°F (0.3°C)	33.8°F (1.0°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2019
	Ties: 1939
Apr–Dec 1946 9-Month	31.2°F (-0.4°C)	32.7°F (0.4°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1955, 1956
	31.2°F (-0.4°C)	32.7°F (0.4°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2019
	Ties: 1992
Mar–Dec 1946 10-Month	28.3°F (-2.1°C)	30.5°F (-0.8°C)	-2.2°F (-1.3°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1956
	28.3°F (-2.1°C)	30.5°F (-0.8°C)	-2.2°F (-1.3°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2019
	Ties: 1945, 1966
Feb–Dec 1946 11-Month	26.1°F (-3.3°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1956
	26.1°F (-3.3°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2019
	Ties: 1966, 1972
Jan–Dec 1946 12-Month	24.5°F (-4.2°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1956
Jan–Dec 1946 12-Month	24.5°F (-4.2°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2019
Jul 1945–Dec 1946 18-Month	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	27.5°F (-2.5°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1956
	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	27.5°F (-2.5°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2019
	Ties: 1949
Jan 1945–Dec 1946 24-Month	25.1°F (-3.8°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1934	1956
Jan 1945–Dec 1946 24-Month	25.1°F (-3.8°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2019
Jan 1944–Dec 1946 36-Month	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1956
	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2016
	Ties: 1970
Jan 1943–Dec 1946 48-Month	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1974
	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2019
	Ties: 1970, 1978
Jan 1942–Dec 1946 60-Month	26.4°F (-3.1°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1975
Jan 1942–Dec 1946 60-Month	26.4°F (-3.1°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2019

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings