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-90.0 to 90.0
-180.0 to 180.0

Please note, global and hemispheric temperature anomalies are with respect to the 1901-2000 average. Coordinate temperature anomalies are with respect to the 1991-2020 average. All other regional temperature anomalies are with respect to the 1910-2000 average. Monthly precipitation data are not available until a few days after temperature data are released.

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December 1949 Average Temperature Anomalies Rankings

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PeriodAnomaly
(1901-2000)
Rank
(1850-2025)
Coolest/Warmest
Since		Record
December 1949
1-Month
-0.11°C
(-0.20°F)
60th Coolest
Coolest since:
1916
116th Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Nov–Dec 1949
2-Month
-0.10°C
(-0.18°F)
67th Coolest
Coolest since:
1916
109th Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Oct–Dec 1949
3-Month
-0.09°C
(-0.16°F)
71st Coolest
Coolest since:
1916
105th Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Ties: 1853
Sep–Dec 1949
4-Month
-0.10°C
(-0.18°F)
69th Coolest
Coolest since:
1903, 1916
107th Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Ties: 1867, 1921, 1935
Aug–Dec 1949
5-Month
-0.10°C
(-0.18°F)
68th Coolest
Coolest since:
1903
108th Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Jul–Dec 1949
6-Month
-0.09°C
(-0.16°F)
73rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1903
103rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Ties: 1897, 1946
Jun–Dec 1949
7-Month
-0.10°C
(-0.18°F)
70th Coolest
Coolest since:
1903
106th Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Ties: 1866, 1869
May–Dec 1949
8-Month
-0.09°C
(-0.16°F)
72nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1903, 1908
104th Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Ties: 1868, 1869, 1897, 1899
Apr–Dec 1949
9-Month
-0.08°C
(-0.14°F)
77th Coolest
Coolest since:
1908
99th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Mar–Dec 1949
10-Month
-0.07°C
(-0.13°F)
82nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1908
94th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Feb–Dec 1949
11-Month
-0.08°C
(-0.14°F)
80th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
96th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Jan–Dec 1949
12-Month
-0.06°C
(-0.11°F)
85th Coolest
Coolest since:
1904, 1917
91st Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Jul 1948–Dec 1949
18-Month
-0.07°C
(-0.13°F)
78th Coolest
Coolest since:
1904
97th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Jan 1948–Dec 1949
24-Month
-0.06°C
(-0.11°F)
86th Coolest
Coolest since:
1909
89th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Ties: 1937
Jan 1947–Dec 1949
36-Month
-0.04°C
(-0.07°F)
95th Coolest
Coolest since:
1909, 1910, 1911
79th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Jan 1946–Dec 1949
48-Month
-0.04°C
(-0.07°F)
94th Coolest
Coolest since:
1911
79th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Jan 1945–Dec 1949
60-Month
0.00°C
(0.00°F)
102nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1911, 1912
70th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024

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