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December 1974 Average Temperature Anomalies Rankings

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Period	Anomaly (1901-2000)	Rank (1850-2025)	Coolest/Warmest Since	Record
December 1974 1-Month	-0.09°C (-0.16°F)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1916
	-0.09°C (-0.16°F)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2023
	Ties: 1874, 1884, 1970
Nov–Dec 1974 2-Month	-0.10°C (-0.18°F)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1916
	-0.10°C (-0.18°F)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2023
	Ties: 1853, 1928, 1949, 1968
Oct–Dec 1974 3-Month	-0.07°C (-0.13°F)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1916
	-0.07°C (-0.13°F)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2023
	Ties: 1869
Sep–Dec 1974 4-Month	-0.07°C (-0.13°F)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1903, 1916
	-0.07°C (-0.13°F)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2023
	Ties: 1946
Aug–Dec 1974 5-Month	-0.03°C (-0.05°F)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1903
	-0.03°C (-0.05°F)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2023
	Ties: 1896, 1900
Jul–Dec 1974 6-Month	-0.02°C (-0.04°F)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1903
Jul–Dec 1974 6-Month	-0.02°C (-0.04°F)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2023
Jun–Dec 1974 7-Month	-0.02°C (-0.04°F)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1903
	-0.02°C (-0.04°F)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2023
	Ties: 1865
May–Dec 1974 8-Month	-0.02°C (-0.04°F)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1903, 1908
	-0.02°C (-0.04°F)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2023
	Ties: 1859, 1931, 1938
Apr–Dec 1974 9-Month	-0.02°C (-0.04°F)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1908
Apr–Dec 1974 9-Month	-0.02°C (-0.04°F)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2024
Mar–Dec 1974 10-Month	-0.03°C (-0.05°F)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1908
	-0.03°C (-0.05°F)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2024
	Ties: 1968
Feb–Dec 1974 11-Month	-0.05°C (-0.09°F)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
	-0.05°C (-0.09°F)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2024
	Ties: 1889, 1931
Jan–Dec 1974 12-Month	-0.05°C (-0.09°F)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1904, 1917
Jan–Dec 1974 12-Month	-0.05°C (-0.09°F)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2024
Jul 1973–Dec 1974 18-Month	0.00°C (0.00°F)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1904
Jul 1973–Dec 1974 18-Month	0.00°C (0.00°F)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2024
Jan 1973–Dec 1974 24-Month	0.07°C (0.13°F)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1909
	0.07°C (0.13°F)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2024
	Ties: 1953, 1962
Jan 1972–Dec 1974 36-Month	0.07°C (0.13°F)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1909, 1910, 1911
	0.07°C (0.13°F)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2024
	Ties: 1963, 1973
Jan 1971–Dec 1974 48-Month	0.04°C (0.07°F)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1911
	0.04°C (0.07°F)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2024
	Ties: 1940, 1972
Jan 1970–Dec 1974 60-Month	0.04°C (0.07°F)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1911, 1912
Jan 1970–Dec 1974 60-Month	0.04°C (0.07°F)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2024

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