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December 1946 Average Temperature Anomalies Rankings

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Period	Anomaly (1901-2000)	Rank (1850-2025)	Coolest/Warmest Since	Record
December 1946 1-Month	-0.15°C (-0.27°F)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1904
	-0.15°C (-0.27°F)	139th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2023
	Ties: 1861, 1931
Nov–Dec 1946 2-Month	-0.09°C (-0.16°F)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1904
Nov–Dec 1946 2-Month	-0.09°C (-0.16°F)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2023
Oct–Dec 1946 3-Month	-0.03°C (-0.05°F)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1904
Oct–Dec 1946 3-Month	-0.03°C (-0.05°F)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2023
Sep–Dec 1946 4-Month	0.00°C (0.00°F)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1904, 1912
	0.00°C (0.00°F)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2023
	Ties: 1868, 1870, 1875
Aug–Dec 1946 5-Month	0.00°C (0.00°F)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1904
Aug–Dec 1946 5-Month	0.00°C (0.00°F)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2023
Jul–Dec 1946 6-Month	0.00°C (0.00°F)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1904
Jul–Dec 1946 6-Month	0.00°C (0.00°F)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2023
Jun–Dec 1946 7-Month	0.01°C (0.02°F)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1904
	0.01°C (0.02°F)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2023
	Ties: 1870
May–Dec 1946 8-Month	0.02°C (0.04°F)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1904
May–Dec 1946 8-Month	0.02°C (0.04°F)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2023
Apr–Dec 1946 9-Month	0.03°C (0.05°F)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1904
Apr–Dec 1946 9-Month	0.03°C (0.05°F)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2023
Mar–Dec 1946 10-Month	0.04°C (0.07°F)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1904
Mar–Dec 1946 10-Month	0.04°C (0.07°F)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2024
Feb–Dec 1946 11-Month	0.04°C (0.07°F)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1904
Feb–Dec 1946 11-Month	0.04°C (0.07°F)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2024
Jan–Dec 1946 12-Month	0.06°C (0.11°F)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1904
	0.06°C (0.11°F)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2024
	Ties: 1859, 1865
Jul 1945–Dec 1946 18-Month	0.12°C (0.22°F)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1904, 1909
Jul 1945–Dec 1946 18-Month	0.12°C (0.22°F)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2024
Jan 1945–Dec 1946 24-Month	0.17°C (0.31°F)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1909, 1910
Jan 1945–Dec 1946 24-Month	0.17°C (0.31°F)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2024
Jan 1944–Dec 1946 36-Month	0.21°C (0.38°F)	135th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1910
Jan 1944–Dec 1946 36-Month	0.21°C (0.38°F)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2024
Jan 1943–Dec 1946 48-Month	0.18°C (0.32°F)	133rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1911
Jan 1943–Dec 1946 48-Month	0.18°C (0.32°F)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2024
Jan 1942–Dec 1946 60-Month	0.17°C (0.31°F)	131st Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1911, 1912
Jan 1942–Dec 1946 60-Month	0.17°C (0.31°F)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2024

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