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December 1946 Average Temperature Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Coolest/Warmest Since	Record
December 1946 1-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	4.6°F	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1983
December 1946 1-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	4.6°F	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2021
Nov–Dec 1946 2-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	2.9°F	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	2000
Nov–Dec 1946 2-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	2.9°F	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2021
Oct–Dec 1946 3-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	2.3°F	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1976
Oct–Dec 1946 3-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	2.3°F	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2024
Sep–Dec 1946 4-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	58.3°F (14.6°C)	1.6°F	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1976
Sep–Dec 1946 4-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	58.3°F (14.6°C)	1.6°F	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2024
Aug–Dec 1946 5-Month	64.1°F (17.8°C)	62.8°F (17.1°C)	1.3°F	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1976
Aug–Dec 1946 5-Month	64.1°F (17.8°C)	62.8°F (17.1°C)	1.3°F	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2024
Jul–Dec 1946 6-Month	67.1°F (19.5°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	1.2°F	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1976
Jul–Dec 1946 6-Month	67.1°F (19.5°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	1.2°F	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2024
Jun–Dec 1946 7-Month	68.6°F (20.3°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	1.0°F	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1976
Jun–Dec 1946 7-Month	68.6°F (20.3°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	1.0°F	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2024
May–Dec 1946 8-Month	68.6°F (20.3°C)	67.9°F (19.9°C)	0.7°F	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1976
May–Dec 1946 8-Month	68.6°F (20.3°C)	67.9°F (19.9°C)	0.7°F	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2024
Apr–Dec 1946 9-Month	68.3°F (20.2°C)	67.3°F (19.6°C)	1.0°F	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1976
	68.3°F (20.2°C)	67.3°F (19.6°C)	1.0°F	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2024
	Ties: 1927, 1931
Mar–Dec 1946 10-Month	67.2°F (19.6°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	1.3°F	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1976
Mar–Dec 1946 10-Month	67.2°F (19.6°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	1.3°F	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2024
Feb–Dec 1946 11-Month	65.5°F (18.6°C)	64.0°F (17.8°C)	1.5°F	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1903
Feb–Dec 1946 11-Month	65.5°F (18.6°C)	64.0°F (17.8°C)	1.5°F	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2024
Jan–Dec 1946 12-Month	63.6°F (17.6°C)	62.2°F (16.8°C)	1.4°F	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1895, 1979
Jan–Dec 1946 12-Month	63.6°F (17.6°C)	62.2°F (16.8°C)	1.4°F	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2024
Jul 1945–Dec 1946 18-Month	64.2°F (17.9°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	0.8°F	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1968
Jul 1945–Dec 1946 18-Month	64.2°F (17.9°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	0.8°F	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2024
Jan 1945–Dec 1946 24-Month	62.9°F (17.2°C)	62.2°F (16.8°C)	0.7°F	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1979
	62.9°F (17.2°C)	62.2°F (16.8°C)	0.7°F	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2024
	Ties: 1938
Jan 1944–Dec 1946 36-Month	62.7°F (17.1°C)	62.2°F (16.8°C)	0.5°F	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1905
Jan 1944–Dec 1946 36-Month	62.7°F (17.1°C)	62.2°F (16.8°C)	0.5°F	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2024
Jan 1943–Dec 1946 48-Month	62.6°F (17.0°C)	62.1°F (16.7°C)	0.5°F	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1906, 1961
Jan 1943–Dec 1946 48-Month	62.6°F (17.0°C)	62.1°F (16.7°C)	0.5°F	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2024
Jan 1942–Dec 1946 60-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.1°F (16.7°C)	0.3°F	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1961, 1979
Jan 1942–Dec 1946 60-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.1°F (16.7°C)	0.3°F	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2024

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