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West Virginia

December 1938 Average Temperature Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Coolest/Warmest Since	Record
December 1938 1-Month	32.9°F (0.5°C)	33.1°F (0.6°C)	-0.2°F	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1989
December 1938 1-Month	32.9°F (0.5°C)	33.1°F (0.6°C)	-0.2°F	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
Nov–Dec 1938 2-Month	38.0°F (3.3°C)	37.6°F (3.1°C)	0.4°F	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
Nov–Dec 1938 2-Month	38.0°F (3.3°C)	37.6°F (3.1°C)	0.4°F	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
Oct–Dec 1938 3-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	0.4°F	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
Oct–Dec 1938 3-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	0.4°F	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
Sep–Dec 1938 4-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.4°F	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
Sep–Dec 1938 4-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.4°F	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1931
Aug–Dec 1938 5-Month	53.3°F (11.8°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.7°F	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1976
Aug–Dec 1938 5-Month	53.3°F (11.8°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.7°F	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1931
Jul–Dec 1938 6-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	0.6°F	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1976
Jul–Dec 1938 6-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	0.6°F	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1931
Jun–Dec 1938 7-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	0.3°F	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1976
Jun–Dec 1938 7-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	0.3°F	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1931
May–Dec 1938 8-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	58.0°F (14.4°C)	0.2°F	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
May–Dec 1938 8-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	58.0°F (14.4°C)	0.2°F	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
Apr–Dec 1938 9-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	0.5°F	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
Apr–Dec 1938 9-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	0.5°F	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
Mar–Dec 1938 10-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	55.6°F (13.1°C)	1.0°F	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
Mar–Dec 1938 10-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	55.6°F (13.1°C)	1.0°F	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2024
Feb–Dec 1938 11-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	1.5°F	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
Feb–Dec 1938 11-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	1.5°F	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2024
Jan–Dec 1938 12-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	1.5°F	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
Jan–Dec 1938 12-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	1.5°F	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2024
Jul 1937–Dec 1938 18-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	0.4°F	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1963
Jul 1937–Dec 1938 18-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	0.4°F	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2016, 2024
Jan 1937–Dec 1938 24-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.5°F	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1963
Jan 1937–Dec 1938 24-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.5°F	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2024
Jan 1936–Dec 1938 36-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.4°F	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1968, 1978, 1980, 1981
Jan 1936–Dec 1938 36-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.4°F	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2021
Jan 1935–Dec 1938 48-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.3°F	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1963, 1969, 1979, 1981
Jan 1935–Dec 1938 48-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.3°F	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2019, 2020
Jan 1934–Dec 1938 60-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.2°F	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1980, 1981
Jan 1934–Dec 1938 60-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.2°F	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2020

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