Climate at a Glance
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Allentown, Pennsylvania
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1972
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Period | Value | 1981-2010 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 1972 1-Month |
34.6°F (1.4°C) | 33.0°F (0.6°C) |
1.6°F (0.8°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1989 |
23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1941, 1974 | ||||||
Nov–Dec 1972 2-Month |
37.0°F (2.8°C) | 38.3°F (3.5°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 42nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1976, 1989 |
55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1966, 1970 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 1972 3-Month |
40.6°F (4.8°C) | 43.2°F (6.2°C) |
-2.6°F (-1.4°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1976 |
76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1929, 1940 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 1972 4-Month |
46.6°F (8.1°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.1°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1976 |
72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1966 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 1972 5-Month |
51.5°F (10.8°C) | 53.4°F (11.9°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.1°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1976 |
71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
Jul–Dec 1972 6-Month |
55.2°F (12.9°C) | 56.8°F (13.8°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1976 |
72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1927, 1930, 1944 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 1972 7-Month |
56.7°F (13.7°C) | 58.7°F (14.8°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.1°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1976 |
77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1951, 1992 | ||||||
May–Dec 1972 8-Month |
57.2°F (14.0°C) | 59.0°F (15.0°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1924 |
78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1932, 1942, 1943, 1951, 1956, 1974, 2000 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 1972 9-Month |
56.0°F (13.3°C) | 58.0°F (14.4°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.1°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1924 |
81st Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1929, 1932, 1933, 1956, 1992 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 1972 10-Month |
54.1°F (12.3°C) | 56.2°F (13.4°C) |
-2.1°F (-1.1°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1940 |
79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2012, 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1939, 1962, 1992 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 1972 11-Month |
51.6°F (10.9°C) | 54.0°F (12.2°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.3°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1924 |
86th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1947, 1962, 1978 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 1972 12-Month |
49.8°F (9.9°C) | 51.9°F (11.1°C) |
-2.1°F (-1.2°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1940 |
79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1948, 1950 | ||||||
Jul 1971–Dec 1972 18-Month |
52.3°F (11.3°C) | 53.5°F (11.9°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.6°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1940 |
58th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1938, 1950, 1988, 1996 | ||||||
Jan 1971–Dec 1972 24-Month |
50.1°F (10.1°C) | 51.8°F (11.0°C) |
-1.7°F (-0.9°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1940 |
73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1964, 1970, 1977 | ||||||
Jan 1970–Dec 1972 36-Month |
50.0°F (10.0°C) | 51.8°F (11.0°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1935 |
74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1944, 1962, 1979 | ||||||
Jan 1969–Dec 1972 48-Month |
50.1°F (10.1°C) | 51.7°F (10.9°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.8°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1943 |
69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1967 | ||||||
Jan 1968–Dec 1972 60-Month |
50.2°F (10.1°C) | 51.8°F (11.0°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1943, 1944 |
67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1980, 1982 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 23, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/