Climate at a Glance
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Los Angeles, California
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 |
55.9°F (13.3°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1971 |
53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1998 | ||||||
Nov–Dec 1972 2-Month |
57.6°F (14.2°C) | 59.6°F (15.3°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.1°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1971 |
60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1944, 1987 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 1972 3-Month |
60.2°F (15.7°C) | 61.9°F (16.6°C) |
-1.7°F (-0.9°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1948 |
56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2017 | ||||
Sep–Dec 1972 4-Month |
62.3°F (16.8°C) | 63.7°F (17.6°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1948 |
56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1988 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 1972 5-Month |
64.2°F (17.9°C) | 65.0°F (18.3°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1948 |
48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2017 | ||||
Jul–Dec 1972 6-Month |
65.1°F (18.4°C) | 65.8°F (18.8°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1948 |
45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1966, 1969 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 1972 7-Month |
65.2°F (18.4°C) | 65.8°F (18.8°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.4°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1948 |
43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1980 | ||||||
May–Dec 1972 8-Month |
65.0°F (18.3°C) | 65.5°F (18.6°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1948 |
39th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2014 | ||||
Ties: 1966, 1978, 1985, 1986, 2001 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 1972 9-Month |
64.5°F (18.1°C) | 65.0°F (18.3°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.2°C) | 41st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1948 |
36th Warmest | Warmest since: 1966 | 2014 | ||||
Ties: 1985 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 1972 10-Month |
63.9°F (17.7°C) | 64.3°F (17.9°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 41st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1948 |
36th Warmest | Warmest since: 1963 | 2014 | ||||
Feb–Dec 1972 11-Month |
63.2°F (17.3°C) | 63.8°F (17.7°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.4°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1948 |
37th Warmest | Warmest since: 1963 | 2014 | ||||
Ties: 1987, 1988 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 1972 12-Month |
62.3°F (16.8°C) | 63.2°F (17.3°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1948 |
46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1963 | 2014 | ||||
Ties: 1982, 1991, 2010 | ||||||
Jul 1971–Dec 1972 18-Month |
63.0°F (17.2°C) | 64.1°F (17.8°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1949 |
52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2015 | ||||
Jan 1971–Dec 1972 24-Month |
61.8°F (16.6°C) | 63.3°F (17.4°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1949 |
55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1963, 1969 | ||||||
Jan 1970–Dec 1972 36-Month |
61.8°F (16.6°C) | 63.2°F (17.3°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.7°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1950 |
56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1963, 1967 | ||||||
Jan 1969–Dec 1972 48-Month |
61.8°F (16.6°C) | 63.2°F (17.3°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.7°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1951 |
53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1968 | ||||||
Jan 1968–Dec 1972 60-Month |
61.8°F (16.6°C) | 63.2°F (17.3°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.7°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1952 |
56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1967, 1969, 1971, 1974 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 14, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/