Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1948
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1948 1-Month |
32.58°F (0.32°C) | 32.68°F (0.38°C) |
-0.10°F (-0.06°C) | 48th Coolest | Coolest since: 1945 | 1983 |
| 79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1948 2-Month |
37.08°F (2.82°C) | 37.18°F (2.88°C) |
-0.10°F (-0.06°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1947 | 2000 |
| 77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 1999 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1948 3-Month |
42.45°F (5.81°C) | 42.83°F (6.02°C) |
-0.38°F (-0.21°C) | 41st Coolest | Coolest since: 1945 | 1898 |
| 86th Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2015 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1948 4-Month |
48.36°F (9.09°C) | 48.34°F (9.08°C) |
0.02°F (0.01°C) | 57th Coolest | Coolest since: 1945 | 1976 |
| 70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1927 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 1948 5-Month |
53.10°F (11.72°C) | 53.09°F (11.72°C) |
0.01°F (0.00°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 1945 | 1976 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 1948 6-Month |
56.46°F (13.59°C) | 56.51°F (13.62°C) |
-0.05°F (-0.03°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1945 | 1976 |
| 76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1986 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1948 7-Month |
58.21°F (14.56°C) | 58.22°F (14.57°C) |
-0.01°F (-0.01°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 1945 | 1976 |
| 72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2015 | ||||
|
May–Dec 1948 8-Month |
58.47°F (14.71°C) | 58.47°F (14.71°C) |
0.00°F (0.00°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1946 | 1976 |
| 67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1943 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1948 9-Month |
57.90°F (14.39°C) | 57.65°F (14.25°C) |
0.25°F (0.14°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 1947 | 1917 |
| 53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2015 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1948 10-Month |
55.98°F (13.32°C) | 56.03°F (13.35°C) |
-0.05°F (-0.03°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1947 | 1917 |
| 68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1947, 1952 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1948 11-Month |
53.77°F (12.09°C) | 54.02°F (12.23°C) |
-0.25°F (-0.14°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1947 | 1917 |
| 77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1911, 1966 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1948 12-Month |
51.61°F (10.89°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
-0.41°F (-0.23°C) | 35th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
| 92nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1970 | ||||||
|
Jul 1947–Dec 1948 18-Month |
53.48°F (11.93°C) | 53.53°F (11.96°C) |
-0.05°F (-0.03°C) | 57th Coolest | Coolest since: 1945 | 1917 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2012, 2016 | ||||
|
Jan 1947–Dec 1948 24-Month |
51.76°F (10.98°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
-0.26°F (-0.14°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 1930 | 1917 |
| 86th Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1909 | ||||||
|
Jan 1946–Dec 1948 36-Month |
52.16°F (11.20°C) | 52.01°F (11.12°C) |
0.15°F (0.08°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1945 | 1917 |
| 56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jan 1945–Dec 1948 48-Month |
52.06°F (11.14°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
0.06°F (0.03°C) | 61st Coolest | Coolest since: 1945 | 1917 |
| 63rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jan 1944–Dec 1948 60-Month |
52.01°F (11.12°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
0.02°F (0.01°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1932 | 1920 |
| 64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 21, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/