Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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North Carolina
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 |
44.5°F (6.9°C) | 41.5°F (5.3°C) |
3.0°F (1.6°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 1947 | 1917 |
| 30th Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1911 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 1948 2-Month |
49.2°F (9.6°C) | 45.3°F (7.4°C) |
3.9°F (2.2°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 1947 | 1917 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1956 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1948 3-Month |
51.5°F (10.8°C) | 50.2°F (10.1°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1947 | 1917 |
| 38th Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2015 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1948 4-Month |
55.8°F (13.2°C) | 55.1°F (12.8°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 1947 | 1917 |
| 48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1906, 1934, 1942, 1949, 2012, 2013 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 1948 5-Month |
59.6°F (15.3°C) | 59.2°F (15.1°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1945 | 1917 |
| 67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1896, 1977, 1987, 2014 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1948 6-Month |
62.7°F (17.1°C) | 62.2°F (16.8°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 1947 | 1917 |
| 53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1906, 1912, 1927, 1982 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1948 7-Month |
64.4°F (18.0°C) | 63.9°F (17.7°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 1947 | 1917 |
| 51st Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 1906, 1946, 1959, 2003, 2008 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1948 8-Month |
64.7°F (18.2°C) | 64.1°F (17.8°C) |
0.6°F (0.4°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1947 | 1917 |
| 49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1942 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1898, 1923, 1977, 1982, 2006 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1948 9-Month |
64.3°F (17.9°C) | 63.5°F (17.5°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 94th Coolest | Coolest since: 1947 | 1917 |
| 33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1942 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1919, 1922, 1936, 1953, 1977, 2005 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1948 10-Month |
63.2°F (17.3°C) | 62.1°F (16.7°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 104th Coolest | Coolest since: 1947 | 1917 |
| 23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1942 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1942, 1977 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1948 11-Month |
61.2°F (16.2°C) | 60.2°F (15.7°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 100th Coolest | Coolest since: 1947 | 1917 |
| 27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1896, 1900, 1911, 1927, 1945, 2001 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1948 12-Month |
59.0°F (15.0°C) | 58.6°F (14.8°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 1947 | 1917 |
| 47th Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1898, 1942, 1974, 1994, 2010 | ||||||
|
Jul 1947–Dec 1948 18-Month |
60.0°F (15.6°C) | 59.8°F (15.4°C) |
0.2°F (0.2°C) | 66th Coolest | Coolest since: 1947 | 1904 |
| 60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2016, 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1956, 1959, 1973, 2009 | ||||||
|
Jan 1947–Dec 1948 24-Month |
58.4°F (14.7°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 1941 | 1967 |
| 82nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1909, 1920, 1925, 1972 | ||||||
|
Jan 1946–Dec 1948 36-Month |
58.8°F (14.9°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1945 | 1968, 1969 |
| 57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1945, 1990 | ||||||
|
Jan 1945–Dec 1948 48-Month |
58.9°F (14.9°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1947 | 1969 |
| 49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 1900, 1928, 1938, 1986 | ||||||
|
Jan 1944–Dec 1948 60-Month |
58.8°F (14.9°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1947 | 1969, 1970 |
| 54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1924, 1929, 1931, 1940, 1943, 1947, 1975, 1986, 1987, 1998 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 21, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/