HADCRUT4 1930 to 1949 by Month.
Normally you see this part of the graph with 2 or 3 red ticks because it is done annually.
Keep in mind the highest red tick is an anomaly of 0.355C for August 1945. The anomaly for August 2012 was 0.532C. Which is only 0.177C warmer. (Corrected)
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