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Elkins, West Virginia
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1978
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Period | Value | 1981-2010 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 1978 1-Month |
34.7°F (1.5°C) | 33.1°F (0.6°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 54th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1989 |
42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1952 | ||||||
Nov–Dec 1978 2-Month |
39.9°F (4.4°C) | 37.7°F (3.2°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1989 |
22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1999 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 1978 3-Month |
42.8°F (6.0°C) | 42.4°F (5.8°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1976 |
45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2015 | ||||
Sep–Dec 1978 4-Month |
48.6°F (9.2°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 63rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1976 |
32nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1986 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 1978 5-Month |
53.1°F (11.7°C) | 51.9°F (11.1°C) |
1.2°F (0.6°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1976 |
23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1972, 1994 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 1978 6-Month |
56.0°F (13.3°C) | 55.1°F (12.8°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1976 |
24th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1946, 1961, 2002 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 1978 7-Month |
57.4°F (14.1°C) | 56.7°F (13.7°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 66th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1976 |
29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1938, 1948, 1991, 2001, 2017 | ||||||
May–Dec 1978 8-Month |
57.4°F (14.1°C) | 57.0°F (13.9°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1976 |
48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1986, 2009, 2014 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 1978 9-Month |
56.6°F (13.7°C) | 56.2°F (13.4°C) |
0.4°F (0.3°C) | 43rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1997 |
52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1964, 2009 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 1978 10-Month |
54.7°F (12.6°C) | 54.7°F (12.6°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1997 |
57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2015, 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1947, 1979 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 1978 11-Month |
51.3°F (10.7°C) | 52.7°F (11.5°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1963 | 1958 |
88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1937, 1983 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 1978 12-Month |
48.8°F (9.3°C) | 50.8°F (10.4°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.1°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1963 | 1958, 1981 |
91st Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2019 | ||||
Jul 1977–Dec 1978 18-Month |
51.0°F (10.6°C) | 52.3°F (11.3°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1963 |
87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1968 | ||||||
Jan 1977–Dec 1978 24-Month |
49.5°F (9.7°C) | 50.8°F (10.4°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1963 | 1981 |
87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2020 | ||||
Jan 1976–Dec 1978 36-Month |
49.4°F (9.7°C) | 50.7°F (10.4°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1981 |
89th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2019, 2020, 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1980 | ||||||
Jan 1975–Dec 1978 48-Month |
50.0°F (10.0°C) | 50.7°F (10.4°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1981 |
81st Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1964, 1984, 1997 | ||||||
Jan 1974–Dec 1978 60-Month |
50.2°F (10.1°C) | 50.7°F (10.4°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1981 |
76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1965, 1971, 1985, 1989, 1997 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 15, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/