Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1976
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1976 1-Month |
30.92°F (-0.60°C) | 32.68°F (0.38°C) |
-1.76°F (-0.98°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1983 |
| 101st Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2021 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1976 2-Month |
34.70°F (1.50°C) | 37.19°F (2.88°C) |
-2.49°F (-1.38°C) | 9th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 2000 |
| 119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2021 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1976 3-Month |
39.80°F (4.33°C) | 42.83°F (6.02°C) |
-3.03°F (-1.69°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1898 | 1898 |
| 126th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2021 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1976 4-Month |
45.90°F (7.72°C) | 48.34°F (9.08°C) |
-2.44°F (-1.36°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1976 |
| 127th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2021 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1976 5-Month |
50.85°F (10.47°C) | 53.09°F (11.72°C) |
-2.24°F (-1.25°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1976 |
| 127th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 1976 6-Month |
54.52°F (12.51°C) | 56.51°F (13.62°C) |
-1.99°F (-1.11°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1976 |
| 127th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 1976 7-Month |
56.42°F (13.57°C) | 58.22°F (14.57°C) |
-1.80°F (-1.00°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1976 |
| 127th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2021 | ||||
|
May–Dec 1976 8-Month |
56.75°F (13.75°C) | 58.47°F (14.71°C) |
-1.72°F (-0.96°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1976 |
| 127th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2021 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 1976 9-Month |
56.20°F (13.44°C) | 57.64°F (14.24°C) |
-1.44°F (-0.80°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1917 | 1917 |
| 126th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2021 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1976 10-Month |
54.81°F (12.67°C) | 56.03°F (13.35°C) |
-1.22°F (-0.68°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1924 | 1917 |
| 124th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 1976 11-Month |
53.43°F (11.91°C) | 54.01°F (12.23°C) |
-0.58°F (-0.32°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1917 |
| 103rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1974 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 1976 12-Month |
51.47°F (10.82°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
-0.55°F (-0.30°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1917 |
| 103rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul 1975–Dec 1976 18-Month |
53.17°F (11.76°C) | 53.52°F (11.96°C) |
-0.35°F (-0.20°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1917 |
| 95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1974 | 2012, 2016 | ||||
|
Jan 1975–Dec 1976 24-Month |
51.48°F (10.82°C) | 52.01°F (11.12°C) |
-0.53°F (-0.30°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
| 108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jan 1974–Dec 1976 36-Month |
51.74°F (10.97°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
-0.26°F (-0.14°C) | 39th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1917 |
| 87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1900, 1962 | ||||||
|
Jan 1973–Dec 1976 48-Month |
51.88°F (11.04°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
-0.11°F (-0.07°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1917 |
| 76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1974 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1960, 1965 | ||||||
|
Jan 1972–Dec 1976 60-Month |
51.78°F (10.99°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
-0.21°F (-0.12°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1920 |
| 86th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 30, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/