Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, February 1979
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
February 1979 1-Month |
28.13°F (-2.15°C) | 33.82°F (1.01°C) |
-5.69°F (-3.16°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1936 |
| 122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1954 | ||||
|
Jan–Feb 1979 2-Month |
25.02°F (-3.88°C) | 31.97°F (-0.02°C) |
-6.95°F (-3.86°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1979 |
| 128th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2017 | ||||
|
Dec 1978–Feb 1979 3-Month |
26.61°F (-2.99°C) | 32.23°F (0.13°C) |
-5.62°F (-3.12°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1979 |
| 127th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2016 | ||||
|
Nov 1978–Feb 1979 4-Month |
30.33°F (-0.93°C) | 34.61°F (1.45°C) |
-4.28°F (-2.38°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1979 |
| 127th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2000 | ||||
|
Oct 1978–Feb 1979 5-Month |
35.14°F (1.74°C) | 38.50°F (3.61°C) |
-3.36°F (-1.87°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1899 | 1899 |
| 126th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2017 | ||||
|
Sep 1978–Feb 1979 6-Month |
40.26°F (4.59°C) | 42.90°F (6.06°C) |
-2.64°F (-1.47°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1899 |
| 125th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2016 | ||||
|
Aug 1978–Feb 1979 7-Month |
44.76°F (7.09°C) | 47.06°F (8.37°C) |
-2.30°F (-1.28°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1899 | 1899 |
| 126th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jul 1978–Feb 1979 8-Month |
48.39°F (9.11°C) | 50.38°F (10.21°C) |
-1.99°F (-1.10°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1899 |
| 125th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 1978–Feb 1979 9-Month |
50.68°F (10.38°C) | 52.40°F (11.33°C) |
-1.72°F (-0.95°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2017 | ||||
|
May 1978–Feb 1979 10-Month |
51.58°F (10.88°C) | 53.17°F (11.76°C) |
-1.59°F (-0.88°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1918, 1977 |
| 121st Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2017 | ||||
|
Apr 1978–Feb 1979 11-Month |
51.58°F (10.88°C) | 52.98°F (11.66°C) |
-1.40°F (-0.78°C) | 9th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1918 |
| 119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2017 | ||||
|
Mar 1978–Feb 1979 12-Month |
50.73°F (10.41°C) | 52.03°F (11.13°C) |
-1.30°F (-0.72°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1918 |
| 120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1905, 1910 | ||||||
|
Sep 1977–Feb 1979 18-Month |
47.70°F (8.72°C) | 48.97°F (9.43°C) |
-1.27°F (-0.71°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1918 |
| 122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2017 | ||||
|
Mar 1977–Feb 1979 24-Month |
51.42°F (10.79°C) | 52.01°F (11.12°C) |
-0.59°F (-0.33°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1918 |
| 107th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2017 | ||||
|
Mar 1976–Feb 1979 36-Month |
51.15°F (10.64°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
-0.85°F (-0.47°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1919 | 1918 |
| 121st Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2018 | ||||
|
Mar 1975–Feb 1979 48-Month |
51.33°F (10.74°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
-0.66°F (-0.37°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1920 | 1918 |
| 118th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar 1974–Feb 1979 60-Month |
51.50°F (10.83°C) | 51.97°F (11.09°C) |
-0.47°F (-0.26°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1921 | 1918 |
| 110th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 29, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/