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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1979

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)		Warmest/Coolest
Since		Record
December 1979
1-Month		36.03°F
(2.24°C)		32.68°F
(0.38°C)		3.35°F
(1.86°C)		113th Coolest
Coolest since:
1983
16th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Nov–Dec 1979
2-Month		37.99°F
(3.33°C)		37.19°F
(2.88°C)		0.80°F
(0.45°C)		79th Coolest
Coolest since:
2000
50th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Oct–Dec 1979
3-Month		43.74°F
(6.52°C)		42.83°F
(6.02°C)		0.91°F
(0.50°C)		93rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1898
36th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Sep–Dec 1979
4-Month		49.33°F
(9.63°C)		48.34°F
(9.08°C)		0.99°F
(0.55°C)		98th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
31st Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Aug–Dec 1979
5-Month		53.66°F
(12.03°C)		53.09°F
(11.72°C)		0.57°F
(0.31°C)		81st Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
48th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Ties: 1965
Jul–Dec 1979
6-Month		56.90°F
(13.83°C)		56.51°F
(13.62°C)		0.39°F
(0.21°C)		79th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
50th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Jun–Dec 1979
7-Month		58.46°F
(14.70°C)		58.22°F
(14.57°C)		0.24°F
(0.13°C)		73rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
56th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Ties: 1958, 1986
May–Dec 1979
8-Month		58.55°F
(14.75°C)		58.47°F
(14.71°C)		0.08°F
(0.04°C)		65th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
64th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Apr–Dec 1979
9-Month		57.61°F
(14.23°C)		57.64°F
(14.24°C)		-0.03°F
(-0.01°C)		56th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
73rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Mar–Dec 1979
10-Month		56.06°F
(13.37°C)		56.03°F
(13.35°C)		0.03°F
(0.02°C)		66th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
63rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Feb–Dec 1979
11-Month		53.52°F
(11.96°C)		54.01°F
(12.23°C)		-0.49°F
(-0.27°C)		34th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
95th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Jan–Dec 1979
12-Month		50.88°F
(10.49°C)		52.02°F
(11.12°C)		-1.14°F
(-0.63°C)		8th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
121st Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Jul 1978–Dec 1979
18-Month		52.65°F
(11.47°C)		53.52°F
(11.96°C)		-0.87°F
(-0.49°C)		10th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
118th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012, 2016
Jan 1978–Dec 1979
24-Month		50.96°F
(10.53°C)		52.02°F
(11.12°C)		-1.06°F
(-0.59°C)		4th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
124th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Jan 1977–Dec 1979
36-Month		51.49°F
(10.83°C)		52.01°F
(11.12°C)		-0.52°F
(-0.29°C)		17th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
110th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Jan 1976–Dec 1979
48-Month		51.49°F
(10.83°C)		52.00°F
(11.11°C)		-0.51°F
(-0.28°C)		13th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
113th Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Jan 1975–Dec 1979
60-Month		51.49°F
(10.83°C)		51.99°F
(11.11°C)		-0.50°F
(-0.28°C)		11th Coolest
Coolest since:
1920
114th Warmest
Warmest since:
2019, 2020
Ties: 1908, 1972

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