Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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Contiguous U.S.
Maximum Temperature Rankings, January 1979
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 1979 1-Month |
31.26°F (-0.41°C) | 40.49°F (4.72°C) |
-9.23°F (-5.13°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1979 |
| 128th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2006 | ||||
|
Dec 1978–Jan 1979 2-Month |
35.75°F (2.08°C) | 41.66°F (5.37°C) |
-5.91°F (-3.29°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1979 |
| 127th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 1978–Jan 1979 3-Month |
41.11°F (5.06°C) | 45.35°F (7.42°C) |
-4.24°F (-2.36°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1979 |
| 127th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2000 | ||||
|
Oct 1978–Jan 1979 4-Month |
47.92°F (8.84°C) | 50.71°F (10.39°C) |
-2.79°F (-1.55°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1973 |
| 124th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2000 | ||||
|
Sep 1978–Jan 1979 5-Month |
54.00°F (12.22°C) | 56.14°F (13.41°C) |
-2.14°F (-1.19°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1973 |
| 124th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2000, 2022 | ||||
|
Aug 1978–Jan 1979 6-Month |
59.14°F (15.08°C) | 60.97°F (16.09°C) |
-1.83°F (-1.01°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1973 |
| 124th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2022 | ||||
|
Jul 1978–Jan 1979 7-Month |
63.10°F (17.28°C) | 64.63°F (18.13°C) |
-1.53°F (-0.85°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1973 |
| 123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2022 | ||||
|
Jun 1978–Jan 1979 8-Month |
65.48°F (18.60°C) | 66.73°F (19.29°C) |
-1.25°F (-0.69°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1973 |
| 121st Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2022 | ||||
|
May 1978–Jan 1979 9-Month |
66.19°F (18.99°C) | 67.42°F (19.68°C) |
-1.23°F (-0.69°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1973 |
| 121st Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2022 | ||||
|
Apr 1978–Jan 1979 10-Month |
65.91°F (18.84°C) | 67.02°F (19.46°C) |
-1.11°F (-0.62°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1918, 1973 |
| 117th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2022 | ||||
| Ties: 1917 | ||||||
|
Mar 1978–Jan 1979 11-Month |
64.71°F (18.17°C) | 65.74°F (18.74°C) |
-1.03°F (-0.57°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1918 |
| 115th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2013 | ||||
|
Feb 1978–Jan 1979 12-Month |
62.47°F (16.93°C) | 63.99°F (17.77°C) |
-1.52°F (-0.84°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1918 |
| 125th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1913 | ||||||
|
Aug 1977–Jan 1979 18-Month |
61.64°F (16.47°C) | 62.97°F (17.21°C) |
-1.33°F (-0.74°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1913 |
| 124th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1994 | ||||||
|
Feb 1977–Jan 1979 24-Month |
63.57°F (17.54°C) | 63.97°F (17.76°C) |
-0.40°F (-0.22°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1918 |
| 95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2018 | ||||
|
Feb 1976–Jan 1979 36-Month |
63.52°F (17.51°C) | 63.96°F (17.76°C) |
-0.44°F (-0.25°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1974 | 1918 |
| 102nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1926 | ||||||
|
Feb 1975–Jan 1979 48-Month |
63.42°F (17.46°C) | 63.96°F (17.76°C) |
-0.54°F (-0.30°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1918 |
| 107th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2019 | ||||
|
Feb 1974–Jan 1979 60-Month |
63.64°F (17.58°C) | 63.96°F (17.76°C) |
-0.32°F (-0.18°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1907 |
| 94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2021 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, Maximum Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 1, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/