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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1979

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1979 1-Month	32.6°F (0.3°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	4.5°F (2.5°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1990
	32.6°F (0.3°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	4.5°F (2.5°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1917
	Ties: 1929, 1980
Nov–Dec 1979 2-Month	32.0°F (0.0°C)	31.4°F (-0.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1985
	32.0°F (0.0°C)	31.4°F (-0.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1917
	Ties: 1942, 1963, 1986
Oct–Dec 1979 3-Month	37.5°F (3.1°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1985
Oct–Dec 1979 3-Month	37.5°F (3.1°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	1917
Sep–Dec 1979 4-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1985
	42.9°F (6.1°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	1917
	Ties: 1980, 2021
Aug–Dec 1979 5-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1985
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	1917, 2014
	Ties: 1966, 1981, 1987, 2017
Jul–Dec 1979 6-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1985
	50.0°F (10.0°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2014
	Ties: 1904, 1906, 1950, 1988
Jun–Dec 1979 7-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1916
	51.2°F (10.7°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2021
	Ties: 2001, 2002, 2018
May–Dec 1979 8-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1916
	51.2°F (10.7°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2021
	Ties: 1988, 2004
Apr–Dec 1979 9-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1916
	50.1°F (10.1°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 1926, 1994, 2013
Mar–Dec 1979 10-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1916
	48.9°F (9.4°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2015
	Ties: 1937, 2013, 2022
Feb–Dec 1979 11-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1955
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2015
	Ties: 1981, 1991, 1995
Jan–Dec 1979 12-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1916
	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2015
	Ties: 1910, 1914, 1968, 1989
Jul 1978–Dec 1979 18-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1985
	45.2°F (7.3°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
	Ties: 1952, 1964, 1972
Jan 1978–Dec 1979 24-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1946, 1969, 1970, 1973
Jan 1977–Dec 1979 36-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1913
	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2016
	Ties: 1925
Jan 1976–Dec 1979 48-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1913, 1914, 1919
	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1907, 1944, 1947, 1964, 1966, 1987
Jan 1975–Dec 1979 60-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1913
	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
	Ties: 1954, 1973, 1976, 1978

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings