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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1976

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1976 1-Month	30.0°F (-1.1°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1909, 1932
	30.0°F (-1.1°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	1917
	Ties: 1936, 1991
Nov–Dec 1976 2-Month	35.2°F (1.8°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1931
	35.2°F (1.8°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	1917
	Ties: 1904, 1907, 1953, 1965, 1986, 2002, 2010
Oct–Dec 1976 3-Month	39.7°F (4.3°C)	39.0°F (3.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1919
Oct–Dec 1976 3-Month	39.7°F (4.3°C)	39.0°F (3.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1950
Sep–Dec 1976 4-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1971
	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2014
	Ties: 1974, 2002
Aug–Dec 1976 5-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1916
	49.1°F (9.5°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2020
	Ties: 1927, 1935, 1944, 1965, 1990
Jul–Dec 1976 6-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1916
	52.9°F (11.6°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2020
	Ties: 1938, 1945
Jun–Dec 1976 7-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1916
	54.2°F (12.3°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2021
	Ties: 1900, 1903, 1975
May–Dec 1976 8-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1916
	54.6°F (12.6°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2021
	Ties: 1928, 1990, 2011, 2019
Apr–Dec 1976 9-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1912
	53.4°F (11.9°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2021
	Ties: 1927, 1928, 1938, 1955
Mar–Dec 1976 10-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1912
	51.6°F (10.9°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	1934, 2021
	Ties: 1938, 1955, 1993
Feb–Dec 1976 11-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1911, 1912
	50.0°F (10.0°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	1934
	Ties: 1919, 1929, 1933, 1968
Jan–Dec 1976 12-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1944
	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	1934
	Ties: 1904, 1918, 1935, 1938, 1972, 1978, 1998
Jul 1975–Dec 1976 18-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1912, 1913
	49.9°F (9.9°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	1934
	Ties: 1901, 1947
Jan 1975–Dec 1976 24-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1912, 1913
	47.7°F (8.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
	Ties: 1908, 1914, 1918, 1930
Jan 1974–Dec 1976 36-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1913
	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2016
	Ties: 1911, 1920, 1930, 1931, 1947, 1964, 1971
Jan 1973–Dec 1976 48-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1914
	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2017
	Ties: 1966, 1971, 1975
Jan 1972–Dec 1976 60-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1899, 1915, 1916
	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2018
	Ties: 1902, 1903, 1910, 1925, 1926, 1947, 1953, 1968, 1973, 1986

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings