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Upper Colorado River Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1978

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1978 1-Month	15.1°F (-9.4°C)	23.0°F (-5.0°C)	-7.9°F (-4.4°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1909	1909
December 1978 1-Month	15.1°F (-9.4°C)	23.0°F (-5.0°C)	-7.9°F (-4.4°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1980
Nov–Dec 1978 2-Month	23.6°F (-4.7°C)	27.5°F (-2.5°C)	-3.9°F (-2.2°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1895
Nov–Dec 1978 2-Month	23.6°F (-4.7°C)	27.5°F (-2.5°C)	-3.9°F (-2.2°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
Oct–Dec 1978 3-Month	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	33.5°F (0.8°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1898
	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	33.5°F (0.8°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1950, 2017
	Ties: 1956
Sep–Dec 1978 4-Month	37.9°F (3.3°C)	39.2°F (4.0°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1898, 1912
	37.9°F (3.3°C)	39.2°F (4.0°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1896
Aug–Dec 1978 5-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	44.3°F (6.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1912
	43.2°F (6.2°C)	44.3°F (6.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1896
Jul–Dec 1978 6-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1912
	47.2°F (8.4°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1956
Jun–Dec 1978 7-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1912
	49.3°F (9.6°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1896, 1918, 1941, 1948, 1970, 1992
May–Dec 1978 8-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1912
	49.2°F (9.6°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1906, 1919, 1927, 1945
Apr–Dec 1978 9-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1912
	48.6°F (9.2°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1897, 1917, 1941, 1972
Mar–Dec 1978 10-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1912
	47.5°F (8.6°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1942, 1956, 1969, 1991
Feb–Dec 1978 11-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1912
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
	Ties: 1933, 1974
Jan–Dec 1978 12-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1895, 1912
	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1935, 1969, 1983, 2011
Jul 1977–Dec 1978 18-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1912
	46.0°F (7.8°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1934
	Ties: 1980, 1986, 1992, 1994, 2008, 2011, 2019
Jan 1977–Dec 1978 24-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1913
	44.6°F (7.0°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2018
	Ties: 1940, 1982, 1989, 1997, 2010
Jan 1976–Dec 1978 36-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1899, 1913
	44.2°F (6.8°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2017
	Ties: 1941
Jan 1975–Dec 1978 48-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1898
	43.7°F (6.5°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2018
	Ties: 1938, 1946, 1955, 1957
Jan 1974–Dec 1978 60-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1899
	43.6°F (6.4°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2018
	Ties: 1964

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