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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	20.0°F (-6.7°C)	10.8°F (-11.8°C)	9.2°F (5.1°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1983
December 1979 1-Month	20.0°F (-6.7°C)	10.8°F (-11.8°C)	9.2°F (5.1°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1939
Nov–Dec 1979 2-Month	22.4°F (-5.3°C)	18.3°F (-7.6°C)	4.1°F (2.3°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1927
	22.4°F (-5.3°C)	18.3°F (-7.6°C)	4.1°F (2.3°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	1999
	Ties: 1907, 1918
Oct–Dec 1979 3-Month	29.0°F (-1.7°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1919
	29.0°F (-1.7°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
	Ties: 1907, 2003
Sep–Dec 1979 4-Month	36.3°F (2.4°C)	33.9°F (1.1°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1919
	36.3°F (2.4°C)	33.9°F (1.1°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2015
	Ties: 2009
Aug–Dec 1979 5-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	40.2°F (4.6°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1985
	41.7°F (5.4°C)	40.2°F (4.6°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2015
	Ties: 1922, 1930, 2009
Jul–Dec 1979 6-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1985
	46.2°F (7.9°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
	Ties: 1952, 1975, 2012
Jun–Dec 1979 7-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1985
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2021
	Ties: 1956, 1957, 1975, 2022
May–Dec 1979 8-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1927
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1977, 2004
Apr–Dec 1979 9-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1927
	46.7°F (8.2°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
	Ties: 1915, 1947, 1965, 1983
Mar–Dec 1979 10-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1951
	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2021
	Ties: 1911, 1929, 1932
Feb–Dec 1979 11-Month	39.9°F (4.4°C)	41.6°F (5.3°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
Feb–Dec 1979 11-Month	39.9°F (4.4°C)	41.6°F (5.3°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1987
Jan–Dec 1979 12-Month	36.1°F (2.3°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1950
	36.1°F (2.3°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1987
	Ties: 1896, 1929
Jul 1978–Dec 1979 18-Month	38.8°F (3.8°C)	40.6°F (4.8°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
	38.8°F (3.8°C)	40.6°F (4.8°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2016
	Ties: 1936
Jan 1978–Dec 1979 24-Month	36.7°F (2.6°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1917, 1951
	36.7°F (2.6°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2016
	Ties: 1916, 1937, 1966
Jan 1977–Dec 1979 36-Month	37.8°F (3.2°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1918, 1951
	37.8°F (3.2°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2017
	Ties: 1938, 1971, 1996, 1997
Jan 1976–Dec 1979 48-Month	38.2°F (3.4°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1919
	38.2°F (3.4°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2001
	Ties: 1903, 1948, 1973, 1980, 1997
Jan 1975–Dec 1979 60-Month	38.3°F (3.5°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1899
	38.3°F (3.5°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2002
	Ties: 1936, 1938, 1949

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings