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South Atlantic-Gulf Basin

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 		45.0°F
(7.2°C)		 48.4°F
(9.1°C)		 -3.4°F
(-1.9°C)		 18th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1963
111th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Nov–Dec 1976
2-Month 		47.1°F
(8.4°C)		 51.9°F
(11.1°C)		 -4.8°F
(-2.7°C)		 2nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
127th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Oct–Dec 1976
3-Month 		51.3°F
(10.7°C)		 56.2°F
(13.4°C)		 -4.9°F
(-2.7°C)		 2nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
127th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Sep–Dec 1976
4-Month 		56.7°F
(13.7°C)		 60.9°F
(16.1°C)		 -4.2°F
(-2.4°C)		 2nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
127th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Aug–Dec 1976
5-Month 		60.8°F
(16.0°C)		 64.5°F
(18.1°C)		 -3.7°F
(-2.1°C)		 2nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
127th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Jul–Dec 1976
6-Month 		63.8°F
(17.7°C)		 67.0°F
(19.4°C)		 -3.2°F
(-1.7°C)		 1st Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917, 1976
128th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Ties: 1917
Jun–Dec 1976
7-Month 		65.3°F
(18.5°C)		 68.5°F
(20.3°C)		 -3.2°F
(-1.8°C)		 1st Coolest
Coolest to Date
 1976
128th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
May–Dec 1976
8-Month 		65.6°F
(18.7°C)		 68.8°F
(20.4°C)		 -3.2°F
(-1.7°C)		 1st Coolest
Coolest to Date
 1976
128th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Apr–Dec 1976
9-Month 		65.4°F
(18.6°C)		 68.2°F
(20.1°C)		 -2.8°F
(-1.5°C)		 1st Coolest
Coolest to Date
 1976
128th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Mar–Dec 1976
10-Month 		64.9°F
(18.3°C)		 67.0°F
(19.4°C)		 -2.1°F
(-1.1°C)		 2nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
127th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Feb–Dec 1976
11-Month 		63.9°F
(17.7°C)		 65.4°F
(18.6°C)		 -1.5°F
(-0.9°C)		 4th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1901, 1917
125th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016, 2019
Ties: 1895, 1969
Jan–Dec 1976
12-Month 		62.2°F
(16.8°C)		 63.9°F
(17.7°C)		 -1.7°F
(-0.9°C)		 3rd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1901
126th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2019
Ties: 1968
Jul 1975–Dec 1976
18-Month 		63.7°F
(17.6°C)		 64.9°F
(18.3°C)		 -1.2°F
(-0.7°C)		 5th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1968
123rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016, 2017
Ties: 1958, 1963
Jan 1975–Dec 1976
24-Month 		63.3°F
(17.4°C)		 63.9°F
(17.7°C)		 -0.6°F
(-0.3°C)		 23rd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1969
105th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2020
Ties: 1915, 1960, 1962, 1989
Jan 1974–Dec 1976
36-Month 		63.6°F
(17.6°C)		 63.9°F
(17.7°C)		 -0.3°F
(-0.1°C)		 33rd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1968, 1969
94th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017, 2019
Ties: 1915, 1919, 1930, 1984
Jan 1973–Dec 1976
48-Month 		63.7°F
(17.6°C)		 63.8°F
(17.7°C)		 -0.1°F
(-0.1°C)		 34th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1969
92nd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2019, 2020
Ties: 1916, 1919, 1942
Jan 1972–Dec 1976
60-Month 		63.7°F
(17.6°C)		 63.8°F
(17.7°C)		 -0.1°F
(-0.1°C)		 35th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1970
90th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2020
Ties: 1901, 1908, 1919, 1943, 1996

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