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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	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.4°F (8.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1963
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.4°F (8.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2015
	Ties: 1900, 1965
Nov–Dec 1978 2-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1976
Nov–Dec 1978 2-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
Oct–Dec 1978 3-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1976
	56.0°F (13.3°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1931
	Ties: 1911, 1940, 1942, 1947
Sep–Dec 1978 4-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1976
	61.2°F (16.2°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1931
	Ties: 1926
Aug–Dec 1978 5-Month	64.8°F (18.2°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1976
	64.8°F (18.2°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1931
	Ties: 1906, 1915, 1925, 1986
Jul–Dec 1978 6-Month	67.5°F (19.7°C)	66.3°F (19.1°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1976
	67.5°F (19.7°C)	66.3°F (19.1°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1931, 2016
	Ties: 1902, 1911, 1954
Jun–Dec 1978 7-Month	69.0°F (20.6°C)	67.9°F (19.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1976
	69.0°F (20.6°C)	67.9°F (19.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1931
	Ties: 1915, 2010
May–Dec 1978 8-Month	69.1°F (20.6°C)	68.2°F (20.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1976
	69.1°F (20.6°C)	68.2°F (20.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1998
	Ties: 2020
Apr–Dec 1978 9-Month	68.5°F (20.3°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1976
	68.5°F (20.3°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1990, 2022
Mar–Dec 1978 10-Month	66.8°F (19.3°C)	66.4°F (19.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
	66.8°F (19.3°C)	66.4°F (19.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2015, 2016
	Ties: 1906, 1915, 1929, 1935, 1955
Feb–Dec 1978 11-Month	64.3°F (17.9°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
	64.3°F (17.9°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2016
	Ties: 1898, 1914, 1942, 1952, 1970, 1971, 2014
Jan–Dec 1978 12-Month	61.9°F (16.6°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
	61.9°F (16.6°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1921
	Ties: 1917, 1961, 1967
Jul 1977–Dec 1978 18-Month	63.3°F (17.4°C)	64.2°F (17.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1968
	63.3°F (17.4°C)	64.2°F (17.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2016
	Ties: 1917, 1996, 2014
Jan 1977–Dec 1978 24-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1969
	62.2°F (16.8°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	1922
	Ties: 1960, 1981, 1993, 1997
Jan 1976–Dec 1978 36-Month	61.7°F (16.5°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1969
Jan 1976–Dec 1978 36-Month	61.7°F (16.5°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017, 2019
Jan 1975–Dec 1978 48-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1969
	62.0°F (16.7°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2019
	Ties: 1980
Jan 1974–Dec 1978 60-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1970
	62.2°F (16.8°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1963, 1982

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published June 2023, retrieved on June 9, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings