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Average Temperature Rankings, September 1978

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1978 1-Month	71.1°F (21.7°C)	68.6°F (20.3°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
	71.1°F (21.7°C)	68.6°F (20.3°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1925
	Ties: 1980
Aug–Sep 1978 2-Month	72.9°F (22.7°C)	71.7°F (22.1°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1967
	72.9°F (22.7°C)	71.7°F (22.1°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1936
	Ties: 1995
Jul–Sep 1978 3-Month	74.0°F (23.3°C)	73.2°F (22.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1967
	74.0°F (23.3°C)	73.2°F (22.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1936
	Ties: 1897, 1908, 1986, 1987
Jun–Sep 1978 4-Month	73.6°F (23.1°C)	73.0°F (22.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1967
	73.6°F (23.1°C)	73.0°F (22.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1936
	Ties: 1897, 1908, 1959, 1977, 1995, 2008, 2020
May–Sep 1978 5-Month	71.3°F (21.8°C)	71.3°F (21.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1967
	71.3°F (21.8°C)	71.3°F (21.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1936
	Ties: 2000, 2020
Apr–Sep 1978 6-Month	68.9°F (20.5°C)	68.6°F (20.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
	68.9°F (20.5°C)	68.6°F (20.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2010
	Ties: 1902, 1988, 2006, 2014
Mar–Sep 1978 7-Month	64.9°F (18.3°C)	65.3°F (18.5°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1950
	64.9°F (18.3°C)	65.3°F (18.5°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1921
	Ties: 1912, 1927
Feb–Sep 1978 8-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	61.7°F (16.5°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1958
Feb–Sep 1978 8-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	61.7°F (16.5°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1921
Jan–Sep 1978 9-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	-3.0°F (-1.7°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1978
Jan–Sep 1978 9-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	-3.0°F (-1.7°C)	128th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1921
Dec 1977–Sep 1978 10-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-3.0°F (-1.7°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1978
Dec 1977–Sep 1978 10-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-3.0°F (-1.7°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
Nov 1977–Sep 1978 11-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1978
Nov 1977–Sep 1978 11-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
Oct 1977–Sep 1978 12-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1978
Oct 1977–Sep 1978 12-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
Apr 1977–Sep 1978 18-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
	58.7°F (14.8°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1984
Oct 1976–Sep 1978 24-Month	53.2°F (11.8°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1978, 1979
	53.2°F (11.8°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
	Ties: 1979
Oct 1975–Sep 1978 36-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1979
Oct 1975–Sep 1978 36-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2018
Oct 1974–Sep 1978 48-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1979, 1980
	54.3°F (12.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2019
	Ties: 1969
Oct 1973–Sep 1978 60-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1981
	54.6°F (12.6°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2020
	Ties: 1965, 1967, 1968, 1972

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