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Minimum 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	29.3°F (-1.5°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1989
	29.3°F (-1.5°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2015
	Ties: 1964, 1974, 2008
Nov–Dec 1979 2-Month	34.2°F (1.2°C)	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1917
	34.2°F (1.2°C)	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1971, 2003, 2009
Oct–Dec 1979 3-Month	37.6°F (3.1°C)	35.5°F (1.9°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1917
	37.6°F (3.1°C)	35.5°F (1.9°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
	Ties: 1918, 1949
Sep–Dec 1979 4-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1917
	42.6°F (5.9°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
	Ties: 1956, 1959, 1973, 1975
Aug–Dec 1979 5-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1917
	46.8°F (8.2°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2018
	Ties: 2022
Jul–Dec 1979 6-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1917
	49.6°F (9.8°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2018
	Ties: 1961, 1994, 2001, 2014
Jun–Dec 1979 7-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1917
	50.6°F (10.3°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1913, 1920, 1939, 1942
May–Dec 1979 8-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1917
	50.9°F (10.5°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2018
	Ties: 1921
Apr–Dec 1979 9-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1917
	49.8°F (9.9°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2015
	Ties: 1957, 1993
Mar–Dec 1979 10-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1917
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2011
	Ties: 2014
Feb–Dec 1979 11-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1917
	45.2°F (7.3°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012, 2018, 2020
	Ties: 1929, 1936, 1941, 1944, 1974, 1981, 1988
Jan–Dec 1979 12-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1904
	43.3°F (6.3°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2020
	Ties: 1908, 1910, 1930, 1948, 1980
Jul 1978–Dec 1979 18-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1904
	45.2°F (7.3°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2012, 2020, 2021
	Ties: 1929, 1946, 1955, 1960
Jan 1978–Dec 1979 24-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1905
	42.8°F (6.0°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2021
	Ties: 1896, 1902, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1962, 1965
Jan 1977–Dec 1979 36-Month	43.1°F (6.2°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1905
	43.1°F (6.2°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1914, 1942
Jan 1976–Dec 1979 48-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1905
	42.9°F (6.1°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1970
Jan 1975–Dec 1979 60-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1905
	43.3°F (6.3°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2021
	Ties: 1912, 1943

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings