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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	22.0°F (-5.6°C)	23.3°F (-4.8°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1989
	22.0°F (-5.6°C)	23.3°F (-4.8°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
	Ties: 1915, 1951
Nov–Dec 1978 2-Month	28.8°F (-1.8°C)	28.9°F (-1.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
	28.8°F (-1.8°C)	28.9°F (-1.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2015
	Ties: 1963
Oct–Dec 1978 3-Month	34.6°F (1.4°C)	35.1°F (1.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1976
	34.6°F (1.4°C)	35.1°F (1.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2015
	Ties: 1944, 1977, 1996
Sep–Dec 1978 4-Month	41.2°F (5.1°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1917
	41.2°F (5.1°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1905, 1928, 2014
Aug–Dec 1978 5-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1917
	46.3°F (7.9°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
	Ties: 1944, 1954, 1955, 1991
Jul–Dec 1978 6-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1917
	49.6°F (9.8°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	1931
	Ties: 1957, 1965, 1986
Jun–Dec 1978 7-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1917
	51.4°F (10.8°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	1931
	Ties: 1901, 1911, 1919, 1964, 1965, 1974, 1996
May–Dec 1978 8-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2015, 2021
	Ties: 1956, 1986, 1995
Apr–Dec 1978 9-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	50.7°F (10.4°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1998, 2021
	Ties: 1901, 1962, 1965, 1981, 2014
Mar–Dec 1978 10-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1914, 1956, 1969, 1997
Feb–Dec 1978 11-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	44.9°F (7.2°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1901, 1909, 1928, 1936, 1943, 1958
Jan–Dec 1978 12-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	42.4°F (5.8°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1903, 1920, 1936, 1940, 1943, 1979
Jul 1977–Dec 1978 18-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1904
	44.7°F (7.1°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1896, 1936, 1977
Jan 1977–Dec 1978 24-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	43.2°F (6.2°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1999
	Ties: 1901, 1920, 1943
Jan 1976–Dec 1978 36-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1918
	43.0°F (6.1°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1908, 1913, 1920, 1967
Jan 1975–Dec 1978 48-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1907, 1917, 1918, 1926
	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2001
	Ties: 1938, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1967, 1970
Jan 1974–Dec 1978 60-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1907
	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2002
	Ties: 1925, 1936, 1938, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1983, 1996

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 26, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings