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Average 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	20.8°F (-6.2°C)	12.9°F (-10.6°C)	7.9°F (4.4°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1983
December 1979 1-Month	20.8°F (-6.2°C)	12.9°F (-10.6°C)	7.9°F (4.4°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2015
Nov–Dec 1979 2-Month	24.1°F (-4.4°C)	20.4°F (-6.4°C)	3.7°F (2.0°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1985
Nov–Dec 1979 2-Month	24.1°F (-4.4°C)	20.4°F (-6.4°C)	3.7°F (2.0°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2001
Oct–Dec 1979 3-Month	30.3°F (-0.9°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1919
	30.3°F (-0.9°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
	Ties: 1922, 1981, 2012
Sep–Dec 1979 4-Month	37.5°F (3.1°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1985
	37.5°F (3.1°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2015
	Ties: 1912, 1940, 2022
Aug–Dec 1979 5-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1985
	42.8°F (6.0°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2015
	Ties: 1952, 1969, 1981
Jul–Dec 1979 6-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1985
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
	Ties: 1952
Jun–Dec 1979 7-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1985
	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	1931, 2021
	Ties: 1918, 1943, 1959, 1971, 1984, 2014, 2019
May–Dec 1979 8-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	49.4°F (9.7°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2021
	Ties: 1912, 1947, 1964, 1965
Apr–Dec 1979 9-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015, 2021
	Ties: 1905, 1983, 2000, 2008
Mar–Dec 1979 10-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917, 1950
	45.5°F (7.5°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2021
	Ties: 1899, 2008
Feb–Dec 1979 11-Month	41.6°F (5.3°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	41.6°F (5.3°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1987
	Ties: 1909, 1936, 1967
Jan–Dec 1979 12-Month	37.8°F (3.2°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
Jan–Dec 1979 12-Month	37.8°F (3.2°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1987
Jul 1978–Dec 1979 18-Month	40.5°F (4.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	40.5°F (4.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2012
	Ties: 1972
Jan 1978–Dec 1979 24-Month	38.4°F (3.6°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1917
	38.4°F (3.6°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1999
	Ties: 1966
Jan 1977–Dec 1979 36-Month	39.3°F (4.1°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917, 1918
	39.3°F (4.1°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2017
	Ties: 1914, 1925, 1928, 1938
Jan 1976–Dec 1979 48-Month	39.6°F (4.2°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1919
	39.6°F (4.2°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2001
	Ties: 1913
Jan 1975–Dec 1979 60-Month	39.7°F (4.3°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1907, 1920
	39.7°F (4.3°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2002
	Ties: 1914, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1966, 1996, 1997

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on April 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings