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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	35.5°F (1.9°C)	33.0°F (0.6°C)	2.5°F (1.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1989
	35.5°F (1.9°C)	33.0°F (0.6°C)	2.5°F (1.3°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2015
	Ties: 1946, 1959, 2003
Nov–Dec 1978 2-Month	40.4°F (4.7°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1917
	40.4°F (4.7°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
	Ties: 1927, 2014
Oct–Dec 1978 3-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1917
Oct–Dec 1978 3-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
Sep–Dec 1978 4-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2015
	Ties: 1997
Aug–Dec 1978 5-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	53.3°F (11.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1917
	54.2°F (12.3°C)	53.3°F (11.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
	Ties: 1920, 1957
Jul–Dec 1978 6-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	56.7°F (13.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	56.7°F (13.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2015
	Ties: 1936, 1938, 1952, 1956, 1974, 1980, 1986
Jun–Dec 1978 7-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	58.7°F (14.8°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2015
	Ties: 1934, 1954
May–Dec 1978 8-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	58.6°F (14.8°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2015
	Ties: 1912, 1922, 1938, 1942, 1951, 1966
Apr–Dec 1978 9-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1911, 1912, 1947
Mar–Dec 1978 10-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	55.4°F (13.0°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2011
	Ties: 1902, 1906, 1911, 1919, 1923, 1963
Feb–Dec 1978 11-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	53.4°F (11.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
	52.4°F (11.3°C)	53.4°F (11.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1899
Jan–Dec 1978 12-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	51.5°F (10.8°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1904
	50.2°F (10.1°C)	51.5°F (10.8°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1962
Jul 1977–Dec 1978 18-Month	52.6°F (11.4°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1904
	52.6°F (11.4°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
	Ties: 1908, 1936, 1943, 1967
Jan 1977–Dec 1978 24-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1905
	51.0°F (10.6°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1899, 1919, 1923, 1964
Jan 1976–Dec 1978 36-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1905
Jan 1976–Dec 1978 36-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
Jan 1975–Dec 1978 48-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1907
	51.5°F (10.8°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021, 2022
	Ties: 1922, 1958, 1971, 1982
Jan 1974–Dec 1978 60-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1907
	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2020, 2021, 2022
	Ties: 1931, 1946, 1948, 1958, 1960, 1961

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings