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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	31.6°F (-0.2°C)	34.3°F (1.3°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1909
	31.6°F (-0.2°C)	34.3°F (1.3°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 2009
Nov–Dec 1978 2-Month	37.6°F (3.1°C)	38.2°F (3.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1911
	37.6°F (3.1°C)	38.2°F (3.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1904, 1935
Oct–Dec 1978 3-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1911
	43.6°F (6.4°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017, 2021
	Ties: 1897, 1975, 2018
Sep–Dec 1978 4-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1912
	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1902, 1903, 1948, 1985, 1989, 2000, 2006
Aug–Dec 1978 5-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1912
	52.9°F (11.6°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1935, 1936, 1943, 1944, 1953, 1970, 1979, 2004, 2006
Jul–Dec 1978 6-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1912, 1976
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1947, 1953, 1985, 1997, 2006
Jun–Dec 1978 7-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1912
	58.5°F (14.7°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1899, 1926, 1948, 1959, 1965, 2009
May–Dec 1978 8-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1912
	58.6°F (14.8°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1897, 1899, 1902, 1945, 1965, 1983, 1985, 1997
Apr–Dec 1978 9-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1912
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1902, 1936, 1943, 1959, 1999
Mar–Dec 1978 10-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	56.3°F (13.5°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1912
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	56.3°F (13.5°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2020
	Ties: 1940, 1966, 1990
Feb–Dec 1978 11-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1912
	55.0°F (12.8°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
	Ties: 1901, 1904, 1940
Jan–Dec 1978 12-Month	53.2°F (11.8°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1912
	53.2°F (11.8°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
	Ties: 1907, 1916, 1922, 1925, 1936, 1958, 1969
Jul 1977–Dec 1978 18-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1913
Jul 1977–Dec 1978 18-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2017
Jan 1977–Dec 1978 24-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1913
	53.5°F (11.9°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
	Ties: 1982, 1998
Jan 1976–Dec 1978 36-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1914
	52.9°F (11.6°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2018
	Ties: 1939, 1948, 1950, 1964, 1979, 1980, 1986
Jan 1975–Dec 1978 48-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1915
	52.5°F (11.4°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2018, 2020
	Ties: 1907, 1909, 1917, 1926, 1944, 1967, 1968
Jan 1974–Dec 1978 60-Month	52.6°F (11.4°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1915, 1916
	52.6°F (11.4°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1905, 1912, 1922, 1923, 1930, 1931, 1944, 1945, 1964, 1970, 1987

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings