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Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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North Dakota

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1978

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1978 1-Month	6.9°F (-13.9°C)	12.7°F (-10.7°C)	-5.8°F (-3.2°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1927
				108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1939
Nov–Dec 1978 2-Month	14.0°F (-10.0°C)	19.5°F (-6.9°C)	-5.5°F (-3.1°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1927
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1999
Oct–Dec 1978 3-Month	24.5°F (-4.2°C)	27.7°F (-2.4°C)	-3.2°F (-1.8°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1919
				106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1999
Sep–Dec 1978 4-Month	33.7°F (0.9°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1896
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
	Ties: 2013
Aug–Dec 1978 5-Month	40.4°F (4.7°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1896
				94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1942, 1966, 1968
Jul–Dec 1978 6-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1896
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2015
	Ties: 1910, 1968, 1995
Jun–Dec 1978 7-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1985
				94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2021
	Ties: 1958
May–Dec 1978 8-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1927
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1932, 1958, 1967
Apr–Dec 1978 9-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1927
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1987
	Ties: 1971, 1975, 1979
Mar–Dec 1978 10-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1951
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1956, 1969
Feb–Dec 1978 11-Month	41.9°F (5.5°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1951
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1987
	Ties: 1947, 1967, 1982
Jan–Dec 1978 12-Month	38.1°F (3.4°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1950
				104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1987
	Ties: 1936, 1966
Jul 1977–Dec 1978 18-Month	40.1°F (4.5°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1951
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2016
	Ties: 1972
Jan 1977–Dec 1978 24-Month	39.6°F (4.2°C)	39.7°F (4.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1951
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2016
	Ties: 1914, 1957, 1985
Jan 1976–Dec 1978 36-Month	40.2°F (4.6°C)	39.7°F (4.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1951
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
	Ties: 1962, 1976
Jan 1975–Dec 1978 48-Month	40.0°F (4.4°C)	39.7°F (4.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1899
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1990, 2001, 2018
	Ties: 1962, 1998
Jan 1974–Dec 1978 60-Month	40.0°F (4.4°C)	39.7°F (4.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1899
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1991
	Ties: 1936, 1945, 1965, 1976, 1986, 1998

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 1, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/