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Tennessee

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	39.9°F (4.4°C)	39.2°F (4.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1963
	39.9°F (4.4°C)	39.2°F (4.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2015
	Ties: 1895
Nov–Dec 1979 2-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1950, 1976
	43.7°F (6.5°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
	Ties: 1919, 1977
Oct–Dec 1979 3-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1917
	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1931
	Ties: 1957
Sep–Dec 1979 4-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
	53.4°F (11.9°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1931
	Ties: 1904, 1924
Aug–Dec 1979 5-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	58.3°F (14.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	58.3°F (14.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1931
	Ties: 1907, 1932, 1960
Jul–Dec 1979 6-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
	60.6°F (15.9°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1931
	Ties: 1904, 1929, 1945, 1968, 1995, 1996, 2009
Jun–Dec 1979 7-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	63.2°F (17.3°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
	62.2°F (16.8°C)	63.2°F (17.3°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1931
	Ties: 1962, 1995
May–Dec 1979 8-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.7°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
	62.5°F (16.9°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.7°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1931, 2016
	Ties: 1907, 1969
Apr–Dec 1979 9-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	62.9°F (17.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
Apr–Dec 1979 9-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	62.9°F (17.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015, 2016
Mar–Dec 1979 10-Month	60.7°F (15.9°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	60.7°F (15.9°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2016
	Ties: 1920, 1928, 1968, 1972, 1993
Feb–Dec 1979 11-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	58.3°F (14.6°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2016
	Ties: 1924, 1967
Jan–Dec 1979 12-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	55.8°F (13.2°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1921
	Ties: 1960
Jul 1978–Dec 1979 18-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1968
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1910, 1961, 1989, 1997
Jan 1978–Dec 1979 24-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1979
Jan 1978–Dec 1979 24-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2017
Jan 1977–Dec 1979 36-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1968, 1969, 1978
	56.4°F (13.6°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017, 2018
	Ties: 1960, 1970, 1980
Jan 1976–Dec 1979 48-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1979
Jan 1976–Dec 1979 48-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2019
Jan 1975–Dec 1979 60-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1970, 1980
Jan 1975–Dec 1979 60-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings