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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1977

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1977 1-Month	35.4°F (1.9°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	35.4°F (1.9°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1966, 1993
Nov–Dec 1977 2-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	41.7°F (5.4°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1934, 1959, 2017
Oct–Dec 1977 3-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	45.5°F (7.5°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1916, 1993
Sep–Dec 1977 4-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	51.5°F (10.8°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	1931
	Ties: 1895, 1918
Aug–Dec 1977 5-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	1931, 2015
	Ties: 1918, 1932, 1939, 1965
Jul–Dec 1977 6-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	59.6°F (15.3°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	1931
	Ties: 1902, 1919, 1982, 1993
Jun–Dec 1977 7-Month	60.9°F (16.1°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	60.9°F (16.1°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1912, 1913, 1980, 2014
May–Dec 1977 8-Month	61.5°F (16.4°C)	60.9°F (16.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	61.5°F (16.4°C)	60.9°F (16.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
	Ties: 1919, 1922, 1978
Apr–Dec 1977 9-Month	61.0°F (16.1°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	61.0°F (16.1°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1911, 1957, 1987
Mar–Dec 1977 10-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	59.9°F (15.5°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2015
	Ties: 1985, 2002, 2006
Feb–Dec 1977 11-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	56.6°F (13.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	56.6°F (13.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2019
	Ties: 1922, 1939, 1986, 1994
Jan–Dec 1977 12-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	54.8°F (12.7°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2012
	Ties: 1908, 1950, 1970
Jul 1976–Dec 1977 18-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1904
	55.0°F (12.8°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1905
Jan 1976–Dec 1977 24-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1904, 1905, 1918
	54.3°F (12.4°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2020
	Ties: 1896, 1941, 1958, 1997
Jan 1975–Dec 1977 36-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1905, 1968
	54.7°F (12.6°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2021
	Ties: 1901, 1914, 1929, 1936, 1984
Jan 1974–Dec 1977 48-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1969
	54.8°F (12.7°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2020
	Ties: 1898, 1989, 1996
Jan 1973–Dec 1977 60-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1905, 1969
	55.0°F (12.8°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1901, 1937, 1941, 1943, 1986, 1988

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