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Rochester, Minnesota
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1978
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Period | Value | 1981-2010 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 1978 1-Month |
11.9°F (-11.2°C) | 18.6°F (-7.4°C) |
-6.7°F (-3.8°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1983 |
90th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2015 | ||||
Nov–Dec 1978 2-Month |
20.1°F (-6.6°C) | 25.6°F (-3.6°C) |
-5.5°F (-3.0°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1985 |
94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2001 | ||||
Oct–Dec 1978 3-Month |
28.5°F (-1.9°C) | 32.8°F (0.4°C) |
-4.3°F (-2.3°C) | 9th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1985 |
96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1989 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 1978 4-Month |
37.2°F (2.9°C) | 39.6°F (4.2°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.3°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1985 |
84th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1931 | ||||
Aug–Dec 1978 5-Month |
43.4°F (6.3°C) | 45.3°F (7.4°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.1°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1985 |
88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1932, 1983, 1991, 1992 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 1978 6-Month |
47.5°F (8.6°C) | 49.4°F (9.7°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.1°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1985 |
89th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1931 | ||||
Jun–Dec 1978 7-Month |
50.1°F (10.1°C) | 51.9°F (11.1°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1985 |
89th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1993 | ||||||
May–Dec 1978 8-Month |
51.0°F (10.6°C) | 52.6°F (11.4°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.8°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
84th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1969, 1983 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 1978 9-Month |
50.2°F (10.1°C) | 51.7°F (10.9°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
84th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1968 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 1978 10-Month |
48.0°F (8.9°C) | 49.8°F (9.9°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
86th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1919, 1932, 1943, 1958, 1960, 1983 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 1978 11-Month |
44.3°F (6.8°C) | 47.0°F (8.3°C) |
-2.7°F (-1.5°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1917 |
95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1945 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 1978 12-Month |
40.8°F (4.9°C) | 44.2°F (6.8°C) |
-3.4°F (-1.9°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1917 |
97th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Jul 1977–Dec 1978 18-Month |
43.2°F (6.2°C) | 45.9°F (7.7°C) |
-2.7°F (-1.5°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1951 |
97th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1979 | ||||||
Jan 1977–Dec 1978 24-Month |
42.4°F (5.8°C) | 44.2°F (6.8°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1951 |
85th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1969, 1996, 2014 | ||||||
Jan 1976–Dec 1978 36-Month |
42.6°F (5.9°C) | 44.2°F (6.8°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1974 | 1952 |
81st Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1945, 1962, 1973, 1974 | ||||||
Jan 1975–Dec 1978 48-Month |
42.7°F (5.9°C) | 44.1°F (6.7°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1968, 1972 |
74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2001 | ||||
Ties: 1962, 1963, 1965, 1974, 1975 | ||||||
Jan 1974–Dec 1978 60-Month |
42.7°F (5.9°C) | 44.1°F (6.7°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1974 | 1969 |
73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2002 | ||||
Ties: 1962, 1981, 1997 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 18, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/