Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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Contiguous U.S.
Maximum Temperature Rankings, December 1976
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1976 1-Month |
43.16°F (6.20°C) | 42.76°F (5.98°C) |
0.40°F (0.22°C) | 61st Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1983 |
| 67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2021 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1976 2-Month |
46.88°F (8.27°C) | 47.74°F (8.74°C) |
-0.86°F (-0.47°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 2000 |
| 92nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1999 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1976 3-Month |
52.17°F (11.21°C) | 54.09°F (12.27°C) |
-1.92°F (-1.06°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1972 |
| 118th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1999 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1976 4-Month |
58.43°F (14.68°C) | 60.02°F (15.57°C) |
-1.59°F (-0.89°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1972 |
| 118th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2021 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1976 5-Month |
63.54°F (17.52°C) | 65.05°F (18.36°C) |
-1.51°F (-0.84°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1972 |
| 120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 1976 6-Month |
67.26°F (19.59°C) | 68.65°F (20.36°C) |
-1.39°F (-0.77°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1972 |
| 122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 1976 7-Month |
69.21°F (20.67°C) | 70.46°F (21.37°C) |
-1.25°F (-0.70°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1972 |
| 121st Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2021 | ||||
|
May–Dec 1976 8-Month |
69.59°F (20.88°C) | 70.77°F (21.54°C) |
-1.18°F (-0.66°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1972 |
| 120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2021 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 1976 9-Month |
69.03°F (20.57°C) | 69.96°F (21.09°C) |
-0.93°F (-0.52°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1972 |
| 109th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1967 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1976 10-Month |
67.57°F (19.76°C) | 68.27°F (20.15°C) |
-0.70°F (-0.39°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1912 |
| 103rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1974 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 1976 11-Month |
66.12°F (18.96°C) | 66.14°F (18.97°C) |
-0.02°F (-0.01°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1912 |
| 60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1974 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1966 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1976 12-Month |
64.07°F (17.82°C) | 64.00°F (17.78°C) |
0.07°F (0.04°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1912 |
| 59th Warmest | Warmest since: 1974 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul 1975–Dec 1976 18-Month |
65.63°F (18.68°C) | 65.56°F (18.64°C) |
0.07°F (0.04°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1912 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1974 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1911 | ||||||
|
Jan 1975–Dec 1976 24-Month |
63.65°F (17.58°C) | 64.00°F (17.78°C) |
-0.35°F (-0.20°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1913 |
| 89th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jan 1974–Dec 1976 36-Month |
63.87°F (17.71°C) | 63.98°F (17.77°C) |
-0.11°F (-0.06°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1905 |
| 76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1993, 1994 | ||||||
|
Jan 1973–Dec 1976 48-Month |
63.86°F (17.70°C) | 63.97°F (17.76°C) |
-0.11°F (-0.06°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1906 |
| 76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1966 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jan 1972–Dec 1976 60-Month |
63.70°F (17.61°C) | 63.96°F (17.76°C) |
-0.26°F (-0.15°C) | 35th Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1907 |
| 89th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2016 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 19, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/