Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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California River Basin
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1978
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1978 1-Month |
39.2°F (4.0°C) | 43.1°F (6.2°C) |
-3.9°F (-2.2°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1932, 1990 |
| 120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1958 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1978 2-Month |
43.1°F (6.2°C) | 46.3°F (7.9°C) |
-3.2°F (-1.7°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1994 |
| 123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1995 | ||||
| Ties: 1931 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1978 3-Month |
50.0°F (10.0°C) | 50.8°F (10.4°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 37th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1916 |
| 90th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1995 | ||||
| Ties: 1938, 1970 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1978 4-Month |
54.1°F (12.3°C) | 55.1°F (12.8°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1916 |
| 103rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1941 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 1978 5-Month |
58.1°F (14.5°C) | 58.9°F (14.9°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1916 |
| 93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1907 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1978 6-Month |
60.9°F (16.1°C) | 61.5°F (16.4°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1916 |
| 95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1923 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1978 7-Month |
62.0°F (16.7°C) | 62.4°F (16.9°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1916 |
| 94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2020 | ||||
|
May–Dec 1978 8-Month |
61.9°F (16.6°C) | 62.2°F (16.8°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1916 |
| 91st Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1903, 1947, 1964, 1968 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1978 9-Month |
60.8°F (16.0°C) | 61.4°F (16.3°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1916 |
| 94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2014, 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1896, 1903, 1918, 1964 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1978 10-Month |
59.9°F (15.5°C) | 60.0°F (15.6°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1912 |
| 82nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2014 | ||||
| Ties: 1914, 1938, 1942, 1952, 1954, 1968, 1976 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1978 11-Month |
58.7°F (14.8°C) | 58.7°F (14.8°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1911 |
| 72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2014 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1985 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1978 12-Month |
57.6°F (14.2°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1911 |
| 54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2014 | ||||
| Ties: 1947, 1954, 1968, 1974, 1983, 1993 | ||||||
|
Jul 1977–Dec 1978 18-Month |
59.4°F (15.2°C) | 58.8°F (14.9°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1912 |
| 35th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1936, 1939, 1970, 1986, 2010 | ||||||
|
Jan 1977–Dec 1978 24-Month |
57.8°F (14.3°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1912 |
| 46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1927, 1939, 1982, 1985, 1994 | ||||||
|
Jan 1976–Dec 1978 36-Month |
57.7°F (14.3°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1913 |
| 49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1926, 1938, 1942, 1962, 1968, 1983, 1985 | ||||||
|
Jan 1975–Dec 1978 48-Month |
57.3°F (14.1°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1912, 1914 |
| 71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1953, 1958, 1971, 1977 | ||||||
|
Jan 1974–Dec 1978 60-Month |
57.4°F (14.1°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1912 |
| 68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1931, 1932, 1944, 1954, 1964, 1979 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on February 25, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/