Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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New England 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 |
22.1°F (-5.5°C) | 21.6°F (-5.8°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 57th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1989 |
| 70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1974 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1897, 1930, 1991 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 1978 2-Month |
27.8°F (-2.3°C) | 28.0°F (-2.2°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
| 71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1986 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1978 3-Month |
33.3°F (0.7°C) | 34.0°F (1.1°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1904, 1917 |
| 87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1908, 1988 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1978 4-Month |
38.2°F (3.4°C) | 39.6°F (4.2°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1904, 1917 |
| 108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1924, 1940 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 1978 5-Month |
43.7°F (6.5°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1904 |
| 95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1934, 1955, 1963 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1978 6-Month |
47.4°F (8.6°C) | 48.2°F (9.0°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 29th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1904 |
| 98th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1895, 1965 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1978 7-Month |
49.5°F (9.7°C) | 50.1°F (10.1°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.4°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1904 |
| 96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1909, 1922, 1956, 1992 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1978 8-Month |
50.1°F (10.1°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.1°C) | 42nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
| 85th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1912, 1915, 1918, 1968, 1985 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1978 9-Month |
48.8°F (9.3°C) | 49.3°F (9.6°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
| 95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1916, 1928, 1939, 1967, 1997 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1978 10-Month |
46.4°F (8.0°C) | 47.1°F (8.4°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1917 |
| 101st Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2010 | ||||
| Ties: 1902, 1912, 1980, 1992 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1978 11-Month |
43.5°F (6.4°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1917 |
| 108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2010, 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1933, 1943, 1989 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1978 12-Month |
41.2°F (5.1°C) | 42.2°F (5.7°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.6°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1904 |
| 110th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1916, 1920, 1935 | ||||||
|
Jul 1977–Dec 1978 18-Month |
43.6°F (6.4°C) | 44.2°F (6.8°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.4°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1904 |
| 101st Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1927, 1977 | ||||||
|
Jan 1977–Dec 1978 24-Month |
41.9°F (5.5°C) | 42.2°F (5.7°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 37th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1905 |
| 89th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1999, 2011, 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1898, 1911, 1943, 1962, 1964 | ||||||
|
Jan 1976–Dec 1978 36-Month |
41.8°F (5.4°C) | 42.2°F (5.7°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.3°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1905, 1906 |
| 94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 1910, 1963, 1965 | ||||||
|
Jan 1975–Dec 1978 48-Month |
42.1°F (5.6°C) | 42.1°F (5.6°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1907 |
| 79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1930, 1963 | ||||||
|
Jan 1974–Dec 1978 60-Month |
42.1°F (5.6°C) | 42.2°F (5.7°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1907 |
| 79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2013, 2014 | ||||
| Ties: 1938, 1940, 1964, 1980 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 4, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/