Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Kentucky
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1978
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1978 1-Month |
37.4°F (3.0°C) | 36.2°F (2.3°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1989 |
| 50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1920, 2013 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 1978 2-Month |
43.1°F (6.2°C) | 40.8°F (4.9°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 96th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1917 |
| 30th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 2012 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1978 3-Month |
46.7°F (8.2°C) | 46.2°F (7.9°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1917 |
| 51st Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1896, 1911, 1920, 1942, 1986 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1978 4-Month |
52.8°F (11.6°C) | 51.8°F (11.0°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 88th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1976 |
| 38th Warmest | Warmest since: 1973 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1906, 1940, 1965, 1985, 1986, 1991 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 1978 5-Month |
57.2°F (14.0°C) | 56.4°F (13.6°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1976 |
| 46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1973 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1927, 1991 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1978 6-Month |
60.3°F (15.7°C) | 59.7°F (15.4°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1976 |
| 49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1973 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1959, 2006 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1978 7-Month |
62.1°F (16.7°C) | 61.5°F (16.4°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1976 |
| 48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1973 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1947, 1970 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1978 8-Month |
62.1°F (16.7°C) | 61.9°F (16.6°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1976 |
| 71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1932, 1940, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1957, 1964, 1977, 1994 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1978 9-Month |
61.5°F (16.4°C) | 61.1°F (16.2°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1976 |
| 67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1905, 1973, 1984 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1978 10-Month |
59.5°F (15.3°C) | 59.6°F (15.3°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 52nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
| 74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1921 | ||||
| Ties: 1914, 1984 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1978 11-Month |
56.2°F (13.4°C) | 57.5°F (14.2°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.8°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
| 112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1921 | ||||
| Ties: 1966, 1968 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1978 12-Month |
53.4°F (11.9°C) | 55.5°F (13.1°C) |
-2.1°F (-1.2°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
| 122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1921 | ||||
| Ties: 1979 | ||||||
|
Jul 1977–Dec 1978 18-Month |
55.5°F (13.1°C) | 56.9°F (13.8°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.7°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 118th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1976 | ||||||
|
Jan 1977–Dec 1978 24-Month |
54.1°F (12.3°C) | 55.5°F (13.1°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1979 |
| 120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1922 | ||||
| Ties: 1918, 1961, 1967, 1977 | ||||||
|
Jan 1976–Dec 1978 36-Month |
53.8°F (12.1°C) | 55.5°F (13.1°C) |
-1.7°F (-1.0°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1978, 1980 |
| 123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1980 | ||||||
|
Jan 1975–Dec 1978 48-Month |
54.3°F (12.4°C) | 55.5°F (13.1°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1979 |
| 116th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1970 | ||||||
|
Jan 1974–Dec 1978 60-Month |
54.5°F (12.5°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 9th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1980 |
| 113th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1963 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2020, retrieved on January 28, 2020 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/