Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Maryland
Minimum 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 |
27.8°F (-2.3°C) | 26.7°F (-2.9°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1989 |
| 57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1974 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1912 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 1978 2-Month |
32.6°F (0.3°C) | 30.8°F (-0.7°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 90th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1917 |
| 37th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1920, 1970, 2008, 2014 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1978 3-Month |
35.7°F (2.1°C) | 35.5°F (1.9°C) |
0.2°F (0.2°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
| 67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2015 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1978 4-Month |
40.9°F (4.9°C) | 40.7°F (4.8°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
| 71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1919, 1942 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 1978 5-Month |
46.1°F (7.8°C) | 45.2°F (7.3°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
| 44th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1949 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1978 6-Month |
48.9°F (9.4°C) | 48.4°F (9.1°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
| 55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1972 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1978 7-Month |
50.4°F (10.2°C) | 50.0°F (10.0°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
| 60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2015, 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1928 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1978 8-Month |
50.4°F (10.2°C) | 50.1°F (10.1°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 66th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
| 61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1933, 1957 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1978 9-Month |
49.2°F (9.6°C) | 49.0°F (9.4°C) |
0.2°F (0.2°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1956 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1978 10-Month |
47.3°F (8.5°C) | 47.4°F (8.6°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 46th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
| 81st Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1956, 1974 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1978 11-Month |
44.4°F (6.9°C) | 45.3°F (7.4°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
| 108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012, 2018, 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1905, 1940, 1976 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1978 12-Month |
42.4°F (5.8°C) | 43.5°F (6.4°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1904 |
| 113th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1912, 1966 | ||||||
|
Jul 1977–Dec 1978 18-Month |
44.8°F (7.1°C) | 45.2°F (7.3°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1904 |
| 92nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2012, 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1912, 1936, 1943, 1947, 1981 | ||||||
|
Jan 1977–Dec 1978 24-Month |
43.0°F (6.1°C) | 43.5°F (6.4°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1905 |
| 102nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1935, 1936, 1961, 1969, 1977 | ||||||
|
Jan 1976–Dec 1978 36-Month |
42.8°F (6.0°C) | 43.5°F (6.4°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1905 |
| 108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1903, 1907, 1962 | ||||||
|
Jan 1975–Dec 1978 48-Month |
43.3°F (6.3°C) | 43.5°F (6.4°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1905 |
| 88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1898, 1912, 1936 | ||||||
|
Jan 1974–Dec 1978 60-Month |
43.4°F (6.3°C) | 43.5°F (6.4°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 39th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1905 |
| 84th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1914, 1915, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1947, 1961, 1972, 1983 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 17, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/