Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Arkansas
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1978
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 1978 1-Month |
41.1°F (5.1°C) | 41.5°F (5.3°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 54th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1983 |
73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1984 | ||||
Nov–Dec 1978 2-Month |
47.1°F (8.4°C) | 45.7°F (7.6°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 2000 |
40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1973 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1906 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 1978 3-Month |
51.4°F (10.8°C) | 51.1°F (10.6°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1976 |
55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1962 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 1978 4-Month |
57.2°F (14.0°C) | 56.5°F (13.6°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1976 |
38th Warmest | Warmest since: 1973 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1896, 1908, 1913, 1923, 1942 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 1978 5-Month |
61.7°F (16.5°C) | 61.1°F (16.2°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 84th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1976 |
43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1973 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1918, 2006 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 1978 6-Month |
65.2°F (18.4°C) | 64.3°F (17.9°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 95th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1976 |
32nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1973 | 1931, 1998 | ||||
Ties: 1897, 1899, 1913 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 1978 7-Month |
66.8°F (19.3°C) | 66.0°F (18.9°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 90th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1976 |
37th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1998 | ||||
Ties: 1899, 1918, 1925, 2019 | ||||||
May–Dec 1978 8-Month |
67.0°F (19.4°C) | 66.4°F (19.1°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 90th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1976 |
37th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1998 | ||||
Ties: 1927, 1987, 2006 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 1978 9-Month |
66.5°F (19.2°C) | 65.7°F (18.7°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1976 |
34th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1998 | ||||
Ties: 2018, 2019 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 1978 10-Month |
64.6°F (18.1°C) | 64.3°F (17.9°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917, 1976 |
50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1902, 1909, 1919, 1930, 1948, 1955, 2003, 2020 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 1978 11-Month |
61.6°F (16.4°C) | 62.4°F (16.9°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.5°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
100th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1929, 1992, 1997 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 1978 12-Month |
58.9°F (14.9°C) | 60.4°F (15.8°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.9°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1979 |
116th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1895, 1960, 1983 | ||||||
Jul 1977–Dec 1978 18-Month |
60.9°F (16.1°C) | 61.7°F (16.5°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 23rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1968 |
103rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1974 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1899 | ||||||
Jan 1977–Dec 1978 24-Month |
59.8°F (15.4°C) | 60.4°F (15.8°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.4°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1979 |
100th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012, 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1977, 1994 | ||||||
Jan 1976–Dec 1978 36-Month |
59.5°F (15.3°C) | 60.4°F (15.8°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1905 |
113th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012, 2017, 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1903 | ||||||
Jan 1975–Dec 1978 48-Month |
59.6°F (15.3°C) | 60.4°F (15.8°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.5°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1905, 1906, 1979 |
114th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1960, 1962, 1971 | ||||||
Jan 1974–Dec 1978 60-Month |
59.7°F (15.4°C) | 60.4°F (15.8°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1906 |
110th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1963, 1972, 1981 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 22, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/