Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Arkansas
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1979
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 1979 1-Month |
42.5°F (5.8°C) | 41.5°F (5.3°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1983 |
49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 1984 | ||||
Ties: 1913, 1993, 2016 | ||||||
Nov–Dec 1979 2-Month |
44.8°F (7.1°C) | 45.7°F (7.6°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 2000 |
83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1962, 1986 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 1979 3-Month |
50.8°F (10.4°C) | 51.0°F (10.6°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.2°C) | 54th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1976 |
73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1904, 1987, 1996, 2014 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 1979 4-Month |
55.6°F (13.1°C) | 56.5°F (13.6°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1976 |
97th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1929, 1961, 1992, 1996 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 1979 5-Month |
59.9°F (15.5°C) | 61.0°F (16.1°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1976 |
105th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1981, 1983 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 1979 6-Month |
63.1°F (17.3°C) | 64.3°F (17.9°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.6°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1976 |
113th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1931, 1998 | ||||
Ties: 1895, 1905 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 1979 7-Month |
64.7°F (18.2°C) | 66.0°F (18.9°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1976 |
116th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1998 | ||||
Ties: 1972 | ||||||
May–Dec 1979 8-Month |
65.0°F (18.3°C) | 66.4°F (19.1°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1976 |
116th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1998 | ||||
Ties: 1983 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 1979 9-Month |
64.4°F (18.0°C) | 65.7°F (18.7°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1976 |
116th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1998 | ||||
Ties: 1904, 1967 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 1979 10-Month |
63.2°F (17.3°C) | 64.3°F (17.9°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917, 1976 |
111th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1906, 1912, 1969, 1996 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 1979 11-Month |
60.8°F (16.0°C) | 62.4°F (16.9°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 9th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
118th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1912, 2014 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 1979 12-Month |
58.0°F (14.4°C) | 60.4°F (15.8°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.4°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1979 |
126th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012 | ||||
Jul 1978–Dec 1979 18-Month |
60.4°F (15.8°C) | 61.7°F (16.5°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1968 |
120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1904, 1905, 1917, 1958, 1993 | ||||||
Jan 1978–Dec 1979 24-Month |
58.4°F (14.7°C) | 60.4°F (15.8°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.1°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1979 |
125th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012, 2017 | ||||
Jan 1977–Dec 1979 36-Month |
59.2°F (15.1°C) | 60.4°F (15.8°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1905 |
122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012, 2017, 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1904, 1960, 1968 | ||||||
Jan 1976–Dec 1979 48-Month |
59.1°F (15.1°C) | 60.4°F (15.8°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest since: 1906 | 1905, 1906, 1979 |
123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1905, 1906 | ||||||
Jan 1975–Dec 1979 60-Month |
59.3°F (15.2°C) | 60.4°F (15.8°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1906 | 1906 |
121st Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1905 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 17, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/