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Please note, global and hemispheric temperature anomalies are with respect to the 1901-2000 average. Coordinate temperature anomalies are with respect to the 1991-2020 average. All other regional temperature anomalies are with respect to the 1910-2000 average. Monthly precipitation data are not available until a few days after temperature data are released.

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December 1976 Average Temperature Anomalies Rankings

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PeriodAnomaly
(1901-2000)
Rank
(1850-2025)
Coolest/Warmest
Since		Record
December 1976
1-Month
0.16°C
(0.29°F)
121st Coolest
Coolest since:
1916
55th Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Ties: 1859
Nov–Dec 1976
2-Month
0.06°C
(0.11°F)
114th Coolest
Coolest since:
1916
62nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Ties: 1852, 1854, 1859, 1888, 1945, 1960
Oct–Dec 1976
3-Month
-0.03°C
(-0.05°F)
90th Coolest
Coolest since:
1916
86th Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Ties: 1855, 1925, 1947, 1954, 1961
Sep–Dec 1976
4-Month
-0.02°C
(-0.04°F)
94th Coolest
Coolest since:
1903, 1916
82nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Ties: 1859, 1878, 1900
Aug–Dec 1976
5-Month
-0.02°C
(-0.04°F)
94th Coolest
Coolest since:
1903
82nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Ties: 1865, 1930, 1934, 1965
Jul–Dec 1976
6-Month
-0.02°C
(-0.04°F)
94th Coolest
Coolest since:
1903
82nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Ties: 1865, 1936, 1974
Jun–Dec 1976
7-Month
-0.03°C
(-0.05°F)
92nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1903
84th Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Ties: 1859, 1947
May–Dec 1976
8-Month
-0.05°C
(-0.09°F)
82nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1903, 1908
94th Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Ties: 1855, 1865, 1936, 1965, 1968
Apr–Dec 1976
9-Month
-0.04°C
(-0.07°F)
93rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1908
83rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Ties: 1853, 1931, 1971
Mar–Dec 1976
10-Month
-0.05°C
(-0.09°F)
90th Coolest
Coolest since:
1908
86th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Ties: 1851, 1853, 1971
Feb–Dec 1976
11-Month
-0.06°C
(-0.11°F)
86th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
90th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Ties: 1946, 1971
Jan–Dec 1976
12-Month
-0.05°C
(-0.09°F)
92nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1904, 1917
84th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Ties: 1851, 1931, 1974
Jul 1975–Dec 1976
18-Month
-0.06°C
(-0.11°F)
83rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1904
92nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Ties: 1851, 1859, 1948
Jan 1975–Dec 1976
24-Month
-0.02°C
(-0.04°F)
99th Coolest
Coolest since:
1909
76th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Ties: 1947, 1968, 1975
Jan 1974–Dec 1976
36-Month
-0.03°C
(-0.05°F)
98th Coolest
Coolest since:
1909, 1910, 1911
76th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Ties: 1967, 1968
Jan 1973–Dec 1976
48-Month
0.03°C
(0.05°F)
109th Coolest
Coolest since:
1911
64th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Jan 1972–Dec 1976
60-Month
0.03°C
(0.05°F)
110th Coolest
Coolest since:
1911, 1912
62nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Ties: 1975

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