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December 1978 Average Temperature Anomalies Rankings

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Period	Anomaly (1901-2000)	Rank (1850-2025)	Coolest/Warmest Since	Record
December 1978 1-Month	0.12°C (0.22°F)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1916
December 1978 1-Month	0.12°C (0.22°F)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2023
Nov–Dec 1978 2-Month	0.15°C (0.27°F)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1916
Nov–Dec 1978 2-Month	0.15°C (0.27°F)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2023
Oct–Dec 1978 3-Month	0.12°C (0.22°F)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1916
	0.12°C (0.22°F)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2023
	Ties: 1977
Sep–Dec 1978 4-Month	0.11°C (0.20°F)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1903, 1916
	0.11°C (0.20°F)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2023
	Ties: 1951
Aug–Dec 1978 5-Month	0.08°C (0.14°F)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1903
	0.08°C (0.14°F)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2023
	Ties: 1937
Jul–Dec 1978 6-Month	0.08°C (0.14°F)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1903
Jul–Dec 1978 6-Month	0.08°C (0.14°F)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2023
Jun–Dec 1978 7-Month	0.07°C (0.13°F)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1903
	0.07°C (0.13°F)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2023
	Ties: 1878
May–Dec 1978 8-Month	0.08°C (0.14°F)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1903, 1908
	0.08°C (0.14°F)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2023
	Ties: 1852, 1939, 1951
Apr–Dec 1978 9-Month	0.09°C (0.16°F)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1908
	0.09°C (0.16°F)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2024
	Ties: 1953
Mar–Dec 1978 10-Month	0.10°C (0.18°F)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1908
	0.10°C (0.18°F)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2024
	Ties: 1972
Feb–Dec 1978 11-Month	0.10°C (0.18°F)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	0.10°C (0.18°F)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2024
	Ties: 1953
Jan–Dec 1978 12-Month	0.11°C (0.20°F)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1904, 1917
	0.11°C (0.20°F)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2024
	Ties: 1877
Jul 1977–Dec 1978 18-Month	0.12°C (0.22°F)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1904
Jul 1977–Dec 1978 18-Month	0.12°C (0.22°F)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2024
Jan 1977–Dec 1978 24-Month	0.15°C (0.27°F)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1909
Jan 1977–Dec 1978 24-Month	0.15°C (0.27°F)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2024
Jan 1976–Dec 1978 36-Month	0.09°C (0.16°F)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1909, 1910, 1911
Jan 1976–Dec 1978 36-Month	0.09°C (0.16°F)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2024
Jan 1975–Dec 1978 48-Month	0.07°C (0.13°F)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1911
Jan 1975–Dec 1978 48-Month	0.07°C (0.13°F)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2024
Jan 1974–Dec 1978 60-Month	0.04°C (0.07°F)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1911, 1912
	0.04°C (0.07°F)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2024
	Ties: 1974

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