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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1985

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Warmest/Coolest
Since		 Record
December 1985
1-Month 		28.81°F
(-1.77°C)		 32.68°F
(0.38°C)		 -3.87°F
(-2.15°C)		 11th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1983
118th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Nov–Dec 1985
2-Month 		34.16°F
(1.20°C)		 37.19°F
(2.88°C)		 -3.03°F
(-1.68°C)		 4th Coolest
Coolest since:
 2000
125th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Oct–Dec 1985
3-Month 		40.87°F
(4.93°C)		 42.83°F
(6.02°C)		 -1.96°F
(-1.09°C)		 11th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1898
118th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Sep–Dec 1985
4-Month 		46.34°F
(7.97°C)		 48.34°F
(9.08°C)		 -2.00°F
(-1.11°C)		 4th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1976
125th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Aug–Dec 1985
5-Month 		51.27°F
(10.71°C)		 53.09°F
(11.72°C)		 -1.82°F
(-1.01°C)		 2nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1976
127th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Jul–Dec 1985
6-Month 		55.07°F
(12.82°C)		 56.51°F
(13.62°C)		 -1.44°F
(-0.80°C)		 6th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1976
123rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Jun–Dec 1985
7-Month 		56.93°F
(13.85°C)		 58.22°F
(14.57°C)		 -1.29°F
(-0.72°C)		 6th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1976
123rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
May–Dec 1985
8-Month 		57.58°F
(14.21°C)		 58.47°F
(14.71°C)		 -0.89°F
(-0.50°C)		 15th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1976
114th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Ties: 1912
Apr–Dec 1985
9-Month 		57.22°F
(14.01°C)		 57.64°F
(14.24°C)		 -0.42°F
(-0.23°C)		 31st Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
98th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Mar–Dec 1985
10-Month 		55.85°F
(13.25°C)		 56.03°F
(13.35°C)		 -0.18°F
(-0.10°C)		 51st Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
78th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Ties: 1913
Feb–Dec 1985
11-Month 		53.57°F
(11.98°C)		 54.01°F
(12.23°C)		 -0.44°F
(-0.25°C)		 37th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
92nd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Ties: 1932
Jan–Dec 1985
12-Month 		51.30°F
(10.72°C)		 52.02°F
(11.12°C)		 -0.72°F
(-0.40°C)		 16th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
113th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Jul 1984–Dec 1985
18-Month 		53.04°F
(11.69°C)		 53.52°F
(11.96°C)		 -0.48°F
(-0.27°C)		 21st Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
107th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012, 2016
Ties: 1975
Jan 1984–Dec 1985
24-Month 		51.64°F
(10.91°C)		 52.02°F
(11.12°C)		 -0.38°F
(-0.21°C)		 30th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
98th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017
Ties: 1915, 1980
Jan 1983–Dec 1985
36-Month 		51.72°F
(10.96°C)		 52.01°F
(11.12°C)		 -0.29°F
(-0.16°C)		 37th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
90th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017
Jan 1982–Dec 1985
48-Month 		51.63°F
(10.91°C)		 52.00°F
(11.11°C)		 -0.37°F
(-0.20°C)		 24th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
102nd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2018
Jan 1981–Dec 1985
60-Month 		51.93°F
(11.07°C)		 51.99°F
(11.11°C)		 -0.06°F
(-0.04°C)		 53rd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1920
72nd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2019, 2020

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