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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1986

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean
AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)
Warmest/Coolest
Since
Record
December 1986
1-Month
34.43°F
(1.35°C)
32.68°F
(0.38°C)
1.75°F
(0.97°C)
88th Coolest
Coolest since:
1983
41st Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Nov–Dec 1986
2-Month
37.92°F
(3.29°C)
37.19°F
(2.88°C)
0.73°F
(0.41°C)
77th Coolest
Coolest since:
2000
52nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Ties: 1908
Oct–Dec 1986
3-Month
43.28°F
(6.27°C)
42.83°F
(6.02°C)
0.45°F
(0.25°C)
72nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1898
57th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Sep–Dec 1986
4-Month
48.39°F
(9.11°C)
48.34°F
(9.08°C)
0.05°F
(0.03°C)
60th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
69th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Aug–Dec 1986
5-Month
53.05°F
(11.69°C)
53.09°F
(11.72°C)
-0.04°F
(-0.03°C)
56th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
73rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Jul–Dec 1986
6-Month
56.46°F
(13.59°C)
56.51°F
(13.62°C)
-0.05°F
(-0.03°C)
51st Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
78th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Ties: 1948
Jun–Dec 1986
7-Month
58.46°F
(14.70°C)
58.22°F
(14.57°C)
0.24°F
(0.13°C)
73rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
56th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Ties: 1958, 1979
May–Dec 1986
8-Month
58.79°F
(14.88°C)
58.47°F
(14.71°C)
0.32°F
(0.17°C)
76th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
53rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Ties: 2008
Apr–Dec 1986
9-Month
58.13°F
(14.52°C)
57.64°F
(14.24°C)
0.49°F
(0.28°C)
83rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
46th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Ties: 1937
Mar–Dec 1986
10-Month
56.93°F
(13.85°C)
56.03°F
(13.35°C)
0.90°F
(0.50°C)
98th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
31st Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Feb–Dec 1986
11-Month
55.02°F
(12.79°C)
54.01°F
(12.23°C)
1.01°F
(0.56°C)
101st Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
28th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Ties: 1939
Jan–Dec 1986
12-Month
53.32°F
(11.84°C)
52.02°F
(11.12°C)
1.30°F
(0.72°C)
107th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
22nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Jul 1985–Dec 1986
18-Month
53.90°F
(12.17°C)
53.52°F
(11.96°C)
0.38°F
(0.21°C)
82nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
46th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012, 2016
Ties: 1974
Jan 1985–Dec 1986
24-Month
52.31°F
(11.28°C)
52.02°F
(11.12°C)
0.29°F
(0.16°C)
79th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
49th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Jan 1984–Dec 1986
36-Month
52.20°F
(11.22°C)
52.01°F
(11.12°C)
0.19°F
(0.10°C)
73rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
54th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Ties: 1947
Jan 1983–Dec 1986
48-Month
52.12°F
(11.18°C)
52.00°F
(11.11°C)
0.12°F
(0.07°C)
71st Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
55th Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Ties: 1949
Jan 1982–Dec 1986
60-Month
51.96°F
(11.09°C)
51.99°F
(11.11°C)
-0.03°F
(-0.02°C)
54th Coolest
Coolest since:
1920
71st Warmest
Warmest since:
2019, 2020

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