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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1986

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1986 1-Month	30.9°F (-0.6°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	4.7°F (2.6°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1937, 1949
January 1986 1-Month	30.9°F (-0.6°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	4.7°F (2.6°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	1953
Dec 1985–Jan 1986 2-Month	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1949
	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	1934
	Ties: 1955
Nov 1985–Jan 1986 3-Month	25.7°F (-3.5°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	-4.0°F (-2.2°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1949
Nov 1985–Jan 1986 3-Month	25.7°F (-3.5°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	-4.0°F (-2.2°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	1934
Oct 1985–Jan 1986 4-Month	30.1°F (-1.1°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	-3.6°F (-2.0°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1949
Oct 1985–Jan 1986 4-Month	30.1°F (-1.1°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	-3.6°F (-2.0°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	1934
Sep 1985–Jan 1986 5-Month	34.2°F (1.2°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	-3.8°F (-2.1°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1949
	34.2°F (1.2°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	-3.8°F (-2.1°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2015
	Ties: 1917
Aug 1985–Jan 1986 6-Month	38.7°F (3.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-3.5°F (-2.0°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1949
	38.7°F (3.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-3.5°F (-2.0°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2015
	Ties: 1979
Jul 1985–Jan 1986 7-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1949
Jul 1985–Jan 1986 7-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2015
Jun 1985–Jan 1986 8-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1949
	44.9°F (7.2°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2022
	Ties: 1985
May 1985–Jan 1986 9-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
	Ties: 1920
Apr 1985–Jan 1986 10-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917, 1949
Apr 1985–Jan 1986 10-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
Mar 1985–Jan 1986 11-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1949
	44.4°F (6.9°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2016
	Ties: 1930, 1952, 1972
Feb 1985–Jan 1986 12-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1949
	42.8°F (6.0°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2016
	Ties: 1913
Aug 1984–Jan 1986 18-Month	41.9°F (5.5°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1917
	41.9°F (5.5°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2016
	Ties: 1913, 1949
Feb 1984–Jan 1986 24-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1913, 1950, 1957
Feb 1984–Jan 1986 24-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2016
Feb 1983–Jan 1986 36-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1914
	43.4°F (6.3°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2017
	Ties: 1913, 1915, 1917, 1958
Feb 1982–Jan 1986 48-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1915
	43.5°F (6.4°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2018
	Ties: 1920, 1924
Feb 1981–Jan 1986 60-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	43.9°F (6.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1901, 1910, 1922, 1951, 1957, 1958, 1987

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings